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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1976
Page
12
Ames The World Food conference ended after four days with critics charging the report lacks concrete steps to solve hunger. Burgess urged an urgent “I Gotta Help” spirit as delegates debated a global food reserve and reforms in income distribution and farming.
Secretary Earl Butz pledged that the United States will not enter any international grain reserve agreements while he remains in office. He spoke to the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists in Ames during World Food conference activities and urged population control as key to ending hunger.
Iowa eyes a record corn crop with normal weather forecast to reclaim the national yield crown. Duane Show of the Federal Crop Reporting Service notes 19.8 million acres of corn planted and better growing conditions statewide though soil moisture is tight in northern areas.
CHICAGO AP Officials at the International Amphitheatre canceled this fall’s International Livestock Exposition after inadequate funding and waning public interest in the 76 year old event. Exposition chairman Patrick O Midley and president Lewis Pierce said they would try to raise funds for a 1977 edition but fear the traditional show may be deemed unnecessary.
Ames reports Alrant, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, argues long term hunger fixes require personal incentives and direct action over reliance on government aid. He cites technology incentives and stronger international journalism links as key to expanding farmer production and feeding the world.
Lamparek of Swisher, Iowa, wins grand champion with a September heifer at the Wie National Shorthorn Heifer Show in Lafayette Indiana. The 15 year old topped about 250 other Shorthorns in one class and also claimed a reserve champion title at the show. He previously won grand honors at a district show in Iowa City on June 20.
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