Iowa farmers face reduced corn yield without rain this week
Des Moines reports top Iowa agriculture officials warn hot dry weather raises risk of a record corn crop as drought bites. Without soaking rains by week’s end, damage to pollination could trim yields and delay USDA projections. soybeans show less impact though planting eased in the nation’s south. Swath of western Iowa most affected as forecasters predict only scattered showers and possible frost risk.
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Des Moines
Robert Lounsberry
Lounsberry
USDA
National Weather Service
Iowa
Iowa State University Agronomists
Mather's Champion Steer and Lamb Lead Keokuk Co Sale
THE WHAT CHEER Keokuk county fair wrap features Gary Mather of Webster winning grand champion market beef with a crossbred steer selling at 64 per cwt and his market lamb at 75 per cwt. Jon Aller of Harper topped the top selling bag at 71. Beff averages across categories listed include beef 50.05, swine 62.12, and sheep 51.62 per cwt with multiple show awards noted for swine and cattle champions and reserve winners.
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Gary Mather
Webster
Herve
Keokuk County
Mather
Jon Aller
Harper
Jim Mefford
Hedrick
John Frazier
Russell Capps
Packwood
Mike Streigel
Soviet Purchases Make Up Two-Thirds Crop Losses
Washington reports U.S. agriculture experts estimate Soviet grain losses at about 15 million tons due to drought. With a third recent purchase of North American grain, the Soviets now cover more than two-thirds of their need. Continental Grain Co. said the latest sale includes 5.6 million tons of wheat, corn, and barley.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Continental Grain Co
New York
WLS. Com
Fom Continental
Cook Industries Inc
Cargill, Inc
Canada
Agriculture Department
Continental
United States
Hereford Show Awards Crown Iowa Youth Champs
Marshalltown exhibitor Barb Lenth of Postville won reserve female at the Iowa Junior Hereford Association show. Rhonda Alleman of Slater showed the champion female. In steers, Teri Zink of St Anthony won champion with Rod Williams of Orient as reserve. Showmanship went to Debbie Heubertin of Pleasantville, who was named national junior Hereford showman in Oregon.
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Marshalltown
Barb Lenth
Postville
Iowa
Rhonda Alleman
Slater
Teri Zink
St. Anthony
Rod Williams
Orient
Debbie Heubertin
Pleasantville
Oregon
Cattlemen Delay Action Against Supermarkets
A Iowa group of cattle feeders and raisers claiming price fixing in the cattle and meat industry postponed legal action against major supermarket chains. The Meat Price Investigators Assn. met in Des Moines to organize, with about 100 in attendance, as Glenn Freie led the effort and said more time was needed to form the group and pursue possible suits.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Meat
Freie
Rena Mn
Raus Has Top Beef Pen at Delaware Fair
Manchester exhibitor Steve Raus presented the champion beef pen at the Delaware county fair. His competitor Bill Bennett, also of Manchester, showed the reserve pen. The grand champion steer sold for 66 dollars per hundredweight, the reserve Angus fetched 70 per cwt. Marty Robinson of Coggon exhibited both steers.
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Manchester
Steve Raus
Delaware
Bill Bennett
Angus
Marty Robinson
Coggon
Iowa youths win national computer breeding contest
Three young Polled Hereford breeders from Atkins and Van Horne led Iowa to first place in a national computer contest sponsored by the American Polled Hereford Association. Liberta King, 20, Della King, 17, and Dan Freese, 17, used performance records to match bulls to cows and improve yearling weights across five calf crops. A North Dakota team earned top individual honors as Iowa claimed two teams with a combined gain of 152 pounds.
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Atkins
Iowa
Liberta
Della
Dan Freese
van Horne
Omaha
American Polled Hereford Assn
North Dakota
Iowa Cedar Conservancy District meeting in Iowa City
Iowa City reports a 7:30 p.m. meeting of the resource coordinating committee to elect one representative to the Iowa Cedar Conservancy District advisory committee under the 1971 Conservancy District Law. In Royal, an auctioneer notes a 160-acre farm sold for 1425 dollars per acre near here.
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Iowa City
ROYAL
Here
Spencer
Norvin ‘Olson
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