India Wastes Half of Food, FAO Reports
FAO reports half of India's food is lost to pests and storage post harvest. Global losses average at least 20 percent with higher waste in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Food loss equates to budget strains and hunger impact, affecting millions.
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India
FAO
James M. Long
Rome
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Far East
Congo
Brazil
Argentina
United States
U.S
USDA Reseal Program Aims to Hold Grain From Market
The U S Department of Agriculture plans a resealing program to store about 303 million bushels of corn 103 million of wheat 29 million oats 14 million barley and 21 million sorghum from recent crops for another year under price support. The move keeps supply tight likely maintaining higher prices through mid 1968. Farmers may extend price support loans for one year and receive storage payments.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Johnson County 4-H Rally Night scheduled March 29
Iowa City report says the Johnson County 4-H Rally Night will be at 7 30 p m March 29 in the City high school auditorium. Five boys and five girls will be elected to the county 4 H council. Rev Edward Heininger will speak and four honorary 4 H members will be initiated. The Gol den Rule 4 H club will present new flags and banners to the county organization.
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Iowa City
City
Edward Heininger
Congregational Church
Town City
New U S Farm Credit Ideas Studied By Officials
Washington reports officials are studying several new government credit concepts to expand farm financing. Proposals include public or nonprofit entities buying large tracts, dividing them into family units, and selling to families with mortgage loans from the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
UPI
John A. Baker
Baker
Agriculture Department
Hawkeye Downs Sale Highlights Hawk Eye Angus Breeders Assn
The Gazette Farm Pages list multiple auctions from March 21 to March 27 featuring Hawkeye Downs in Central City with herd bulls and females, dairy cattle, machinery, hay, and grain. Notable listings include Frank Off near Ryan and Harold Doehter near Lansing, plus Gary Swart near West Branch and Walter Nieman near Manchester. Special shows and closeouts are scheduled across several days.
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Hawkeye Angus Breeders Assn
Hawkeye Downs
Howard Stone
Central City
Égt
Frank Off
Ae mi
Ryan
Harold Doehter
Lansing
Edwin J
Buck” Hanson
Edgewood Rd
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Salebarn
Walter Nieman
Manchester
George R. Hanson
Ely
Suburbia Land Water Conference Scheduled
A conference on Soil Water and Suburbia will be held June 15 16 in Washington. Organizers include Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Robert Weaver. Land developers investors planners architects engineers and officials will attend to seek solutions to suburban land and water management issues.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Housing and Urban Development
Robert C. Weaver
District ADA Session Set for March 30 in Maryville
The American Dairy Association of Iowa will hold its district meeting on Thursday March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Maryville cafe near the Stormont school southeast of Arlington. Mike Stewart of Maynard serves as district chairman.
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Arlington
American Dairy Assn
Iowa
At & P.m
Maryville Cafe
Stormont
Mike Stewart
Maynard
Newton Dealers Charged with P S Violation
The USDA Packers and Stockyards Division charged Newton Sales Co. and Colfax Sales Co. with falsely weighing livestock and improper records. In November 1966 at Newton, 10 head were weighed 120 pounds under, scale tickets and payments based on false weights, and out of balance scales used in weighing.
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Chicago
Earl Shields
Herschel Briles
Darwin Clippinger
Newton Sales Co
Newton
Iowa
Colfax Sales Co
Colfax
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Packers and Stockyards
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
Smith and Irons Sale Boar Average Hits 157
In Lisbon the annual purebred Hampshire sale at the Farmland Industries swine testing station saw 36 boars. One boar averaged 157 dollars, and 11 bred gifts averaged 170 dollars. Top boar sold for 295 dollars to Erwin Doermann of Mechanicsville, with the second boar going to Merlin K. Lyons of Olin for 280 dollars. Loyd D. Martin and Sons of Marion topped the bred gilt sales.
