Wrigley Ad Lessons for Iowa Farmers Promote Food For All
Des Moines Iowa. Van Horn argues farmers should boost product promotion during a potential food shortage. A marketing seminar gathered seven check-off groups to explore pooling funds for marketing. Panelists urged cooperative use of funds, shared consulting costs, and targeted campaigns to feature corn fed beef and pork with other products.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
del van Horn
Town Development Commission
Wrigley
van Horn
Tf Corn
Iowa Beef Industry Council
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Tawa Corn Growers Association
Jowa Dairy Industry Commission
Iowa State Dairy Association
Towa Pork Producers
Iowa Soybean Association
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board
Sowa Turkey Federation
Iowa Poultry Association
Jefferson
Lowe Falls Packing Plant To Reopen
IOWA FALLS RP The Farmlaid Foods Co pork processing plant here will reopen in a few days, spokesmen said, and is expected to begin production again Monday. Manager Ed Clausen warned that industry conditions remain highly uncertain and depend on livestock supplies and the prices the market will bear.
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Iowa Falls
Farmlaid Foods Co
Priday
Ed Clausen
Joyce Ross Excels in Manchester Sheep Judging
Joyce Ross of Manchester achieved top honors at the Delaware county fair sheep judging in Manchester. She captured champion and reserve champion marks in market lambs and grade breeding, plus champion junior showman. Other locals, including Jody Dee Griffin and Mark Schiess, also secured multiple champion and reserve awards in lambs and rams with assistance from Bob Kimm of Hawkeye Tech.
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Tiny
Becky Bennett
Manchester
Mitch Geasler
Ames
Delaware County
Becky
Angu
Aia
Buck Bennet
Joyce Ross
Delaware County Fair
Jerry Kitzman Shows Champion At What Cheer
Keokuk county fair activities at What Cheer concluded swine lamb and dairy judging. Jerry Kitzman of Hedrick displayed the champion market pig with Bruce Bower of Kinross exhibitor for reserve. Nile Cook of Sigourney had the champion lamb, Bonni e Hervey of Webster showed the champion pen of three lambs, and Richard Kerkove of Sigourney presented the champion Guernsey with Mike Allman of Hedrick taking reserve.
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Keokuk County
Jerry Kitanan
Hedrick
Bruce Bower
Kinross
Champlon
Larry Kiteman
Kevin Steinhart
Webster Tok
Nile Cook
Sigourney
Bonnie Hervey
Webster
Robert ‘Taylor
Delta
Siolstein
Derecia Kessel
Richard Kerkove
Mike Allman
Chris Kessel
Harvest festival at Living History Farms near Des Moines
An old time grain harvest festival will run Saturday and Sunday July 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Living History Farms northwest of Des Moines. Demonstrations include oxen and horse teams, steam threshing, wood carving, rope making, weaving, soap making, spinning and quilting plus an Old Fiddler contest, farm equipment tours and hayrack rides. The 1800s farm history appears on a 40 acre site at the Douglas Avenue interchange of I 80 and 3B.
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Lowe Daily Prose Assn
Des Moines
Living History Farms
Douglas Avenue
Beekeepers Face Higher Honey Prices This Winter
Washington reports show beekeepers receiving higher honey prices as inflation hits food costs. USDA data indicate April rates at 33 cents per pound, June around 39 cents, up from prior years.
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Washington
USDA
Cattlemen Flooding Office with Complaints
AMES Iowa Cattlemen's Association president Freese says members flooding his office with calls after last Wednesday's administration Phase 4 revision. He warns debt burdens to expand production at low prices risk thousands of bankruptcies and questions future beef access. He notes farmers face weather, demand, credit, and regulatory pressures amid agricultural economic lessons.
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Ames
Baxter Freese
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Iowa
Freese
Butz to Speak at August Conference in Omaha
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz will be the principal speaker at the opening banquet of a district Production Credit Association conference in Omaha. Federal Intermediate Credit Bank officials said Butz will address the gathering August 20, in a district spanning Nebraska the Dakotas Iowa and Wyoming.
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Omaha
Neb
Earl Butz
Production Credit Association
Jotlieers
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Butz
Nebraska
Ithe Dakotas
Towa
Wyom ‘Hing
1978 Jawa 4-H Conservation Workshop Attendances
Central City Linn county 4-H member Steve Sperfslage attended the 1978 Jawa 4-H conservation workshop, held last week at the Jawa 4-H Camping Center near Madrid.
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Central City
Steve Sperfslage
Linn County
4-H
Jawa
Madrid
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