Hearings Likely On Major Farm Program Revisions This Year
Foley backs targeted debate on disaster and price support sections as Congress considers a new farm bill. Ford plan to overhaul crop insurance clashes with Farmers Union push for 90 percent parity loans and connects to live budget timing.
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Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
the Gazette
Ford Administration
Farmers Union
Foley
Micheal Blouin
C-Iown
Great Plains
Executive Branch
Ford
Midwest
Hawkeye Feeder Pig Show Winners Highlight Cedar Rapids Event
Judges Bove Humnker of Ames and Dennis Koopman of Newhall pose with the reserve champion pen at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids for the Hawkeye Feeder Pig show. The champion pen, a heavyweight exhibit by Robert and Vernon Brown of Laural, sold for 75 dollars. First place lightweight hogs were shown by Danny Jensen of Forest City. Six Kirkwood Community College agriculture students organized the show for special credit.
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Bove Humnker
Ames
Dennis Koopman
Newhall
Hawkeye
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Robert
Vernon Brown
Laural
Danny Jensen
Forest City
Kirkwood Community College Agriculture
Food stamp rules on strikers under heated debate
Washington farm officials press Congress to bar strikers from food stamps arguing current policy rewards labor disputes. UAW leader Leonard Woodcock says strikers should be judged like other applicants. supporters call it misuse of welfare funds and a taxpayer burden.
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Washington
UPS
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
General Farm Organization
John C. Datt
Farm Bureau
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Agriculture Committee
Woodcock
Datt
Bill Jones
National Livestock Feeders Assn
U.S
Congress Stas
Beef Advertising Campaign Aims East Coast Reach
Beef groups from five states sponsor a large scale East Coast advertising drive after a $10-$12 cattle price drop since January. Iowa's Beef Industry Council cooperates with Texas Nebraska and South Dakota to cover 20 high population markets from Maine to Florida. Keith Johnston executive director says the drive targets nearly 101 million people, about half of U S consumers.
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Ames
Iowa
Beef Industry Council
Texas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Maine
Florida
Keith Johnstowa
April 1 Auctions Listing for Iowa Farms and Livestock
A sequence of farm sales listed by date and location across Iowa towns including Maquoketa Dubuque Fayette Cedar Rapids Tipton Manch Ster Center Point Wyoming Anamosi Chelsea and Walker. Items feature Angus cattle machinery horses antiques and general farm goods with times from 9 30 am to 1 30 pm and distances noted.
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Everett Brown
Martelle
Steep Corp
Eedge
Cedar Rapids
Hh. Gooda
Kevin Nebergail
Frank Sturdy
Tipton
Mach
Hh. Aveds
Verte McDowell
Manchester
del Parker
Walker
Ernest Yarbrough
Sof
Mach. Angus
Dean Rekemeyer
Wyoming
Andy Johnston
Walker Sun
Dick Rickels
Anamosi
Leo Schott
Ini
Chelsea
Continental Signs Grain Inspection USDA Pact
Continental Grain Co signed an affirmative action with USDA to tighten grain export procedures. A compliance officer will oversee grading weighing elevator management conflicts of interest audits and buyer complaint handling. Agreements cover nine export elevators including Chicago Westwego Lake Charles Beaumont Norfolk Tacoma Longview Milwaukee and Superior.
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Washington
Continental Grain Co
Agriculture Department
New York
Continental
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
Michel
Chicago
Westwego
Lake Charles
Beaumont
Texas
Norfolk, Va
Tacoma
Longview
Wash
Milwaukee
Superior
Wis
Farm near Marshalltown brings $1440 an acre at auction
A 160 acre farm fourteen miles northwest of Marshalltown sold at auction for 1440 dollars per acre. Ralph Eckhardt of Chicago representing Iowa Lands and Cattle Co., Inc. bought the property totaling 230400 dollars from Vance Wickham. Waterhouse auctioneers conducted the sale in Central City and Manchester.
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Marshalltown
Ralph Eckhardt
Chicago
Ill
Iowa Lands and Cattle Co., Inc
Vance Wickham
Waterhouse Auctioneers
Central City
Manchester
Job Service Connects Talent To Jobs With Personal Touch
A modern employment service known as Job Service highlights high job placement totals, a no fee policy for 40 years, and a Job Bank computer network that expands listings. It stresses personal interviews to pre screen candidates, aiming to place people in suitable roles and urges seeking Job Service first to get people working.
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Job Bank
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Kunde-Line Farm
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Dubuque
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