Veteran All Iowa Fair Beef Superintendent Honored
Irons, longtime beef superintendent at the All Iowa Fair, received a state honor for his service and leadership in promoting beef cattle. He noted the shift toward younger exhibitors and an industry move away from leaner cattle, while his family ties and influence across multiple farms and fairs were highlighted.
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Slumumtal
Maine
Hussar
Trons
Dale Newnan
Martelle
Lag Kahr
Iowa Pork Producers Asia
Iois
Winais
Minnesota
Hog and Lamb Champs Top Steer at Columbus Junction Fair
The Columbus Junction Loulan County fair crowned grand champion fimb and hog with top prices while beef champions lagged behind. 4 H members Jiny Ryan Brandy Frieden Lynn Sekulle led grand steer wins. Ryan’s top lambs sold for $64 per hundredweight, Frieden’s hog for $33, Schultz steer at $? and other victors earned trophies across Hereford Angus Shorthorn crosses. The fair hosted 140 youth entries in the hog show and featured several reserve and showmanship awards.
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Loulan
4-H
Jiny Ryan
Brandy Frieden
Lynn Sekulle
Les
Tony Metlamey
Crawfordsville
Ais Brother TV
Keiter
Joyce Edwards
Ed Berivel
Wapello
Angus
Pat Bernal
Kathy Huff
Crawfordscle
Steve Protz
Ben Heindel
Gipple
State's Largest Dairy Show at National Fairgrounds
The 2nd Clayton County fair portion shows 2772 entries across dairy and swine divisions. The event runs August 5 to 9 at the National fairground with schedules listing beef, pork, and dairy exhibits, judging times, and livestock sections.
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Nasional
Clayton County
Chayton County
Avestack
Ghade
Aeriget
Af Vrade
Nursery Cuts Bean Research Time in Half in Central America
Roseland resident Nick Rose says a winter nursery in Belize under the American Soybean Association Research Foundation will halve development time for new soybean varieties. The facility, open to all breeders on a fee basis, will let U S seed stock be shipped to Belize for immediate testing, accelerating progress from years to two.
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Roseland, Ark
Central American
American Soybean Assn. Research Foundation
Nick Rose
Roseland
Ark
Foundation
U.S
Century Farm Awards Planned At Benton County Fair
A special ceremony Saturday July 31 honors 72 Benton County century farms within 100 years. The awards are at 1 30 p m in the fair grandstand with Mike McCollum master of ceremonies A parade reviews 200 years of American history starting 1 p m at the courthouse and following Second Avenue to the fairground. Robert Lounsberry Iowa secretary of agriculture and John Guntad Lowy Bicentennial official will speak and certificates will be presented.
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Vinton
Bento County
Benton County
Benton County Fair
Cedar Rapids
Mike McCollum
Grandstand
Don Coreran
Second Avenue
Robert Lounsberry
Iowa
Raids Destroy Five helicopters at Saigon base in 1971
On this date in 1971 communist raiders blew up five American helicopters at a base near Saigon, cutting air support and exposing the intensity of the Vietnam conflict during the war.
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Saigon
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