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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1979
Page
15
Washington officials reject price controls and assure farmers they will not be sacrificed in anti inflation efforts. Alfred Kahn says the program monitors food prices and supports production incentives while Bergland outlines grain reserve limits and set aside rules for 1978 crops.
Virginia Striegel of What Cheer is among five Iowans named Master Farmers by Wallaces Farmer. The second woman to earn the title since 1926, she farms 200 acres with 120 sows and grows hogs for market. She raises seven sons after her husband died, and serves as vice president of Keokuk County Farm Bureau and soil conservation official.
The Agriculture Department reports record hog inventories on farms in 14 states totaling 50.5 million head, up 13 percent from last year, with the winter pig crop at 18.3 million head, up 17 percent. Officials say prices may ease for pork while beef remains high, and suggest porkburgers could become more popular. Howard Hijort called the report surprising given the winter conditions and forecasts.
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