Farm Roundup Highlights Local Farm Sale and National Rural Policy
A 160 acre Ryan area farm sold in two parcels for 516200 dollars. A 120 acre section sold to Herb Locke Shodel Inc for 3210 per acre and a 40 acre tract to Shodel for 3275 per acre. Waterhouse Auctioneers handled the sale. In Washington two Iowans were named to a Rural Transportation Advisory Task Force C Philip Baumel and Carl Buchheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
James
Emma Shover
Herb Locke
Shodel Inc
Waterhouse Auctioneers
Manchester
Central City
Washington
C. Philip Baumel
Iowa State University
Ames
Carl Buchheit
National Farmers Organization
Corning
U.S
Martins leads reserve gilt at regional Hampshire show
Stanley Martins of Postville displayed the reserve champion Hampshire gilt at the National Southwestern Hampshire Conference in Sweetwater Texas. The gilt sold for 1900 to Gerardo Munoz Castillo of Valle Santiago Mexico. Martins also sold multiple Hamphsires at the show for 3000 4300 3200 and 2900 while his herd boar Captain Ugly earned reserve premier sire honors.
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Sweetwater
Texas
Stanley Martins
Postville
Gerardo Munoz Castillo
Valle Santiago
Mexico
Martins
Captain Ugly
Farm program meetings set in Decorah and area
Five federal farm program informational meetings are scheduled next week by the Win neshiek County ASCS office. Dates and locations include St John’s Lutheran Church Locust St Wenceslaus School Spillville Decorah Community Building Burr Oak Lutheran Church Ossian Knights of Columbus Hall Ossian. Erick Flaskerud notes with 90 bushel yield set asides pay $180 an acre at 10 percent, $135 at 20 percent, provided corn does not exceed $2 per bushel. either option guarantees $2.20 per bushel or a deficiency payment.
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Decorah
Federal Farm Program
Winneshiek County
ALCS
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Locust
St. Wenceslaus
Spillville
Lutheran Church
Burr Oak
Knights of Columbus Hall
Ossian
Erick Flaskerud
ASCS
Iowa FFA winner joins 22 on European tour
Kevin Lansing of Decorah, an Eastern Iowan and national sheep production award winner, is among 22 Future Farmers of America honors recipients touring five European countries. The group will visit England France Belgium Luxembourg and Holland over 15 days.
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Washington
Kevin Lansing
Decorah
Farmers of America
New York
Lansing
England
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Holland
Stranded calf endures winter in narrow Rice Creek ravine
In Delhi Minnesota a Hereford calf born in May remains confined to a 20 yard long ravine along Rice Creek west of Redwood Falls after a November snowstorm. Food is delivered weekly by snowmobile as the animal endures subzero temperatures with no shelter, yet stays healthy and growing normally.
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Redwood Falls
Minn
Delhi
Rice Creek
Robert Starr
Starr
Bergland defends Carter as farmers back policy in wartime grain hope
Agriculture Secretary Bergland told the National Press Club that farmers are not against President Carter, praising his policies as sound and market oriented. He cited Minnesota political turmoil as internal party strife, not anti-Carter sentiment, and urged not to write off Midwest support. He also argued wheat can offset oil costs by expanding production in many countries.
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Washington
Wiiter
Carter
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Minnesota
Walter F. Mondale
U.S
National Press Club
Nebraska
OPEC
Hathaway earns title change and 7500 dollar raise
The Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously approves a title change and a 7500 dollar pay raise for Assistant Agriculture Secretary Dale E. Hathaway. The full Senate is expected to confirm him as under secretary for international affairs and commodity programs. He will earn 57000 dollars annually. Hathaway will lead a 10 day trip to China with a U.S. delegation to discuss agricultural modernization and technical guidance.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Dale E. Hathaway
Senate
Hathaway
State Department
Decatur
Mich
Agriculture Department
China
U.S
Bob Bergland
Bedell seeks restoration of gasohol funding
Iowa Representative Berkley Bedell urged President Carter to restore cut federal funding for alcohol fuels research. He introduced on February 13 the National Fuel Alcohol and Farm Commodity Production Act to divert surplus feed grain for gasohol production as a realistic alternative to fossil fuels.
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Washington
Iowa
Berkley Bedell
Congress
Carter
Bedell
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Soil Conservation Society of America
Washington, D.C
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
William Greiner
Ankeny
Greiner
Boston
James Reed
Selma
Ala
Midwest
Great Plains
Burpee Seeds
Northrup King Seeds
Ferry Morse
Peat Pots
Center Point Rd
Smulekoffs
Ave
1St ST
Cedar Rapids
Betsy Ross
Smulekoff
S.E
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