Austrian visitor assists at Iowa farm during a farm exchange
Tony Willi, 21, from Innsbruck Austria, stays with Marvin Geadelmann in Clarence through July 8 to Aug 8 as part of a four month American farm experience. He has worked on farms in Missouri Texas and California and aims to join Austria's ag extension in cattle and hog genetics after graduation.
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Tony Willi
Innsbruck
Austria
Marvin Geadelmann
Clarence
Geadelmann
Tony
Missouri
Texas
California
Gendelmann
Iowa Brown Swiss Association
University of Agriculture
Vienna
Langs Dominate District 9 Holstein Show at What Cheer
Farm Roundup Maynard Lang and Sons of Brooklyn led the District 9 Holstein Show at What Cheer with grand champion bull and grand champion female. Lang also claimed premier exhibitor while Dobihaft Farms of Delta earned premier breeder. Reserve bull went to Robert DeWitte of Brooklyn. Junior show featured Greg Hall with grand champion senior heifer calf and Showmanship Award. Bruce Telleen judged.
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Maynard Lang and Sons
Brooklyn
Lang
Brooklyn Dairyman
Dobihaft Farms
Delta
Robert DeWitte
Greg Hall
Bruce Telleen
DeWitt
Marion Sick
Blairstown
Winton
Bill Hennings
Elberon
Lyle Holtz
Dysart
Don Kromminga
Keystone
Bernard Freese
van Horne
Dave McKechnie
Atkins
Cliff Iverson
Ottumwa
Virgil Christianson
Waterloo
Milk up as meat output falls in midyear USDA report
The Agriculture Department reports June milk production at about 11 billion pounds, up from 10.9 billion a year earlier, with an average of 1,023 pounds per cow. Dairy herds averaged 10.7 million, down 1 percent, while first half milk totaled 62.7 billion, up under 1 percent. Meat from federally inspected plants fell 2 percent to 690.7 million pounds, beef down 14 percent at 395.7 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Future Farms at Living History Farms Envision Energy Efficient Farm
The Henry A. Wallace Crop Center Museum at Living History Farms in Urbandale outlines a future farm concept with underground housing, greenhouse food, food caves, a microwave freeze dry unit, a solar hot water system, heat pumps, a methane powered tractor, and terraced land. The project aims for energy self sufficiency and includes a 10 to 11 million dollar cost funded by grants and private contributions.
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Urbandale
Henry A. Wallace
Future Farms
William Murray
Ames
Living History Farms
Ray D. Crites
Crites, Garreet and Dulaney Inc
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Standard Oil Division
Amoco Oil Company
Polk County Soil Conservation District
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Iowa Department of Soil Conservation
J.N. “Ding” Darling Foundation
Iowa State University
Soil Conservation Society of America
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