Dual beef grading trial eyed by USDA and Iowa inspectors
Federal meat inspectors in Iowa will test dual grading on beef, pairing quality grades with yield grades from No 1 to No 6. Packers show limited enthusiasm, preferring own systems. success hinges on four factors predicting carcass curability and better trim for retail cuts.
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Blairsburgh
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Farm Bureau Women Leaders Meet in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the twenty first annual Farm Bureau women leaders conference with two hundred county presidents and vice presidents attending a Kirkwood hotel dinner. Drake University president Henry G Harmon will speak. The event covers dual grading for beef cattle and potential impacts on market values and buyer acceptance.
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Farm Bureau
Kirkwood
Henry G. Harmon
Drake University
Johnson Farm Bureau Hires New Fieldman
CORALVILLE Max Ohms of Atlantic was hired as fieldman for Johnson county Farm Bureau. He'll start a two week training period Monday in Scott and Jackson counties. Ohms grew up on a 200 acre dairy and hog farm in East Pottawattamie county. He is an Iowa State graduate and served four years in the ata Faena.
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Max Ohms
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Johnson County
Farm Bureau
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Conference wraps with Know Your Neighbor panel and meeting
A panel titled Know Your Neighbor and a business meeting will close the conference Tuesday morning. The sessions conclude the event with community discussion and organizational planning before adjournment.
Scientists Endorse Milk Safety and Nutritive Value
Washington officials report the National Academy of Sciences board finds no reduced safety or wholesomeness in milk. It urges continued milk consumption and addresses concerns about radionuclides, fat intake, and the nonfat portion of milk. The statement follows Secretary Freeman's request for dietary guidance.
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Washington
Food and Nutrition Board
National Academy of Sciences
Orville L. Freeman
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United Co-Op Aid Lifts Eastern Iowa Milk Price
Three cooperatives Des Moines Waterloo and Marion affiliated with United Dairy Producers Cooperative Association increased May payments to Grade A producers in Eastern Iowa. Des Moines co op added about 4.34 cents per 100 pounds of milk shipped by Eastern Iowa members in May.
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Iowa
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Waterloo
Bi Itern
Eastern Iowa Cooperative Dairy Producers of
Marion
United Dairy Producers Cooperative Association
Eastern
Eastern Iowa Co-Op
Des Moines Co-Op
Eastern Iowa
Co-op Pricing Affects Eastern Towns Milk Pool
Waterloo co‑op priced at about 2.05 cents per 100 pounds enabling the Eastern Town co‑op to add 6.5 cents to the federal order price of 3.27 dollars, yielding a pool price of 3.335 dollars per 100 pounds. A 14 cent check‑off is deducted, with producers still paying trucking charges.
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Waterloo
Towa
Five Millionth REA Consumer Hooked Up
A New Mexico cattle rancher will become the five millionth consumer to receive central station electric service through the REA loan program. The ceremony on July 2 at the Mc Guffin ranch near Ta Tum NM will include REA Administrator Norman M. Clapp and visiting officials as the star home is connected.
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Washington
New Mexico
Rural Electrification Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
McGuffin Ranch
Tatum
N.M. Rea
Norman M. Clapp
Starm
Lindell Resigns From Co op Institute Post
Lindell resigns after six years as executive secretary of the Iowa Institute of Cooperation and will join the Minnesota Association of Electric Cooperatives in St Paul. A successor has not yet been named, says R H Bader, president.
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O. L. Lindell
Iowa Institute of Cooperation
Minnesota Association of Electric Cooperatives
St. Paul
Lindell
R. H. Bader
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