Crowned Clayton County dairy princess at Guttenberg fair
Donna Tucker 18 of Strawbery Point was crowned Clayton County dairy princess at Guttenberg dairy festival. First runnerup Sue Blumer 18 Guttenberg. second runnerup LuAnn Thurn of St Olaf. Monona FFA won dairy judging. 18 teams competed.
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Guttenberg
Donna Tucker
Strawbery Point
Clayton County
Ervin Tucker
Ottumwa Heights College
Sue Blumer
LuAnn Thurn
St. Olaf
Monona Ffa
Waukon Ffa
Manchester
Kevin Baumgartner
Strawberry Point
Iowa
Hampshire
Ken Kehrli
Wilbur Kehrli
Delaware County
Aplington Ffa
Higher Crop Costs Seen in Iowa for 1977
Iowa farmers face about 2 percent higher per acre costs to raise corn in 1977 than 1976, with costs averaging 136.23 dollars per acre excluding land. Soybean costs rose 3 percent from 82.30 to 84.81 dollars per acre. Despite rising overall costs, increased yields reduce the cost per bushel.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Drouth Affects Cattlemen as Beef Checkoff Debate Near
Iowa cattlemen face drought and scarce feed as a July referendum on a proposed 30 cent per hundred dollar cattle and dairy sale checkoff looms. Ray Peppon of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Assn notes potential beef shortages, herd culling, and price pressures while promoting self financing for research and promotion rather than a government program. The plan aims for more orderly marketing through a beef board if approved.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Cattlemen's Assn
Ray Peppon
Peppon
Pepcon
Congress
New Global Food Outlook Board Aims Higher Quality Forecasts
The Agriculture Department creates a centralized world food and agricultural outlook and situation board led by Howard Hjort with 15 specialists. It absorbs the old outlook board, coordinates domestic and foreign crop data, and will issue forecasts on food prices and agricultural trade.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Global Analysis Board
Howard Hjort
Hjort
New World Food and Agricultural Outlook and Situation Board
Bob Bergland
U.S
The
Eco
Nomic Research Service
Foreign Agricultural Service
Dawson Ahalt
Food and Agriculture
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
J. Merrill Anderson
Newton
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John W. Scott
National Grange
National Wildlife Federation
Scott
Grange
Environmental Protection Agency
National Assn. of Conservation Districts
United States
Canada
Department
Economic Research Service
Iowa State University
Ames
Nancy Gray
Bedford
Christine Bishop
Boone
David Petersen
Davenport
Mark White
Chariton
John Hemken
Williams
Kevin Miskell
Story City
Susan Boeding
Donahue
Sue Fix
Vinton
Ethiopia
Outlook and Situation Board
Litton
Hlitton
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Amana
Pwave
America
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Paramount Theater
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