Hazleton Beef Queen Crowned at Buchanan County Banquet
Sharla Main, 17, of Coggon was named Buchanan County beef queen with Barbara Fisher, 18, of Coggon as princess at the Cattlemen's Association banquet near Hazleton. Kim Ward and Janet Finley were finalists. Trophies went to Ken Partridge of Winthrop and Larry Nielsen of Independence. Gene Potter of the National Farmers Organization will speak at a March 21 NFO meeting in Marion.
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Hazleton
Sharla Main
Buchanan County
Buchanan County Cattlemen's Association
Sportsmen Club
Sharla
Donald Main
Barbara Fisher
Norman Fisher
Kim Ward
Masonville
Janet Finley
Brandon
Ken Partridge
Winthrop
Larry Nielsen
Independence
National Farmers Organization
Gene Potter
NFO
Seventh Ave
Marion
Potter
Oren Lee Staley
Tama Hereford sale totals and top bids at Tama Barn
The Mid-town Hereford Association sale at the Tama Livestock Auction Barn saw 21 bulls average 624.29 and all 35 Herefords total 19,100 for an average of 525.71. The top poll bull sold for 870 to Cletus Oetker of Haverhill. horned top bull brought 700 to Charles Fenner of Grinnell. A top cow sold for 555 to Steve Landt. 14 females averaged 382.14 with six bred cows at 486 and four Tuttle cows at 515.
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TAMA
Hereford Association
Elmo Tomlinson
Tuttle Brothers
Norway
Steve Landt
Union
Tuttle
Angus Association names eighth executive secretary
ST. JOSEPH Missouri Dr C K Allen a Polled Hereford official has been named the eighth executive secretary of the 95 year old American Angus Association Allen is currently VP in charge of education and research for the American Polled Hereford Association He succeeds Lloyd D Miller May 1 Miller will serve as senior consultant in an advisory capacity
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ST. Joseph
C.K. Allen
American Angus Association
Allen
American Polled Hereford Association
Lloyd D. Miller
Miller
Agriculture Day bus tour visits three local farms
Benton County Agriculture Day Committee runs a Saturday tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting at the State Bank of Vinton Community Building. Participants will view three farms: Paul and Jim Fix dairy operation, Harvey Weiss sheep and hog operation, and Art Olson dairy operation.
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Vinton — Agriculture Day
Vinton
Benton County Agriculture Day Committee
State Bank of Vinton
Paul
Jim Fix
Harvey Weiss
Art Olson
Fixes
Weiss
Olson
Iowa
Legion Hall
Leach criticizes Eximbank cuts in farm commodity aid
Congressman Jim Leach accuses Eximbank President John Moore of reducing support for agricultural commodities by more than half since Carter took office. He notes under 3 percent of $5.6 billion in Eximbank financing last year aided farm commodities, predominantly cotton and rice.
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Washington
Jim Leach
Riowa
Eximbank
John Moore
U.S
Leach
Goats Provoke Capitol Hill Standoff On Steps
Capitol police monitor protesting farmers as about 50 goats roam the Capitol grounds in Washington. The animals were released to disrupt a demonstration on Wednesday.
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Capitol Hill
Capitol
Washington
Clark votes against Dole parity plan in Senate
The Senate adopted Sen. Robert Dole’s flexible parity proposal for grain and cotton aid with only Sen. Dick Clark of Iowa dissenting. Clark called the measure political and irresponsible and faced a small protest outside his office as farmers urged him to reconsider.
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Washington
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Senate
Iowa
Dick Clark
Clark
Dole
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa may allow emergency use of heptachlor for corn
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Rob ert Lounsberry says heptachlor could be available for emergency use during 1978 to 1980 growing seasons to combat black cutworms in corn. About 250000 pounds are expected in Iowa for over 100000 acres, with permits required for farmers and areas most affected in Lee County Green Bay region and southern counties.
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Des Moines
Robert Lounsberry
Iowa
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Lounsberry
EPA
State Agriculture Department
Lee County
Green Bay
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Warning urged on fried bacon cancer risk from nitrite use
A panel of experts reviewing the safety of sodium nitrite in bacon favors a public cancer risk warning. The group notes nitrosamines form when bacon is cooked and urges eliminating them within three years. A minority view calls for a public statement that frying bacon increases cancer risk.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Syd Butler
Food and Consumer Services
Secretary of Agriculture
Cecile Edwards
School of Human Ecology
Howard University
Michael Jacobson
Center For Science
William Lisinsky
Frederick, Md
Cancer Research Center
Robert Schaffner
Epply Institute For Cancer Research
University of Nebraska
Hans Falk
National Institute of Environmental Sciences
Research Triangle Park
N.C
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Kirlin
Hallmark ST. Patrick's
Bankamericard Welcome
Iowa City
England
Iowa Daily Press Association
General Electric
Weathertron
2Nd Avenue
Second Ave
Bacon
Benton County
Pine Library
Seoppe
1St Ave
Town & Country Shopping Center
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