Pork Queen crowned at national pork congress
Des Moines reports Debra S Brand 20, Hopkins Missouri, crowned national pork queen at the American Pork Congress. She is a North Missouri State junior. Last year's Iowa pork queen Susan Fulton 19 of Crawfordsville named first runner up.
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Des Moines
UPI
Debra S. Brand
Hopkins
Miss Brand
North Missouri State
Iowa
Susan Fulton
Crawfordsville
Hog Farm Manager Named Producer of Tomorrow in Des Moines
A Geneseo Illinois hog firm manager Dave Culbertson, who markets 6,200 hogs annually, was named Hog Farm Management magazine's Producer of Tomorrow at the awards luncheon in Des Moines. He aims to grow to 8,500 this year and 10,000 with a new farrowing house.
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Geneseo
Ill
Dave Culbertson
Hog Farm Management Magazine
American Park Congress
Des Moines
Culbertson
Fairs Tighten Hogs Rules Over Pseudorabies Concerns
Des Moines reports the state strengthening fair regulations for hogs after rising pseudorabies cases. Show hogs must test negative within 60 days and originate from herds not under quarantine. Some Illinois and Iowa fairs have considered dropping purebred hog classes due to the outbreak, Davenport’s Mississippi Valley fair among them. Current rules exempt hogs from pseudorabies free states, a status none currently hold, making the exemption moot.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Illinois
Iowa
Davenport
Livestock Show Health Rules Tighten for State Fairs
Dr. E A Butler announces 4 H Camping fairs with stricter health rules. Exhibitors must sign a sworn affidavit on no swine dysentery for 12 months and present negative brucellosis tests or origin from a brucellosis free herd. Imported cattle require brucellosis tests or vaccination. health certificates required for all species at district and state fairs.
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Ing
E. A. Butler
Butler
Future Farmers of America
Pseudorabies Emergency Plan Delayed by Council
Delays to seek an emergency status for pseudorabies were decided at the National Pork Producers Council meeting with a motion tabled for further study by the health committee. Dr. E A Butler reported three new Iowa cases, two from Scott County Donahue area, boosting since year start to 185. Epidemic spread persists through winter in Iowa. In northwest Iowa Lyon Sioux Plymouth counties will get federal aid to transport hay if Carter approves a presidential emergency declaration for the area. Gov. Ray requested the action Thursday. Bankers in Blouin's district opposed Ag-Land Trust mutual fund plan, with negative responses from bankers in several towns including Bennett Cascade Cedar Rapids Clarence Colesburg Decorah DeWitt Dubuque Durant Dyersville London Maquoketa Marion Monona Monticello.
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National Pork Producers Council
Iowa
E. A. Butler
Donahue
Scott County
Des Moines
Lyon
Sioux
Plymouth
Carter
Robert D. Ray
Michael Blouin
Collleague
Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago
Ag-Land Trust
Blouin
Bennett, Cascade
Cedar Rapids
Clarence
Colesburg
Decorah
DeWitt
Dubuque
Durant
Dyersville
London
Maquoketa
Marion
Monona
Monticello
Farm Bureau hits near record membership in Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau reports 140 654 members the second largest in history. All 100 county bureaus met their goals as membership totals in the Gazette area are listed. The Dubuqueland spring Angus show opens Saturday at 8 30 with a judging contest for 4 H and FFA at Monticello sale barn and judge Jim Bradford from Guthrie Center presiding at 9 30.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Gazette
Allamakee
Benton
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Fayette
Iowa
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Tama
Winneshiek
Dubuqueland
FFA
Monticello Sale
Jim Bradford
Guthrie Center
Farm Auctions This Saturday Near Donahue Victor Monticello
Reports list multiple sales with times and items. R. E. Kraklio auctions at 1 mile north of Donahue for machinery livestock and antiques. Dorothy L. Slaymaker sells at 4 miles east of Victor with machinery household goods. Lyn Carpenter holds a close out sale 54 percent mile northwest of Monticello for machinery household goods and feed.
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R. E. Kraklio
Donahue
Dorothy L. Slaymaker
Victor
Lyn Carpenter
Monticello
Bergland seeks shift of ASC posts to Schedule C
Agriculture Secretary Bergland moves to fire and reclassify all 50 state ASC executive director posts from Schedule A to Schedule C, citing policy making. Legal counsel argues Schedule A holders cannot be removed for politics, while Bergland says directors on Schedule C can be replaced without civil service protection.
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Washington
API
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Department
Bergland
ASC
Carl Shipley
Shipley
Civil Service Commission
Health requirements for animals at exhibition
The notice states that animals must come from a U S Pullorum Typhoid clean flock or have a Clean test within 90 days of exhibition. All dogs and cats must carry a current rabies vaccination certificate.
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U.S
Solon Girl Crowned Johnson County Beef Queen
Joan Poduska 17 of Solon was named Johnson County beef queen at a Thursday banquet in Iowa City. The Solon High School senior, daughter of Leonard and the late family, helps on a grain and livestock farm raising 160 feeder cattle a year. Four directors were elected: Emil Vanourney Solon Gary Stock Lone Tree Mike Brennamen Wellman and Vernon Dubishar Swisher with Dubishar re elected. Vanourney succeeds George Miller Stock succeeds Cecil Hotz Brennamen succeeds Orville Miller. About 650 attended the beef banquet at the Highlander in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Joan Poduska
Solon
Johnson County
Solon High School
Leonard Poduska
Emil Vanourney
Gary Stock
Lone Tree
Mike Brennamen
Wellman
Vernon Dubishar
Swisher
Dubishar
Vanourney
George Miller
Stock
Cecil Hotz
Brennamen
Orville Miller
Highlander
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