Freeman Seeks Farm Bargaining Legislation Change
Washington aims to ease antitrust limits on farming groups by proposing selective lifting of restrictions. Freeman backs measures to curb processor discrimination and supports empowering farmers to bargain, drawing parallels with labor unions and signaling broader reforms.
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Freeman
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Senate Agriculture
House
James For Hara
D-Mich
Two Named to Extension Posts
Russell Swenson, Cedar Rapids area extension director, announces two new extension staff appointments. Andrew Boston becomes extension reader in livestock production for the seven-county area effective May 3, moving from assistant farm adviser in Montgomery County Illinois. Government research notes show a biological clock affects insect spray effectiveness with peak mortality at 4 p.m. in trials. ongoing projects test sound-wave methods to target bollworms and tobacco budworms, using a $41 speaker to gauge impact on insect vitality.
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Russell Swenson
Cedar Rapids Area
852
Avenue
Andrew Boston
Montgomery County
Ilinois
Washington
UPS
Agriculture Department
Another Department
Boston
Les Kral
Vivan Jennings
Agronomist
Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Jones
Varlyn Fink
Butler
Iowa State University
University
Finks
Anamosa
Fink
Jane Costello
Leonard Costello
Bertram Road
Cedar Rapids
Ten States Are Brucellosis Free
USDA reports most states have brucellosis modified certified status by reducing cattle infection to under one percent. Alabama Colorado Florida Hawaii Louisiana Mississippi Nebraska Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wyoming still work on step one. Ten states are already certified. 828 counties in 31 states Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are brucellosis free.
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Washington
USDA
Alabama
Colorado
Florida
Hawaii
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Wisconsin
States
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
DHIA Officers Elected In Poweshiek County
In Brooklyn, William Clayton was elected president of the Poweshiek county Dairy Herd Improvement Association at the annual meeting in the T.L.P Electric Cooperative building. Maynard J. Lang was named vice president and Donald Blommer secretary treasurer. Directors-at-large are Arthur Goeke Jr and Max Hall. Thomas L. Lyon of Ames spoke as Iowa State Dairy Association field secretary. DES MOINES hosts a two day conference for Federal Land Bank Assn managers and fieldmen at Holiday Inn South.
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Brooklyn
William Clayton
Poweshiek County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
T.L.P. Rural Electric Cooperative
Maynard J. Lang
Donald Blommer
Hartwick
Arthur Goeke, Jr
Max Hall
Thomas L. Lyon
Ames
Iowa State’ Dairy Association
Des Moines
Federal Land Bank Assn
Holiday Inn
Farm Population Declining About Five Percent Per Year
Washington reports 11.593 million people lived on U S farms in the 12 months centered on April 1966, about 5.9 percent of the nation’s population. Since 1960 farm residents fell by about four million, with white and nonwhite declines of roughly 4 and 10 percent annually. Nonwhite farm residents dropped 43.7 percent since 1960, while whites fell 22.5 percent.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of the Census
USDA
Economic Research Service
U.S
Swine Type Shifts Drive Pork Promotion Debate
Swine breeders and pork producers push for consumer education as meat type hogs with large loin eyes and big hams gain market share. A 195-pound Hampshire barrow shown at Iowa State’s Spring Market Hog Show highlighted changes in carcass cuts and discount pressures on distantly sourced heavy primal cuts. Extension staff changes in Iowa counties and new 4H youth leader appointments accompany the pork promotion discussion.
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Sangamon County
Boston
The
Univer
Illinois
University of Ket
Missouri
Thirtieth Street
Iowa State
Cedar
Hampshire
Iowa State University
State FFA elects officers at Sioux City meet
Sioux City Delaware? Sioux City. Steven Eb Zum bach of Manchester is northeast district vice president. Eddie Wiederstein of Audubon is president. Curtis Hansen of Town Falls is secretary. Rolland Bradley of Villisca is reporter. Wayne Humphreys of Winfield is southeast district vice president. Dwight D. Larson of Story City is Star Iowa Farmer of 1967. Star district farmers include Roger R. Schroeder of Elma and Dennis L. Kaisand of Kellogg.
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Sioux City
Steven EB
Zumbach
Manchester
Future Farmers of Ameriica
Eddie Wiederstein
Audubon
Curtis Hansen
Town Falls
Rolland Bradley
Villisca
Wayne Humphreys
Winfield
Nabholz Jersey Honored for Lifetime Milk Production
Nabholz Jersey West Union owned by Nabholz Brothers of West Union recognized by the American Jersey Cattle Club for lifetime production totaling 106565 pounds of milk and 4799 pounds of butterfat.
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West Union
Jersey
Itaska Crown Countess
Nabholz Brothers
American Jersey Cattle Club
Hog Slaughter Rises 22.7 Percent This Year
Federally inspected hog slaughter for January through March reached 18,632,048 head, up 22.7 percent from the same period in 1966, according to federal figures.
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Washington
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Tha
Maji
Mason City
Toro
Lindale Plaza
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John H. Kyl
Bloomfield
James Holst
LeClare
Diane Bortint
Graettinger
Kyl
Kathryn Brownlee
Northboro
Douglas Krebill
Donnellson
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