Roundup Testify Des Moines Farm Strike Witnesses
Four representatives of American Agriculture will testify at an Iowa House Agriculture Committee hearing Wednesday morning. An evening rally for the farm strike is planned at Adventure Land Park northeast of Des Moines with additional rallies at Dysart Clutter and LeGrand on following nights.
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Des Moines
UPI
American Agriculture
Iowa House Agriculture Committee
Adventure Land Park
Dysart
Clutter
LeGrand
Erosion Losses Could Cover Rhode Island
The Agriculture Department reports U S cropland soil loss to water erosion at about 2.8 billion tons annually. The average is 9 tons per acre, with regional highs and lows, and the study says the U S could meet 2000s needs while keeping erosion in an acceptable range.
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Washington
United States
Rhode Island
Agriculture Department
M. Rupert Cutler
Mississippi
California
Tennessee
South Atlantic Gulf
Middle Atlantic
Upper Mississippi
Ohio
U.S
Multiple Iowa farm events sweep Feb. action across counties
The column lists numerous February events from Iowa farm groups and extension offices. Highlights include the 34th Minnesota State Spring Barrow Show in Albert Lea, soil contractor workshops in Calmar, and the National Brahman Show in Tampa. Also scheduled are crop clinics, 4-H exchanges with Japan, Master Corn and Soybean Growers Awards at Iowa State University, and several county meetings, clinics, and seminars across Delaware, Clayton, Winneshiek, Tama, Fayette, and other counties.
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Freeborn County Fairground
Albert Lea
Minn
Northeast Iowa Vocational Technical School
Calmar
Jerry Bruce
Tampa
Fla
Farmers Savings Bank
Kalona
Iowa State University
Jim McGranh
Ames
Eldon Olsen
Cedar Rapids
Bob Christensen
Dekalb
Dayton
Town Hall
West Branch
Japan
Iowa
Scheman
Clayton County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Elkader
Delaware County
Manchester
Hawkeye Downs
Eldon Hans
P.O
Winneshiek County
Decorah Lutheran Church
Clayton County
Larry van Fossen
Ernest Hintz
Maquoketa
Wayne Dietz
Dubuque
van Fossen
Hintz
Dietz
Tama County
USDA
Toledo
Clair Hein
Waterloo
Jim Meno
Hudson
James McKean
Tama County Land Preservation Policy Commission
First Community Bank and Trust
Traer
Clutter
DHIA
Decorah
Delaware
Jackson
Clayton
Divine Word Seminary
Epworth
Fayette County
Fayette
Tobacco research cutback seen
A senior Agriculture Department official says tobacco farmers will keep federal price support benefits but tobacco production research not tied to safer tobacco is being cut due to budget priorities. The shift funds an expanded human nutrition program while continuing research on safer tobacco.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
White House
M. Rupert Cutler
Cutler
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Carter
Congress
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Farm auction schedule detailed across several counties
A sequence of farm auctions and sales is listed with dates from February 2 to February 17. Items include machine lots, general sales, hog sales, and grain auctions led by named auctioneers and locations such as Clar ence Independence Center Point Worthington Shellsburg Fayette Atkins Winthrop Coggan Walker and surrounding areas. ON THIS DATE in 1971 Apollo 14 launched to the moon with three astronauts aboard.
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Mach
James Armstrong
Clarence
Homer Dilts
Independence
John Hofmann
Center Point
Tom Ament
Worthington
Leonard Hamer
Shellsburg
Hamps
Yorks
Duroes
A. W. Martin and Sons
Fayette
Charles Hagan
Atkins
Money sale a big hit at California First Bank giveaway
Beverly Hills California First Bank promoted a new branch with a money sale offering $2 bills for $1 and higher notes at steep discounts. The event drew about 200 customers in 45 minutes, but only half received money, totaling as much as $5,000 in giveaways.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
California First Bank
Bank of Tokyo
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New Mexico
Mesilla Valley
Las Cruces
National Weather Service
Tipton State Bank
Tipton
Delaware County Temporary Land Preservation Policy Commission
Maquoketa Valley High School
Delhi
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
Winneshiek
Community Center
Jim Jensen
George Carlson
Jensen
Carlson
Fort Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Gladbrook
Kay Connelley
Regis Ross
Vivan Jennings
Robert Nyvall
Harold Stockdale
Chemical Dealers
Cliff House
Farm Bureau
Delaware County Beef
Cardinal
Dyersville
Clayton County Extension Council
Morton
Stiles Ace Hardware
Wilson Avenue
Bowling St
Mel
Lafayette
Fluidmaster
Model
Hall- Mack
Coronado
Force Cup
Stiles
Rockwell
Chrome
Irup
Fairfax Fairfax Grain
Marion
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