Farm Groups Testify at National Democratic Platform Hearing
Sioux City hearing features Oren Lee Staley of the National Farmers Organization urging Democrats to repudiate USDA price support plans. He cites an $8 billion net income loss and recalls a five year phase out approach. Farm Bureau and National Corn Growers outline market oriented goals and corn parity with tax relief for family farmers.
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National Democratic Platform
Sioux City
Oren Lee Staley
National Farmers Organization
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
America
Staley
Clifford Hardin
Committee For Economic Development
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Demoratic Party
Walter W. Goeppinger
Boone
Nationat Com Growers Assn
National Democratic Platform Committee
Congress
Graham Purcell
Texas
Internal Revenue Service
Goep- Pinger
Orn
USDA
William J. Kubruss
Farm Bureau
Fann Bureau
Wholesale Beef Price Index Hits Record High
The USDA reported the wholesale beef price index rose to a record 58.90 cents a pound for the week ending June 10, a rise of 1.58 cents from the prior week. Secretary Earl L. Butz defended high prices as driven by strong consumer demand and profitability needed to boost production.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Earl L.butz
Artificial Breeding Pioneer John R Prentice Dies
Phoenix AP reports John Rockefeller Prentice 69 pioneer in cattle artificial breeding and head of American Breeders Services died Tuesday. He helped advance net profit focus in cattle industry while tracing lineage to John D Rockefeller.
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Phoenix, Ariz
John Rockefeller
Prentice
Yemen
John D
Rockefeller
Lead Changes Hands Again In Cattle Feeding Race
Washington AP reports the Texas Iowa cattle fattening race shifted again with Texas holding 2,045,000 head vs Iowa 1,819,000 for slaughter as of June 1. USDA shows regional feedlot inventories rising with Texas and six western states totaling 9,075,000 cattle.
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Washington
Texas-Iowa
USDA
Texas
Buzz
Chicago
Iowa
Midwest
Nevels
Eatile
Nebraska
Colorado
Arizona
California
Kansas
National Beef Judges Conference Set for Cedar Rapids
The National Beef Judges Conference runs July 20 to 22 in Cedar Rapids with the National Beef Show. Open to beef cattle judges show superintendents fair managers educators breeders and others in livestock. Participants will judge live animals and carcasses using age breed and gain performance as bases. Joint sponsorship by cooperative extension Iowa State University animal science and Wilson Sinclair Co. Advance registrations to Denny Walker Wilson Sinclair Cedar Rapids Iowa. Fee is five dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Cooperative Extension
Animal Science Department
Iowa State University
Wilson-Sinclair Co
Denny Walker
Livestock Service
Wilson- Sinclair
Iowa
Area Beef Tour Planned June 29
Eldon J. Haas outlines a Cedar Rapids extension area beef producers tour on June 29. Attendees visit Marengo seed stock and cow herd sites, West Amana crossbreeding operation, Orlo Buswell beet feeding, and Carl Fredrick farm Red Angus herd with production testing. Details available at local extension offices.
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Cedar Rapids
Eldon J. Haas
Hans
E. J
Colony Inn
Ab Amana
Orlo Buswell and Sons
Marengo
Carl Fredrick
West Branch
Oklahoma
Benton
Cedar
Town
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Washington County
Four Named State 4-H Alumni Winners
At the Iowa State University Ames conference G J Gauger awarded four 1972 4 H alumni Evelyn Petersen Harcourt Mrs William Stillman Emmetsburg Gary Howell Mason City and Durward Lyon Oklahoma City Okla The winners have served as 4 H leaders officers and club presidents in their counties and states and may be considered for national 4 H alumni honors later this year.
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Ames
Iowa State University
G. J. Gauger
Iowa
Gary Howell
Federal Land Battle Association
Mason City
Jis
Stillman
Dyamite
State Extension Advisory
Mittee
Centerville
Lyon
Finland
Michigan
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Washington, D. C
Town +H foundation
Gauger
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New State
Mike Evans
Lenox
Norman Nicul
Emmetsburg
Farming and Rural Life Panel
Democratic Platform, Committee
James Abaurezk
D-S. D
Fresno
Calif
The
American National Cattlemen’s Association
C. W. McMillan
Association
By Don Kendall
Durward
Dad
Romeo
SMOE
Fowa
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