Certification deadline set for 1978 farm set-aside
DES MOINES farmers must complete final acreage certification for the 1978 farm set-aside by Tuesday, according to Kenneth Hatcher state ASCS executive director. If county office lines are long, farmers may sign a register agreeing to comply and request more time to finish certification.
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Des Moines
Kenneth Hatcher
Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Hatcher
Sunflower Plantings Rise Amid Oilseed Shift
Washington AP reports sunflowers, while still behind soybeans, gain farmer interest across regions. Farmers planted over 3.2 million acres, with national production reaching 2.98 billion pounds as oil varieties drive most growth. Dakotas and Minnesota lead expansion after 1974 price declines and 1976 drought.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tri-State
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Sunflower acreage and output shift across U S states in 1970s
The 1970s sunflower report notes Texas began on an optimistic note in 1975 but yields lagged. Texas acreage for the current year is expected to be the smallest since 1974 while Minnesota North Dakota and others show varied plantings and values. Domestic use and exports of sunflower oil rise as the oil gains global role including in the Soviet Union.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
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States
Soviet Union
Beef auction tops Linn County Fair as top call hits $59
Central City report shows Linn County Fair junior beef auction average $55.56 per hundredweight, with Alvin Ben esh of Marion taking the top call at $59. The district notes strong cattle sales across Iowa with bull averages and grand show champions highlighted.
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Linn County
Dick Freeman
Alvin Benesh
Marion
Freeman
Ames
Iowa Beef Improvement Association
Marvin Nichols
Ankeny
Gene Bedwell
Osceola
Meat imports rise nearly twenty percent in six months
U S meat imports under the 1964 quota law increased about 20 percent in the first half of the year. Australia supplied 392.1 million pounds, up from 270.1 million. New Zealand shipped 139.2 million pounds, up from 125.1 million. President Carter opened access to 200 million more pounds, lifting total allowed foreign beef to about 1.5 billion pounds for the year.
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Agriculture Department
U.S. Customs Service
Australia
New Zealand
Carter
U.S
87-year-old farmer wins Iowa Antique Plowing Match
In Des Moines at Living History Farms, 87-year-old Jack Rains of Panora captured the state Antique Plowing Match using a 1934 tractor. Wayne Blackford of Marion finished second, Leo Ollinger of Iowa City third. Granville Tingwold won the horse plowing event. Monroe Miller will represent Iowa in national matches in Ohio next month.
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Des Moines
Living History Farms
Jack Rains
Wayne Blackford
Marion
Leo Ollinger
Iowa City
Granville Tingwold
Bouton
Lyle Peitzman
Grimes
Dean Miller
Kalona
Monroe Miller
Iowa
Ohio
Cattlemen Face Half Million Loss From Scabies Outbreaks
Pierre South Dakota AP reports cattlemen have lost about 480000 dollars due to cattle scabies this year. Dr Duane Hughes state veterinarian says losses arise from reduced weight gain costing roughly 30 dollars per head for about 16000 head treated, pushing the total toward the half million mark.
Sweet corn time at Iowa City market
Charles Donham sits on a pile of sweet corn at the Iowa City farmers market. Eldon Holtz of Iowa City bags the corn for his friend. Holtz plants about two acres of five maturities and sells to groceries and at the market, grossing about $350 per acre. He says growing sweet corn is fun.
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Charles Donham
Iowa City
Donham
Eldon Holtz
Holtz
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