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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1979
Page
8
Iowa officials identified a contaminated fuel mix as the cause of several tractor stoppages in northeast Iowa last month. Four tractors halted during planting. tests found liquid ammonia in storage tanks at Arlington Cooperative and Hudson terminal tanks.
A proposed new crop insurance system without separate disaster payments cleared the House conservation and credit subcommittee by 10 to 8 but faces a long path to passage. The measure departs from Bergland’s all-crop all-risk plan and reflects heavy lobbying by the insurance industry against covering hail fire and lightning under federal policies.
Sixteen Iowa candidates will contest state office at the State 4-H Conference in Ames led by Luann Timm of Marion Neal Rathbun of Independence Sarah Levi of Arlington and Kathy Juhl of Mechanicsville campaigning for a spot on the eight member executive committee The election is set for Wednesday June 13 with a gender balance tradition and no specific office titles this year leaving the chair to be chosen later by the new executive committee
Des Moines Iowa Russ Sanders executive secretary of the Iowa Pork Producers Association resigns July 1 to join a Des Moines construction firm. Mike Telford named to succeed Sanders by unanimous vote of the state pork board. Lois Kiester named home economics consultant to coordinate consumer education and pork promotion materials. Kiester formerly with the Iowa Egg Council and Nebraska Agriculture Department.
William sburg Iowa March 4 Rally Night saw two Marengo residents Mrs Mac Sayers and Gene Atkinson inducted as honorary 4-H leaders Sayers leads the Merry Maids 4-H Club for 17 years and Atkinson serves as beef superintendent at the Iowa County Fair for 12 years Eight youths were named 4-H council members including Johnny Cox and David Edwards of North English Kevin Heits husen of Williamsburg Warren Meyer and Pauline Ward of Ladora Carolyn Montross and Sandra Rank of Deep River and Denise Reihmann of Middle Amana
The House Agriculture Committee endorsed a bill to prevent federal milk price supports from falling before October 1981. The Carter administration has shown no desire to cut support soon, and Agriculture Department studies indicate little chance of a sharp drop in market prices that reached record highs earlier this year.
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