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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1978
Page
14
Lawrence Lacina in Iowa City tells Johnson County extension director Dale Shires that spending 47 dollars per acre on herbicides for no-till planting will be offset by savings in fuel and equipment. The twilight tour at the Lacina farm Thursday evening highlighted the tradeoff.
HUDSON AP reports ideal weather could yield a historic 1978 soy crop as economists note rising demand and dwindling current supplies. Farmers plan a record 61.4 million acres, about 2 million less than April predictions but 4 percent above 1977. Weather remains the key factor, with drought risk potentially trimming yields. The American Soybean Association surveyed 1,500 growers nationwide.
Iowa fuel test shows gasohol selling briskly with many customers returning for a second tankful. Land O Lakes cooperatives report strong volumes above unleaded sales across four affiliates plus a fifth. Prices range 64.9 to 69.9 cents per gallon while stations lose money on the fuel.
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