Iowa cattle feeders urged to match large feedlots with smart management
Iowa State extension specialist William Zmolek told the Towa Beef Cattle Day that Iowa feeders can compete with big operations by tightening management. He cited buying smart cattle, tracking gain records, timing market sales, 110 day finishing on corn, using urea, monitoring nutrition, reducing costs, modernizing while keeping per animal costs low, and improving parasite control to finish desirable carcasses. He projected optimistic prospects if best practices are adopted.
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Iowa
William Zmolek
Iowa State University
Zmolek
Towa
Zimolek
Yowa
Purebred Cattle Need Is Cited At Iowa Beef Day
Dr. Leslie E. Johnson of Iowa State University warned that purebred cattle breeds are a genetic bank for livestock producers and must evolve. He said breeds will stay for 100 years but require drastic improvements, and the beef industry should set goals for efficient production and quality stock.
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AFTON
Leslie E. Johnson
Iowa State University
Iowa Beef Cattle
Johnson
Officials eye expansion of wheat acreage
UPI reports federal officials weigh expanding next year's wheat planted area to counter expected U S reserve declines. A decision will come in weeks. Secretary Free man says reserves will fall below 600 million bushels by July 1967 but not as low as 250 million in some forecasts. About eight million extra acres could be added, with calls for greater participation by other wheat countries to meet aid needs. Canada and France are expected to hold larger combined reserves than the U S by mid 1967.
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Washington
UPI
U. S
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Tian
United States
Canada
France
Europe
Russia
Department
Soviet Union
Corn Belt Feeder Receipts Rise 31 Percent
Washington reports shipments of stocker and feeder cattle and calves into eight Corn Belt states during the first five months of the year totaled 2.3 million head, up from 1.7 million a year ago. Iowa led with 892,000 head vs 659,750 previously.
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Washington
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Per Capita Peanut Consumption High
Washington AP reports Americans are eating more peanuts than ever, with per person consumption averaging 5.4 pounds over the five month period. Agriculture officials note stock and feeder sheep and lambs shipments into the crop supply rose 2 percent from the previous year across eight states to 645,954 head.
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Washington
Amercans
Agriculture Department
Russia Reports 7.1 Percent Gain in Cattle
The Soviet Union reported 93.4 million cattle at the start of the year, up 7.1 percent from 1965, while the United States counted 106.6 million cattle. World hog numbers hit a record 468 million, cattle globally about 1.1 billion, and India exceeded 100 million cattle.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
India
Two Counties Schedule 4 H Livestock Judging Contests
Two counties announce 4 H livestock judging workouts beginning July 6 at the county fairground Manchester and July 7 at the Fayette extension office. Sessions start 7 30 p m and 8 p m respectively with members preparing for summer contests amid bean crop shortages and historic per capita consumption declines.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Manchester
Fayette County
Fayette
Heavy Rains Trigger Soil Loss in Clayton County
Roger Kost er, SCS conservationist, reports heavy spring rains caused serious soil losses in Clayton County. Contour strip cropping and other conservation practices have reduced erosion on many farms.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Roger Koster
SCS
Co-Ops blame shift on food price rise criticized
The National Council of Farmer Co-operatives argues the public blames food cost increases on farm prices less and on processing and merchandising costs more. It notes 60 percent of retail costs stem from nonfarm services, yet farm price rises draw strong concern.
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Ashington
National Council ‘of Farmer Co-operatives
Goodyear Award Honors Iowa Soil District Leaders
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company named the Allamakee county soil conservation district northern winner in its four day visit to Goodyear Farms near Phoenix Arizona. Elmer A Heitman and Thomas R McDowell were cited for outstanding district efforts in northern and southern Iowa divisions.
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Goodyear Soil Award
Allamakee County
Des Moines
Allamakee County Soil Conservation District
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Farms
Phoenix
Wiz
Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Red China
Elmer A. Heitman
New Purchase
Albin
Iny Farmer-Cooperator
Lamakee County
Iowa
Thomas R. McDowell
Wau
Carroll County
Thelkon
Carroll
Munist World
Heitman
McDowell
Goodyear
Eastern Iowans Join Hereford Association
Kansas City reports eastern Iowa members join the Hereford Association including Gerald Degner of Dysart Stickley and Sons of Parkersburg and Le A Jackson and Sons of Waterville Junior memberships go to Charles Johnson Marengo David V Stoner Mt Vernon and Louis W Peterson Jr of Webster The National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber hearings seek long range federal policies and affirm farmers deserve a price for their products The commission warns without pricing fairness farmers face an unfair burden and farming remains productive yet low earning
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Kansas City
Relief Nets for Drouth Areas Benefiting Idaho New Mexico Nebraska
Government considers extending aid to drought hit farms and allows grazing and hay cutting on land retired from farm production under crop adjustment programs in Idaho New Mexico and Nebraska. U S wheat prices rose from 1.33 to 1.60 a bushel in a year reflecting harvest pressures. Russia and China bought large wheat amounts from Canada and Australia respectively as global trade shifts. Officials note socialist bloc failures to build viable agriculture and discuss potential Soviet purchases to earn foreign exchange.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Idaho
New Mexico
Nebraska
Iowa State Conference On Grain Aeration Set
An Iowa State Conference on grain aeration for elevator operators and grain farmers will be held on the Iowa State campus on July 6. Agricultural engineers and entomologists from Iowa State, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the University of Illinois and Purdue University will speak. Registration starts at 8 am in the Memorial Union with the all day session to begin at 9 am.
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Iowa State
U. S. Department of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Purdue University
Memorial Union
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