Dostals of Marion named Honored Farm Family
Lumir Dostal Jr. of Marion and family were named Honored Farm Family by the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce agriculture bureau at a dinner in Cedar Rapids. The Dostals, leaders in Linn Mar schools and farming, were joined by five other honored families and noted for community service and agricultural achievements.
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Lumir Dostal Jr
Marion
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Dostal
Linn-Mar Ffa
Iowa State University
Lumir
Jaycee
Iowa National Guard
University of Iowa
Linn-Mar
Linn County
Dostals
Doug
Diana
Dawn
FFA
Iowa House approves raw milk sale bill to Senate
The Iowa House voted 79-4 to let certified raw milk be sold directly from dairy farms to consumers for personal use with strict standards and inspections. Milk must be cooled within two hours, bottled on site, and sold within 48 hours, while audits and exams aim to guard health concerns.
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House
Senate
Des Moines
UPI
Andy McKean
Morley
Iowa Department of Agriculture
American Association of Medical Milk Commissioners
Kenneth DeGroot
DeGroot
Delaware farm animals killed in dog or wolf attacks
Delaware County Board of Supervisors reported two new claims for loss of farm animals killed by dogs or wolves. The board noted claimant Jack Macken of rural Dundee.
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Manchester
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
Jack Macken
Dundee
Iowa cattle on feed dip from prior year totals
The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports 1.4 million cattle on feed in Iowa at the start of March, down 5 percent from March 1979. February additions totaled about 180,000 head, up 13 percent from last year but 20 percent below March 1978. Grain-fed cattle marketed in February fell 11 percent from 1979 and 12 percent from 1978. Delaware County reports three lambs found dead likely due to coyotes, while compensation claims arise from dog and wolf incidents harming livestock in Delhi and Hopkinton.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
United States
Delaware County
Bert Elledge
Elledge
Charles Bacon
Hopkinton
Delhi
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Academy of American Achievement
Salt Lake City
Utah
Tom Tauke
Tauke
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Volcker
Volcker
Federal Reserve
Volker
Congress
Delaware
Dale Carnegie
Elis
N.W
Crtoll
Dave Taylor
MT. Vernon
Jeff
Taylor
Anamosa
OSCO
Cedar Rapids
Westdale Mall
Edgewood
Osco Drug
Osea
Windex
Parsons
Colgate
Netdonar
Melis
Russell Stover
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