Iowa Beef Improvement Assn Plans Two Bull Tests This Fall
The Iowa Beef Improvement Association will run two bull tests this fall with 200 bulls born Jan 1 to Mar 15 for the September 15 delivery and 240 bulls born Mar 16 to May 32 for the December test. Tests occur at Greenway Farms near Randall. top two thirds per breed go to public auction after the 140 day test. allocations favor sire groups of five calves, then three, with space constraints for individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Beef Improvement Association
IBIA
James D. Hemmingsen
Newell
Robert C. deBaca
Iowa State University
deBaca
Hemmingsen
Dairy Co op Luncheon for Waterloo Hudson Mayors
A luncheon for mayors in the Waterloo Hudson area is set for Wednesday June 25 at the Hudson Cooperative Dairy Assoc offices. The update notes area realignments adding Tama Pocahontas counties to Area Five and Washington Muscatine Louisa to Area Eight, part of broader dairy cooperative restructuring not tied to ACP cut plans.
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Hudson
Waterloo-Hudson
Hudson Cooperative Dairy Asso
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Asso
Tama
Area
Des Moines
Washington, Muscatine
Louisa
Fairfield
Lush Receives Honorary Doctor of Science From Illinois
Ames-Jay Lush, distinguished agriculture professor at Iowa State, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Illinois in Urbana on a Saturday in June. The honor adds to a string of recognitions including the National Medal of Science and honorary degrees from universities in Sweden Germany and Denmark. Lush joined Iowa State in 1925 and authored Animal Breeding Plans, translated into Polish and Portuguese, with influence on global breeding and meat hog growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Jay L. Lush
Iowa State University
University of Illinois
Urbana
Lush
University of Sweden
University of Giessen
Germany
Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College of
Denmark
Michigan State University
Iowa State
India
Australia
Argentina
Brazil
Iowa SCS reorganizes eight area offices statewide
The Soil Conservation Service restructures to eight areas in Iowa after removing one time frame. Shadle states this isn’t new and notes prior organization changes. Two eastern Iowa staff move July 1 with Tom Browh transferring to Elkader and John Hawkes joining Iowa City. Area Six will cover seven counties from Area Seven, including Benton Linn Johnson Cedar Clinton and Scott, with new counties Black Hawk Buchanan Delaware Dubuque Jackson and Jones added to Iowa City zone.
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Area Soil Conservation Service
Elkader
Clayton County
Dale Shadle
Ares
ALSCS
Iowa City
Istate
deBaca
Greenway Farms
Randall
Sol] Conservation Service
Shadla
Iowa
SCS Statfmembers
Tom Browh
Marion
Linn County
John Hawkes
Shadle
Area
Benton
Linn
Johnson
Cedar
Clinton
Scott
New Counlies
Iown City
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque, Jackson
Jones
Winneshiek Dairymen Cited for Production Above Average
DECORAH Twenty Winneshiek DHIA members earned production certificates for herds averaging at least 10 percent above breed averages for milk or butterfat in the year ended April 20. Notable herds include Everett Sollien Mabel Minnesota with 625 pounds and Glengate Farm Waukon at 610 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Winnesheék Dhia
Everett Sollien
Meat Import Estimate Set For July by Iowa Pork Women
Iowa pork producers wives group in Manchester forms district division to estimate meat imports due by July 1. Secretary Clifford oversees the process with district officers elected for 1969. Candy Grimm from Delhi named district representative in state pork queen contest. finalists Wanda Carpenter and Linda Medberry noted.
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al Swagh
Iowa
Candy Grimm
Delhi
Manchester
Wanda
Carpenter
Lamont
Linda Modberry
Volga
Washington
Cap
Lowa
Wives
Clifford
M. Hardin
District Park
Manchesland
Parker
Harald G. Inust
Hanson
Howard Fendersool
Avery” Shreett Oelwein
Wilbur Ume
Kehalf
Geitas
Delaware County
Grimm
Gordon Grimm
Luther College
Decorah
Art Carpenter
Lemont
Fayette County
Linda Medberry
Glen Medberry
Valga
Clayton County
Quota for Beef and Veal Imports Set Near One Billion Pounds
The basic quota is 988 million pounds of beef and veal from Australia and New Zealand, mainly for manufacturing. An allowed 10 percent override brings the total to 1,086,200,000 pounds before strict quotas. Hardin's April 1 estimate was 1,095,000,000 pounds, between base and trigger levels, as imports trend higher than 1968 and livestock groups push to curb some provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Zealand
Hardin
Less Borrowed Capital Seen To Buy Land
Washington AP economists warn that tight money markets will shrink capital for farm land purchases. A 1968 farm mortgage lending report shows loans fell 8 percent from 1967 and 21 percent from a 1985 peak, with most of the decline in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Sean
Federal Land Banks
Farmers Home Administration
Liebenow Rebuts Myths on World Hunger in Denver
Robert C. Liebenow president of the Corn Refiners Association told a Denver joint meeting of the American Astronautical Society and Operations Research Society that public support for erasing hunger cannot grow if myths about world hunger remain unchecked. He argued increasing production alone won’t solve the problem and emphasized improving use of existing resources while noting a growing protein deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Robert C. Liebenow
Corn Refiners Association
Liebenow
American Astronautical Society
Operations Research Society
U.S
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Faun News
SCS
al Swegke
Dwayne Shaver
Route 3
Newton
Iawa Ecent
Soil Conservation Service
House Agriculture Committee
Dr. Lush
U. of Illinois
Winneshiek Dairymen
INE
Iowa Farm Women Farm
Porkette Group
Branigar Organization, Inc
Apple River
Midwest
Danch
Apple Canyon Lake
Broniger
Galena
Thora
Cedar Rapids
US. 20
U.S. 20
Woodbine and
Fallow
Lake Office
Chicago
Suburbs
Tanniee
Ughter Money Market
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