Agribusiness Firms Observe an Agriculture Salute Day Monday
On Salute to Agriculture day Monday the Klaubse family hosted visitors at their Muscatine area farm. Elmer Kloubee and Kent Feeds executive W F Schafenacker discussed farm costs and meat pricing while promoting agribusiness views. The event, sponsored by Kent Feeds in Muscatine, highlighted concerns over food costs and consumer budgets amid national holiday proposals by Congressman Bill Scherle.
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Elmer Kloubee
Kloubee
Kent Feeds, Inc
Muscatine
Congress
Iowa
Bill Scherle
Kent Feeds
W. F. Schafenacker
Kloubec
Twcny
Leona
Midwest
Elmer Kloubec
Switcher
Mutceline
Farmer Kloubee Sees Costs Rise Amid Market Fluctuations
Farmers say inflation and export sales push feed and machinery costs higher while soybean prices lag, forcing Kloubee to rely on a favorable fall price. He invested over 200000 in land and machinery and notes ongoing costs to operate his Swisher area farm. Public relations visits and a long 1870s barn, plus a house remodel, mark the farm's history.
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Kloubee
Kloubec
Swisher
Officials Predict Farmers Will Have Profitable Year
Department officials could not disclose exact figures but privately noted the January through March net farm income rate should exceed expectations. Last year four quarterly figures topped $18.3 to $21.2 billion, with 1972 setting a record high. An announcement on 1973 projections may come soon amid a favorable start for farmers.
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Department
Washington
Culture Department
Ag Officials Delay New Packaging Rules For Meats
Washington AP report says agriculture department postponed two bacon and ham packaging rules for six months to August 19. One rule requires that bacon show at least 170 percent of a representative slice visible, the other mandates listing curing ingredients on ham labels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Maquoketa Valley Names Telp Winners
Maquoketa Valley announces Telp winners as farmers in the Maquoketa Valley Rural Electrification program are affected by a revised set aside rule. Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butts said 2 percent set asides for full payments were reduced to 10 percent to ease grain supply and allow additional planting this spring. Winners span Jones, Dubuque, Jackson, and Delaware counties, with several runners up named. The program, tied to an agribusiness center trip, aims to shift land use and boost production ahead of a busy season.
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Asida
Anastasa
Mika Kor Washington
Jpers
Iqubeta Valley
Cooperative Washington
Ana
Peresge
Earl L.ratt
Bellevue
Dubuque
Diane Deminer
Leo Demabide
Poasta
Delaware
Jerri Sue Worm
James Kase
Worm
Ryan
Fowa Rural Electric
Washington
Runmore
Nerup
Agribusiness Center
Fayette County Tree Planting Project Announced
West Union hosts a spring tree planting drive led by the Fayette county soil conservation district and the West Union Chamber of Commerce urging all residents to participate. Various evergreens offered, with coniferous seedling transplants nine to twelve inches tall, two or three years old, priced from fifteen to twenty cents per tree.
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Fayette County
West Union
Fayette County Soil Conservation District
West Union Chamber of Commerce
Dairy auction notices and machinery sale roundup
On Friday March 3 at 7 PM a dairy equipment sale in Dale Covington region features cattle and one specified machine. Another sale near Center Point in late April to close out includes milling and farming gear with auctioneers Clark and BE. Names include Corgan Maren Wade and Marces Kehoe among listed participants.
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Dale Covington
Corgan
Wade
Mach
Woods
Clark
Center Point
Marces Kehoe
Ml. Ni
Mexiticetia
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