Interest Subsidy Plan for Rural Development Eyed
Federal farm officials may ask Congress to approve an interest subsidy plan to spur rural growth. The measure would back loans for water and sewer systems with government guarantees and later provide direct interest subsidies to reduce rates. If enacted, it complements existing FHA programs and could lower rates for low income borrowers.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
President Johnson
Johnson
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Rural Community Agency
World Dairy Surplus Grows as Europe Faces Oversupply
The Foreign Agricultural Service reports a rising world dairy surplus, led by Western Europe. The European Economic Community Common Market is identified as the biggest surplus problem and its efforts to dispose of excess dairy are causing spillover issues for other major exporters.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
Europe
European Economic Community
Common Market
Hahn to Speak on Ethiopia at Elkader Meeting
Des Moines extension director Grover Hahn will speak Friday evening at the Elkader opera house. Sponsored by Farm Bureau women of Clayton and Allamakee counties, he will discuss his three month State Department assignment and experiences in Ethiopia with an illustrated talk.
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Elkader
Grover Hahn
Des Moines
Polk County
Elkader Opera House
Farm Bureau Women
Clayton
Allamakee
Hahn
U.S. State Department
Ethiopia
March sales list of machinery livestock and implements
A sequence of public sale notices announces closing out sales and public auctions for machinery livestock and related goods on various dates and locations. Notable names include Carl Brenkman Albert L Banes Est Thomas L Woods II Warren Collins Ralph Gordon Ronald Lawrence Albert Stuart Est and others with locations near Edgewood Elberon Central City Jesup Coggan Marion and Norway.
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Carl Brenkman
Edgewood
Albert L. Banes
Elberon
Thomas L. Woods II
Central City
Warren Collins
Jesup
John Deere
Cascade
Ralph Gordon
Coggan
Angus
Misc
Ronald Lawrence
Marion
Peeiare H.h
Albert Stuart
Norway
McLain Reports On Feed Grain Sign Up Totals
DES MOINES ASCS Chairman Fred McLain reports 78,792 Iowa farmers signed intentions for the 1968 feed grain program by Feb 29. They intend to divert 2,576,429 acres, about 19 percent of the state’s 13.5 million acre base. Sign-up continues through March 15.
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Des Moines
Iowa
ASCS
Fred McLain
McLain
Iowa Farm Bureaus Offer 100 Dollar Theft Reward
Forty county Farm Bureaus post 100 dollar rewards for information leading to convictions for theft or vandalism on members' farms, as reported by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. President Johnson urges Congress to hold hearings on strengthening farmer bargaining power while avoiding forced plans. He notes inquiries should cover bargaining units, terms, and enforcement with government acting as adviser or umpire, and promises concrete action after studies.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Johnson
Sen. Mondale
Minnesota
House
Senate Committees On Agriculture
Mr. Johnson
OLIN-CLOVERBROOK PRINCE ANN SCORED 93 POINTS
Jay Slater of Olin owns Olin Cloverbrook Prince Ann a Holstein cow officially classified Excellent with a 93 point score. The record notes the animal’s high quality under the dairy breed appraisal program.
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OLIN
Cloverbrook
Jay Slater
NFO Adds Poultry To Holding Action
NFO urged farmers to withhold poultry to push prices. President Oren Lee Staley announced broilers for 19 cents per pound and turkeys for 26 cents, citing current averages around 13.3 and 17.5 cents. The action began Jan 11 for grain and Feb 12 for meat, with milk to follow.
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NFO
Sioux City
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Stanley
Staley
Greenbug Threatens Great Plains Winter Wheat
Agriculture officials report widespread greenbug infestation in winter wheat across parts of the Great Plains. The crop also faces drought stress and needs more rainfall to improve yields and health.
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Great Plains
Washington
Agriculture Department
Freeman Appeals Hog Producers Not To Increase Pork Output
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L Freeman urged livestock producers to resist plans that would boost hog breeding and pork this year He warned higher output could depress prices and harm producers However a rising hog corn price ratio may push producers to increase output for later year slaughter The issue could impact farm votes in upcoming elections Washington AP
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Freeman
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Chicago
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Extension Home
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Kim Morris
West Prairie Hawks
Quasqueton
Harlan Peterson
Buffalo Rangers
Independence
Bill Peschong
Fremont Foxes
Masonville
R.H
Dick Landis
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First Avenue S.E
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Hampshire Boar
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Our Supreme Reserve
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Letts, Iowa
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