Shelter improves weight gain in Iowa feedlot steers
Dr HL Self reports at the Allee experimental farm near Newell that yearling steers with overhead shelter gain more and cost less per pound of gain than unfenced shelterless cattle. Over five winters and one warm season, sheltered steers averaged 2.26 pounds daily gain versus 1.67 without shelter, with shelter also lowering feed costs from 21.66 to 18.82 cents per pound. Self and ISU researchers propose drainage and elevated dry mounds to reduce mud and stress, asserting shelter benefits extend beyond winters and could apply north of highway 30 in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Allee
Newell
HL. Self
Iowa State University
Allee Farm
Self
Bill Zmolek
Iowa
Highway 30
Towa
ISU
Zmolek
Voluntary Beef Checkoffs Set In Two States
Indiana and Missouri cattlemen back a voluntary ten cents per head beef checkoff to promote products. The program mirrors Iowa groups and the Nickel for Profit plan, with Central Missouri Livestock Market pledging firm cooperation and Indiana set to start soon. A mandatory Iowa bill is also planned by the Iowa Beef Producers association, which would not be voluntary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Missouri
Iowa Livestock Feeders Association
National Park Council
Central Missouri
Missouri Cattlemen’s
C. W. Caldwell
Indiana Association
K. G. MacDonald
Indiana Cattlemen
Towa
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Iowa Beef Producers
Linn Livestock Officers Named
Linn County livestock groups elect new officers and board members. Don Lefebvre of Fairfax becomes president with Ronald Beaty of Palo as vice president. Pospisil and others named directors and officers for the Linn County Beef Producers Assn and related bodies. February Grade A milk price set at 5.15 per cwt with 7.7 cent butterfat differential. Class I sales down from January but above year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids-Iown City
E. H. McGuire
McGuire
Linn County Livestock Organizations
Don Lefebvre
Fairfax
Ronald Beaty
Palo
Loyd Martin
Marion
Benny Pospisil
Mt. Vernon
Richard Zabokitsky
Contan Coint
Ralph Blackford
Linn County Beef Producers Assn
Howard Peyton
Walker
Gerald Bull
H. B. Hunter
Coggon
New Beef Association Board
Roger Fernow
Dale Richardson
Mt.Vernon
Jack Schwartz
Coming Farm Auctions Across the Gazette Farm Pages
A sequence of farm sales listings includes Angus and dairy dispersals at Grinnel Livestock Exchange and Central City area auctions. The notices cover closing out sales of livestock, machinery, hay, and grain with dates from March 12 to March 22, listing sellers such as M H Brotherson Stanley Jordan Alvin Collmann Leona Prushay Herman Hartman James Long Fred Schenk Lisbon testing station Hawkeye Aberdeen Angus Aush Frank Hartt Bernard Stoecker and Leeon Kiler, across several Iowa locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus
Grinnel Livestock Exchange
M.H. Brotherson
Victor
Stanley Jordan
Central City
Alvin Collmann
Prairieburg
Leona Prushay
Belle Plaine
Herman Hartman
Ryan
James
Long
Brandon
Fred
Schenk
Walker
Griner
Hills
Hampshire
Lisbon
C. W. Smith
Irons and Sons
Frank Hartt
Mt. Vernon
Bernard Stoecker
Hay
Leeon- Kiler
Tiami
Shucks Let’s Talk It Over on Soybean Policy Debates
Rex Conn notes farm policy divides over soybean support price and acreage controls. NFC urges raising price from 2.50 to 2.60 per bushel with controls. Freeman’s successor Clifford Hardin faces tough tradeoffs. Soybeans, oils, and other products drive export concerns amid European market pressures and calls for lower subsidies. Also reports Iowa Hampshire sale results with boars averaging 317 dollars and gifts 170 dollars, plus multiple cattle and dairy notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Union
Oren Lee Staley
NFC
Ormer
Orville Freeman
Clifford Hardin
Sup Ou
Thej
van Horne — Wehrmann
D Farms
Booneville
Howard Sporholtz
Dennis Bierschenk
Van
Son
Melbourne
Horne
John Neely
Mansfield
Texas
Gene Holst
Austin
Minn
Keith Goode
U. S
Lacona
Farm Bureau Leaders Plan National Policy Talks in Iowa Meetings
Des Moines County Farm Bureau leaders will hold nine district meetings this week and next to discuss national policy positions. About 900 attendees are expected, including county policy committee members Farm Bureau women visiting Washington in April and county leaders traveling to Washington later this month. Eastern Iowa sessions cover March 17 District 7 Iris restaurant Mt Pleasant March 18 District 6 Linn County Farm Bureau Marion and March 19 District 1 Fayette County Farm Bureau Fayette. Western Europe produces about one third of the world's milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Washington
Iowa
Iris
Mt. Pleazent
Linn
County Farm Bureau
Marion
Fayette County
Asian Corn Leaf Diseases Found in Upper Midwest
The Northeast Iowa Farm Business Association schedules two meetings to discuss diseases in corn such as Yellow Leaf Blight and Eyespot. Agronomists Pilgrim, Reynolds, and Jennings note these diseases, likely spread by wind and inoculum carryover, threaten yields, especially in second-year corn and with minimum tillage, with potential regional spread into Wisconsin and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caalmar
Iowa
Fara Business Assm
Ledeen
United States
Upper Midwest
R.elc
Wisconsin
Postville
United Examined
Corn Belt
Jim Reynolds
Iowa State
University
Vivan Jennings
Cedar Rapids
North Linncoln
Reynolds
Jennings
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Faun News
Linn Livestock
Eart Sardach
Iowa Jaycees
Monona
Robert C. Lewis
Orchard
Robert Walker
Marengo
Glenn A. Dinkle
Massena
Gazette
Hawkeye Downs
Hawkeye Aberdeen
Iowa Spring Market
Mt Vernon, Iowa
Fall Brothers
James Irons & Sons
Clarente
USA
Rex Conn
Jim
Bierschenk
Holstein
J. T
Topgilt
Iowa Hampshire
F. B
Western
Europe
Forma Buroen Asse
By Ai Sueghe
Vivan
Olds
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