Cattlemen Tour Iowa Stops Include Farms and Labs
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association plans an annual bus tour across Northwest Iowa on August 25 and 26. Stops include the National Disease Laboratory at Ames, a Fort Dodge farm, a cooperative feedlot, a Hereford ranch, a beef packing operation, and feedlots using various feeding and waste methods. Tickets are available from several directors and extension officials. Also, Vince Eldec of Nichols claimed the champion steer at the Johnson County Angus Association field day with reserve honors going to Bill Spratt of Oxford. Faye Reeve and her twin sister Kaye, of Iowa City, showed the champion Angus Keifer and earned reserve honors respectively.
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Marengo
Iowa County Cattlemen’s Assn
Iowa
National Disease Laboratory
Ames
Fort Dodge
Vince Eldec
Nichols
Sleer
Johnson County
Angus Asen
Bill Spratt
Oxford
Angus Keifer
Faye Reeve
Iowa City
Kaye
Average U S Farm Values Rise Sharply in 1975
The Agriculture Department reports the average U S farm was worth 143 900 on March 1 1975 up from 125 000 a year earlier due mainly to higher land prices. Farm real estate rose 12 percent in the year ending March 1 1975 while land values averaged 354 per acre against 310 a year earlier per ERS.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Economic Research Service
Tillage Method Tours Set for Clayton County
Clayton county soil conservation and extension services sponsor two July tours in Clayton County Iowa focusing on no tillage and minimum tillage practices. July 26 starts at Wayne Heuchtelin farm near Edgewood with visits to Osborne farm and conservation display. July 29 begins at Bar W ranch near Garnaville with further stops at Hill Eno farm Lyena and Harold Kunty farm St Olaf, ending with interseeded forages and bluegrass varieties.
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Wayne Heuchtelin Farm
Edgewood
Clayton County Conservation Board
Osborne
Bar W
Sylvester Wille
Garnaville
Wille
Hill Eno
Lyena
Harold Kunty
St. Olaf
Clayton County Soil Conservation and Extension Services
Upper
Explorerland RC. & D
Chevron Chemical Co
Farm Bureau To Honor Its Top Young Members
Des Moines reports twelve Gazette area farm couples compete for town outstanding young member awards to be presented at a Tuesday banquet. Three couples will be honored with the top couple earning a trip to the American Farm Bureau convention in St. Louis January 4 to 7. Nine district winners also will be cited.
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Des Moines
Gazette Area
Town Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Comvention
St. Louis
Iowa
Fayette
Roger D. Arthur
Hawkeye
Roger Kuesel
Victor
Johnson
Michael Bothell
Iowa City
Linn
Dennis Sejkora
Marion
Poweshiek
Gregory Lincoln
Grinnell
Tama
John P. Weber
Winneshink
Leo A. Kuhn
Catmar
Hovey Has Top Beef at Big Four Fair in Postville
Decorah competitors dominated the Postville Big Four fair with top beef and dairy honors. Dennis Hovey exhibited the grand champion steer in the heavyweight crossbred class, Hall Everman captured reserve champion and led medium light and lightweight steers, and Tom Hovey showed the top medium heavyweight steer. Kevin Walsh claimed overall and breed champion beef heifer, with other champions named from Dan Byrnes Waitkan John Heck Elkader and Patty Suckow Pontville. Senior and junior showman honors went to Randy Samuelson and Byres. Dairy breed champions included Guernsey Bill Sehers Farmersburg Ayrshire Randy Goeke Leena Jersey Linda Rausch Fort Atkinson Brown Swiss Teresa Eberling Postville Holstein Kirk Snitker Waukan Milking Shorthorn Linda Rausch. Daily showman winners were Gary Kregel Guttenberg and Garl Rausch Fort Atkinson. In swine, Dave Deering Postville claimed grand champion individual and pen. Hall Everman reserve individual. Shirleen Larson Postville reserve pen and commercial gift. Mike Suc how Postville showmanship. Sheep saw Kevin Lansing Decorah as champion individual and pen, with Dale Lansing reserve honors and Kevin also top showman.
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Postville
Dennis Hovey
Decorah
Hall Everman
Tom Hovey
Kevin Walsh
Dan Byrnes
John Heck
Elkader
Hereford
Patty Suckow
Pontville
Randy Samuelson
Guernsey
Bill Sehers
Farmersburg
Ayrshire
Randy Goeke
Leena
Jersey
Linda Rausch
Fort Atkinson
Teresa Eberling
Kirk Snitker
Waukan
Gary Kregel
Guttenberg
Garl Rausch
Dave Deering
Everman
Shirleen Larson
Larson
Mike Suchow
Kevin Lansing
Dale Lansing
Kevin
Buchanan Hosts Meeting For Iowa Cedar Basin
Independence Iowa The Buchanan Oil conservation district will host a public meeting for the Buchanan county resource coordinating committees at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the REC building. The committee helps the Iowa Cedar conservancy district board identify soil and water management needs in the Buchanan county basin which drains 7 646 000 acres and affects about one third of Iowa residents.
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Independence
Buchanan Oil Conservation District
Buchanan County Resource Coordinating Committees
REC
Iowa-Cedar Conservancy District Board
Buchanan County
Iowa
Cedar
Towa
Soil District
Farmers Get More Of June Food Dollar
Farmers captured 42.8 cents of every dollar spent by consumers on a 65 item food basket in June up from 41.8 in May and 40.1 a year earlier due to higher beef cattle hogs broilers and fresh vegetables. Beef prices rose to a June record near 1 58 per pound while pork hit about 1 34 per pound with continued momentum into July. Middleman charges climbed 0 5 percent in June and averaged 3 1 percent higher than a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Bean Herbicide Plot Open for Inspection Near Maynard
Iowa State University conducts a soybean herbicide plot at the Marvin and Gary Seegers farm near Maynard. The trial shows narrow and 30 inch rows, multiple herbicide treatments, inoculation trials and a disease monitoring plot. Plot maps are available at the site.
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Maynard
Iowa State University
Marvin
Gary Seegers
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