Second Sister Named Linn Dairy Princess
Cheryl Amme ter, a Mount Mercy College sophomore from Coggan, was crowned Linn County dairy princess at a Saturday night ceremony. Her sister Tracie was the previous Linn County princess, while Darla Zumbach was first runner up. The event honored Dairy Herd Improvement Association leaders Agnes and Wallace Mills for 54 years of participation.
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Linn County
Marion United Methodist Church
Catrina Pflughaupt
Central City
Carla Zumbach
Coggan
Julie Nietert
Robin Grant
Cheryl Ammeter
Coggon
Laura Dixon
Marion
Mount Mercy College
Ammeter
Cheryl
Tracie
Iowa
Richard Ammeter
Mt. Mercy College
Agnes and
Wallace Mills
Linn County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn
DHIA
Mills
Wallace Henderson
Bob Bell
Louis Holub
Monticello
Paul Zimmerman
Anamosa
al Swegie
Agnes
Senate Begins Novel Farm Policy Review
Senate farm leaders initiate a policy review aimed at shaping the 1977 farm bill. In letters to Earl L. Butz and major farm and consumer groups, the Agriculture Committee seeks written reports to be published in August, outlining views on future policy for crops including corn wheat cotton rice and possibly peanuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Agriculture Committee
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Congress
Butz
Dairy Cattle VIP Plan Applications Accepted
Iowa State University accepts VIP certificates for dairy cattle in the DHIA program. Applications, formed by dairymen with permanent ID for broken colored animals or tattoo for solid colors, cost 3 dollars for females and 5 dollars for bulls, with one dollar per animal returned to the DHIA supervisor.
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Ames
Dairy Record Processing Center
Iowa State University
Dairy Herd Improvement Assn
DHIA
Iowa
Basil Eastwood
ISA Extension Dairyman
Iowa State
Dhia Board of Directors
Dairyman
Embargoes Cut Grain Exports by 3.3 Billion
National Farmers Union says Ford administration embargoes on Soviet Union and Poland last year reduced grain export value by 3.3 billion. Russia and Poland sales halted then resumed. new five year agreement announced October 20. NFU cites USDA figure of 16.5 billion for 1975 76, down from 19.8 billion without restrictions.
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Washington
National Farmers Union
Ford Administration
Soviet Union
Poland
Russia
U.S
NFA
Agriculture Department
Robert G. Lewis
NFU
USDA
Lewis
Tuberculosis Still A Threat in Cattle
USDA warns TB remains a danger with 50 infected herds found in 14 states and Puerto Rico in the past 11 months. Officials say progress continues but eradication remains incomplete.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
States
Puerto Rico
Soviet grain buys expected to widen Russia trade deficit
Soviet import surge driven by grain and industrial goods may push the 1976 balance of trade deficit higher than the 4.7 billion figure set last year. Judith Goldich of USDA notes the outcome hinges on agriculture and future credits, with first quarter data already showing a 1.7 billion shortfall.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Judith Goldich
Department
Foreign Agriculture Service
Europe
Lounsberry Heads MASDA Agriculture Group
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Robert Lounsberry was elected president of the Mid west Assn. of State Departments of Agriculture MASDA. He succeeds Illinois Agriculture Director Robert Williams. Myron Just of South Dakota was elected vice president and Jon Wefald of Minnesota secretary-treasurer for MASDA which includes 12 midwestern states.
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Springfield
Ill
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Midwest Assn. of
State Departments of Agriculture
MASDA
Robert J. Williams
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Myron Just
South Dakota
Jon Wefald
Minnesota
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Farm Policy Review
By Bernard Brenner
Edwin A. Jaenke
Kennedy
Johnson
Farm Credit Administration
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Organization
National Grange
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Mt Tae le
5Th Ave
Guzette
Dial
Skone
Cedar Rapids
London
Paris
Rome
Moscow
Travel & Transport, Inc
P.O, Box
Lindale Plaza
By Don Kendall
General Electric
America
2Nd Ave
10Th
Davenport
West River Drive
Des Moines
Locust Street
Lounsberry
Ag Chiefs
Army Reserve
United States Army Reserves
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