Gasohol expansion eyed for five East Coast states
Philadelphia auto buffs Buzz Marcus and Alfred Campbell propose a five state gasohol rollout in Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey Delaware and Virginia after visiting Iowa and Illinois producers. They plan 20 stations per state pending reception by independents and initial tests showing improved mileage and lower emissions.
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Springfield
UPI
Philadelphia
Midwest
Buzz Marcus
Alfred “Mo” Campbell
Iowa
Illinois
Muscatine
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Decatur
Technical Industrial Products Co
Peoria
Marcus
Carter
Campbell
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
Manchester youth tops Delaware County Fair sheep show
Duane Vaske of Manchester showed the champion market lamb at the Delaware County Fair sheep show Tuesday evening. Other winners among 93 entries include Kim Milroy of Manchester champion pen of three, Mark Palmersheim of Greeley overall champion purebred breeding ewe a Suffolk, and Dan Bunting of Manchester champion grade breeding ewe.
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Manchester
Duane Vaske
Leon Vaske
Kim Milroy
Robert Milroy
Mark Palmersheim
Greeley
Suffolk
Dan Bunting
Holstein Show Highlights At Jones County Fair Grounds
About 92 Holsteins from 25 farms competed at the District 8 Holstein show held at the Jones County Fair grounds. Grand champion bull was shown by William Gibbs of Earlville and grand champion female by Elmer Paper of Stockton. Muhs Brothers of London displayed the junior champion female, while Carla Van Deest of Manchester earned top junior exhibitor honors. Anamosa FFA four member judging team Jeff Coons Beth Bieber and Warren Engelbart took the winning team award. Douglas Fairbanks of Anamosa was top junior individual. Leo Tjaden of Anamosa won men’s judging and Waynette Paper of Stockton won women’s judging.
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Monticello
Jones County Fairgrounds
Alvin Lueder
Anamosa Ffa Team Four
Jeff Coons
Beth Bieber
Warren Engelbart
Anamosa
Douglas Fairbanks
Leo Tjaden
Waynette Paper
Stockton
Guernsey Show Champions Crowned at West Union Fair
Richard Troester of Elkader led the senior champion and grand champion female at the District 1 Guernsey show held at the county fairgrounds in West Union. About 83 cattle were judged by Brad Rugg as 125 attendees watched. Grand champion bull went to Herb Walther and family of Waverly. junior female champion to Peggy Sivesind of Waukon. Sivesind also won junior champion in the junior show, while Allan Hempler of Garnavllle took grand champion. In Washington, five more cattle scabies outbreaks were confirmed in June in Kansas, South Dakota and Texas, with state quarantines on affected cattle. Since Oct. 1, 193 confirmed cases reported. 1976-77 had 122.
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Fayette
Richard Troester
Elkader
Guernsey
West Union
Brad Rugg
Ankeney
Herb Walther
Family
Waverly
Peggy Sivesind
Waukon
Sivesind
Allan Hempler
Garnaville
Washington
Kansas
South Dakota
Texas
Agriculture Department
Supreme Dairy Breed Champions Crowned at Delaware County Fair
At Manchester, the judging for the supreme dairy breed winner concluded with Gary Kruse of Earlville’s Brown Swiss named supreme champion. The lineup included Perry Sampson Colesburg Ayrshire, Kristi Schwietert Earlville Ayrshire, Dawn King Hopkinton Jersey, and Duane Gibbs Earlville Holstein, as Larry Madren of Iowa State University advised on the final choice.
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Delaware County
Manchester
Larry Madren
Iowa State University Dairy Farm
Perry Sampson
Colesbury
Guernsey
Kristi Schwietert
Earlville
Ayrshire
Dawn King
Hopkinton
Jersey
Gary Kruse
Duane Gibbs
Holstein
Kruse
Elevator operators clash with regulations over grain dust safety
About 100 elevator operators from over a dozen states attended a Farmland Industries seminar in Kansas City where they pressed federal officials on whether dust control rules contribute to grain dust explosions. EPA and OSHA reps dodged the link while outlining ongoing Clean Air Act revisions aiming to cap grain dust emissions at 5 percent opacity.
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Kansas City
Farmland Industries
OSHA
Environmental Protection Agency
William A. Spratlin Jr
EPA
Air and Hazardous Materials Division
Spratlin
William Ballin
Farmland Mutual Insurance Company
Lloyd’s of London
Ballin
Washington
Cattle Herd Rebuilding Seen Slowed Despite Higher Prices
USDA figures show 10.9 million cattle in feedlots as of July 1 across 23 states, a 12 percent year over year rise, with 4.01 million heifers. Eldon Ball says the surge signals farmers are not yet rebuilding the cowherd, despite higher prices lifting the feedlot sector.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Eldon Ball
USDA
Beef market outlook hints steady prices into fall
After Carter opened imports, beef prices rally from a low near 52 to about 54.50 on the Omaha market. Second quarter steer averages rose to 55.70 per hundredweight, up nearly 10 from Q1, with expectations for 54 to 55 in Q3 and possible gains in autumn. USDA notes 6.53 million cattle placed in feedlots in April-June, up 9 percent, with sales at 6.59 million head, up 7 percent, and July-September marketing seen at 6.6 million head, a 7 percent rise from last year.
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Carter
Omaha
Ball
USDA
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