Butz To Explore Delicate Ag Issues on Global Trip
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz plans a 20 day international trip beginning April 11 visiting New Zealand and Australia. He will meet foreign officials facing sensitive ag issues and deliver a major speech in Wellington. In Sydney he joins a Royal Easter Livestock show symposium.
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Australia
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Sidney
Butz Travels for Palm Oil Talks and Trade Deals
U S agriculture secretary Butz embarks on a global itinerary through Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Greece, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal with aims to expand U S farm exports. He will attend a Singapore conference of agricultural officers and a Geneva meeting on GATT talks. The trip includes talks on future trade opportunities and the impact of palm oil on soybean prices.
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Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
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Switzerland
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Portugal
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Madrid
Mediterranean Foundation
McGregor Farmer Tops Big River Barrow Show
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin a 275 pound Hampshire exhibited by Roger Boom of McGregor Iowa and a 218 pound Hampshire exhibition by Sharon Zabel 14 of Eastman Wis were named the overall champions at the Big River Barrow show Here Thursday evening Boom s hog topped the senior division while Sharon s hog topped the junior class The winners were selected on basis of their rate of gain Clive placings and carcass Standings in the all production tested show Boom s hog placed 15th in rate of gain standings 13th in live placings and third in the carcass evaluation The hog produced 1 85 inch of backfat and 5 38 square inch of loin eye on a 30 6 inch carcass The hog produced a 1 93 pound per day rate of gain Sharon s hog placed 7th in gain standings 24th in live placings and fourth in the carcass evaluation Her father Leonard was recognized for having the fastest gaining hog in the show a 300 pound Hampshire that gained 2 27 pounds per day The live champion was a 250 pound Hampshire exhib ited by Stan Martins of Postville which gained 1 73 pounds per day The top carcass hog was a 235 pound Hampshire exhibited by David Starrett of Bloomington Wis The hog produced 1 98 inch of backfat and 7 18 square inches of loin eye on a 30 3 inch long carcass Some 89 hogs were entered in the live show held Saturday at Garnaville by exhibitors from Allamakee and Clayton counties in Iowa and Grant and Crawford counties in Wisconsin
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Bloomington
Garnaville
Allamakee
Clayton
Grant
Crawford
Wisconsin
Authorities Trace Tuberculosis Cows
Federal and state officials track cattle in Mc Henry Illinois and Posey Indiana counties after tuberculosis positives in five Holstein herds and three Angus herds. The program aims to identify exposed animals while assuring pasteurized milk safety. meat is not a transmission risk. Tuberculosis in cattle remains a recurring U.S. issue with recent totals over forty cases since July 1, 1975.
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Posey County
United States
Weber’s Buchanan County grand champion hog named
Independence Iowa Friday officials announced Kenneth Weber of Brandon entered a 4 H member from La mont Eric Morine claimed the live novice champion while Judd Decker of Independence earned the reserve carcass title with a 48 23 percent ham and loin carcass The reserve exhibitor Tom and Orville Weber of Independence and Roger Fisher of Jesup joined the win list with William Lotz of Independence Buchanan county extension director noting the results
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Jesup
William Lotz
Farm and household auctions around Atkins Midway and Hiawatha
Auctions set for Saturday March 27 include farm equipment at Glen A Cummings Estate four miles northeast of Atkins with sale starting at 1 p.m. Household goods offered by Mrs Virgil Newman one mile northeast of Midway. A salt closeout at 1 p.m. from Earl McBurney located three miles northwest of Hiawatha.
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Hiawatha
Calmar Waterloo Top Trouble Shooters Named in Contest
The fifth annual International Harvester tractor trouble shooting contest in Des Moines honored top teams from Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge Northeast Area One Vocational Technical School Calmar and Hawkeye Institute of Technology Waterloo. Contestants included Jim Depper Mark Palmer and Dean L Byerly with Dicka Bauer as alternates and instructors noted. The event sponsored by International Harvester and the Iowa Department of Public Instruction post secondary services was hosted at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny.
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Semi Finalists Named in Iowa Favorite Farmer’s Daughter Contest
Ten Iowa girls were named as semi-finalists in the 19th annual Iowa Favorite Farmer’s Daughter contest. The list includes Tracie Ammeter, Barbara Lea Cook, Carolyn Doud, Cheryl Jacobs, Lori Kleppe, Sherri Kozik, Connie Lehmeier, Becky Merritt, Linda Kay Rausche, and Jolene Zumbach. After personal interviews, three finalists will be announced April 2. The winner will be revealed on a 30 minute WMT television show on April 18 at 5 pm.
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Central City
Barbara Lea Cook
Union
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Stuart
Cheryl Jacobs
Monticello
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Stanwood
Sherri Kozik
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Springville
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Fort Atkinson
Jolené Zumbach
Ryan
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