Conglomerates Had Ag Sales of 3.3 Billion in 1969
A USDA study finds 410 large conglomerates with multi establishment farming units accounted for about 7.4 percent of U.S. farm product sales in 1969, totaling roughly 3.3 billion dollars. The firms held significant nonfarm ventures and varied by industry concentration in beef, vegetables, fruits, and poultry.
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Washington
Lmwudy Agriculture
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Dutt and Bradstreet
Thal
Dann A. Reimund
USDA
Reimund
Clube Ten” Farma
Carrie
Dui
Bradstreet
Broilers
Northeast Iowa Experimental Fund Nears Goal
Fund drive for a new Northeast Iowa Experimental Farm reports $158 1 to date toward a $160 000 goal. The plan includes selling the old 40 acre Carrington Clyde farm at Independence to fund a new 6 acre research site. A site selection committee has been named and limited tests will begin on the current farm this year with more next year.
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Weir
Northeast
Lowa
Alvin T. Goettsch
Waterloo Area
Carrington-Clyde
Independence
Goettach
Old
Carrington-Clyde Association
Don Harris
Clarksville
Ervin Barrack
Arlington
Bill Lotz
Oward Rawson
Kenneth Kittleson
Decorah
Tom Weaver
Dougherty
Bob Murray
Charles City
Allamakee
Robert Stock
Waukon
John Schruitz
Postville
Renton
Clark Long
Oklahoma Cattlemen Direct Beef to Consumers
Former Oklahoma legislators Tom Tate and Ray Tucker bypass midmen with Ranchers' Beef to sell 20 000 pounds of frozen beef at Tulsa State Fairgrounds. They aim to move 40 000 pounds next weekend and seek additional locations as they pursue direct sales to survive low market prices.
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Tulsa
UPI
Oklahoma
Tom Tate
Ray Tucker
Tate
Tucker
Jac
Tulsa State Fairgrounds
Turker
Ray
Farm export value up 11 percent in seven months
The Agriculture Department reports farm exports for the first seven months of the fiscal year rose to 13.1 billion dollars, up 11 percent from the previous year. January shipments totaled about 2.46 billion, surpassing 1.83 billion a year earlier despite declines in USSR and China.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Auction notices mix of names and places in Iowa region
Fragmented item lists auction times and locations around North Liberty Alburgett Anamosa with names like Habe Robnson Mew Jone Boshar Randy Coons and events dated March 28 and April 3 inside Middle American sale settings.
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Gooda
Robnson
North Liberty
Albert Moves
Jone Boshar
Alburgett
Thure
Baly Dipperaal
Mach
Randy Coons
Anamosa
Blouin Plans Farm Talk at Central City Cafe
U S Representative Mike Blouin visits the Central City area to meet Linn county farmers at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Little Chef Cafe as part of a district wide Q and A tour. He aims to gauge agricultural needs before spring planting and seek feedback on the 1976 farm bill.
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Blouin
Central City Cafe
Central City
Mike Blouin
Iona
Linn County
Little Chef Cafe
Towa
Chouse of Representatives
House
Auction notice with partial details in April
Partial OCR shows an April sale entry with a 12:30 time and a mention of Mackey and Conter Point. The text is fragmented and lacks clear entities or a complete location or item.
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Mackey
Panel Votes To End Ban on Aid to Turks
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill lifting the ban on military aid to Turkey by a narrow 9 to 7 vote. The measure goes to the full Senate after the Easter recess ending April 7, with concerns cited over Turkey remaining a NATO ally.
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Washington
Turkey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Congress
John Sparkman
D-Ala
NATO
Fayette FHA names Brownall family Farm Family of the Year
The Fayette County Farmers Home Administration honors Mr and Mrs Gerald Gary Brownall and their family of rural Westgate as Farm Family of the Year. Their Brownell farm near Maynard covers 80 acres with a 42 head Holstein dairy herd producing 14026 pounds milk and 510 pounds fat, plus 290 crop acres.
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Fayette County Farmers Home Administration
Gary Brownell
West Union
Fayette County
Gary
Gene
West Union Fha
Maynard Cooperative
Brownells
Steve
Brad
Brenda
Farmers Home Adminisstration
Ford signs foreign aid bill amid misgivings
President Ford signed a $3.7 billion foreign aid bill with considerable misgivings, noting congressional cuts may harm U.S. interests. The measure totals $2.3 billion below the requested level for the year ending June, includes over $1 billion for the Middle East and $440 million for Indo-China reconstruction, and provides no military aid for Cambodia or South Vietnam.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Middle East
Indo-China
Cambodia
South Vietnam
White House
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Cedar Falls
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Bremer
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Elmer Schnadt
Sumner
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Donald Burns
Aurora
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Cerro Gordo
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Clayton
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Milton Belz
Ryan
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Lamont
Franklin
Joel Esslinger
Harold Dodd
Sheffield
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Grundy
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Hudson
Howard
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Robert Bell
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Worth
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Tom Toshie Noy
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