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Lisbon
Hampshire
Farmland Industries
C. W. Smith
Mt. Vernon
James M. ‘Irons
Benton Electric Co-Op holds thirty first annual meeting
Benton Electric Co-Op in Vinton re-elected all officers and directors at its thirty first annual meeting held in Washington high school auditorium. More than 350 attended with Glenn D. Lovig as principal speaker. Manager Macy E. Garwood reported a three percent rise in kilowatt usage per member and an average rate of 2.07 cents per kilowatt hour. He noted cash patronage dividends of 68835 for 1953 and 1954, plus installations of 144 farm security lights and 125 customers upgraded to 200 amp service. Directors re-elected were Arthur Albers Lyle McClintock and Otis H Tuttle. Officers remain Glenn Christy president John Remington vice president and Walter Geiken secretary treasurer.
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Vinton
Benton County Electro Cooperative Association
Washington High School
Glenn D. Lovig
Des Moines
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives
Macy E. Garwood
Garweood
Arthur Albers
Dysart
Lyle McClintock
Shellsburg
Otis H. Tuttle
Norway
Glenn Christy
Garrison
John Remington
Walter Geiken
Omaha Tops U S Markets in 1966 Hog and Cattle Handling
The USDA reports Omaha led U S hogs and cattle markets in 1966 with 1,977,047 hogs and 1,872,425 cattle. Other top markets include Chicago, Sioux City, South St Paul, and Kansas City with strong rankings in hogs and cattle. San Angelo led sheep and lamb markets. South St Paul, Milwaukee, Sioux City led calves and veal. Fifty-one markets listed.
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Washington
Omaha
USDA
South $T. Paul
San Angelo
Texas
Chicago
Sioux City
South St. Paul
Kansas City
National Stock Yards
East St. Louis
Ill
St. Paul
St. Joseph
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Sioux Falls
Denver
Linn County dairy promotion committee meets to plan 1967
The Linn County Dairy Promotion Committee will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Farmers State Bank Marion to complete its organizational plans for 1967 activities. All interested persons are invited.
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Linn County Dairy Promotion Committee
Farmers State Bank
Marion
Holstein Sale Averages $443 At Waterloo Cattle Congress
Waterloo hosts the Iowa Holstein Breeders Assn spring sale with forty six head averaging $443. Fourteen eligible heifers brought an average of $458 as youth buyers received a 20 percent discount. The sale included twelve bred heifers.
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Waterloo
Iowa Holstein Breeders Assn
Cattle Congress Ground
High cattle prices at county sale top $750 for bred heifer
The sale averaged $440 with 13 cows and a total of $486. Top bid was $750 from Wade M. Borgeois of Kahoka for a bred heifer from Alvin Thoreson of Postville. Second high price $675 from William Flynn Peterson of Davenport for a 4H calf consigned by J. P. Stewart of Mannard. A junior yearling heifer from Jay Slater of Olin sold for $625 to Rick Benda of Toledo, and the top cow from J. E. Bryant and Sons at Zeating brought $570 to Marvin Steege of Fredericksburg.
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Wade M. Borgeois
Kahoka
Alvin Thoreson
Postville
William Flynn Peterson
Davenport
J. P. Stewart
Maynard
Jay Slater
Olin
Rick Benda
Toledo
J. E. Bryant and Sons
Zeating
Marvin Steege
Fredericksburg
Building Counseling Visit to Delaware Farmers
Extension engineer Vernon Meyer will visit Delaware County farmers who asked for help on building and remodeling livestock and grain storage structures April 4 and 5.
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Manchester
Vernon Meyer
Delaware County
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NFO Milk Holding
George Caraway
NFO Milk Holding Action
Linn County Nfo
Dick Shaffer
Highway 3
Ceggan
Young Caraway
NFO
By Bernard Brenner
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Tion
Farmers Home Administration
Heinkel
White House
Fred V. Heinkel
Midcontinent Farmers Association
Mvestock
Gary Swart
West Branch
ADA
Smith and Irons
Benton Electric Co-Op
Northwestern Bell
Marty Smith
People’s
Zenith
People's
First Avenue
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