Dairy price supports and marketing orders explained
The 1990 farm bill sets trigger levels for milk price support based on dairy surplus estimates on Aug 1 and Nov 1. Surpluses under 3.5 billion pounds raise the price, 3.5 to 5 billion keep it steady, above 5 billion lower it but not below 10.10. The federal milk marketing system fixes prices by region under M W orders centered on Eau Claire Wisconsin with Class B milk.
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USDA
Minnesota-Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Wis
Dubuque
Iowa City
Monticello
Minnesota
Wisconsin
United States
Florida
Government Accounting Office
GAO
Hanman
Ending the subsidy era Complex dairy price machinery described
A 1994 Cedar Rapids Gazette overview explains three federal programs shaping milk prices: price supports set at $10.10 per hundred pounds, federal milk orders determining local farm prices, and export subsidies easing costs abroad. The piece traces history from World War II policies through 1980s surpluses and USDA retrenchment.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Dairy Price Support Debates and Surplus Policy
The article explains how the dairy price support program sets a $10.10 per hundred pounds price floor, with the CCC buying surplus dairy to stabilize markets and supply federal programs. It notes historic costs, adjustments under various administrations, and the impact on production, cows, and budgets, including assessments and refunds affecting net costs.
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Congress
CCC
Iowa Dairy Farmers Find Net Worth Key To Stability
Nancy and Larry Shover run a 70 cow Iowa dairy facing low prices for manufactured dairy products. They note butter storage at 216 million pounds and hauling costs down to 7 cents, while stressing net worth as a bank loan and retirement safety. Their son Todd is a ISU senior weighing future in farming or medicine.
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Iowa
Nancy
Larry Shover
Shovers
Wisconsin
Larry
the Shover
Todd
Iowa State University
Iowa Dairy Economy and Export Subsidies Highlight Dairy Industry
Iowa hosts 4,800 herds with 300,000 cows and ranks ninth in milk production, supplying 10 percent of farm income. Florida prices attract imports from Wisconsin. export subsidies aim to boost U.S. dairy prices. In 1992, subsidies totaled 24.2 million, rising to 134 million last year, with allocations to countries like Mexico. Vern Bockenstedt, Bartville, reflects on dairy life and its toll.
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Wisconsin
Florida
U.S
USDA
Foreign Agriculture Service
Mexico
Bockenstedts
Bockenstedt
Vern
Dairy Termination Program Sends Cows to Slaughter
In 1985 1986 Iowa dairy farms quit dairying under a federal program paying 52 000 to sever herd ties. Vern Bockenstedt recalls marks on cows destined for slaughter. The GAO projects 8.5 billion in savings by 2001 with 3.4 billion in consumer gains.
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Dale Kueter Arlville
Vern
Margaret Bockenstedt
Bockenstedts
Iowa
Shovel name blends Shover and Delhi on large farm
The Shovel family operates about 880 acres with 205 more rented. They raise roughly 70 Holsteins and 2,700 hogs annually. Cropland includes 480 acres of corn, 135 soybeans, 125 oats and 50 acres of hay.
Milk prices vs 1946 inflation reshape dairy farming
Larry Shover notes dairy farmers face tighter margins as milk costs have risen from 70 cents a gallon in 1946 to about 2 dollars today. He argues milk has tripled while other costs surged more, leaving farmers squeezed despite inflation across goods.
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Larry Shover
Larry
Nancy
Stable work ethic shapes a family focused life
The piece praises steady employment as a secure, labor demanding path that supports a growing family with chores for children, highlighting a reliable, stable way of life.
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Nancy
Subsidy End Could Barely Move Grocery Prices
Consumers have long blamed high grocery costs on farm subsidies but experts foresee limited impact if subsidies end. Doran Zumbach argues farm costs are a small share of groceries so prices could rise and barely shift budgets. Officials say a slight rise might provoke protests only at a higher threshold, while historical data shows food's share of disposable income falling from 16.2% in 1970 to 13.3% in 1992.
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Doran Zumbach
Rodney Leonard
Community Nutrition Institute
America
Bob Rust
Iowa State University
Dairy groups push self help plan to export surplus milk
National Milk Producers Federation officials tout a self help plan to fund and run a government surplus export program. A 10 cent per hundredweight levy would finance a national board to buy and sell surpluses abroad, aiming to save the treasury and boost farmer earnings while risking GATT challenges.
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Dale Kueter
National Milk Producers Federation
Mike Espy
Springfield
New Zealand
Hanman
Steve Eure
Federation
Eure
Federal Treasury
USDA
GATT
Marjorie Foust
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USL Crob
Commodity Credit Corp
Charlie Shaw
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Shaw
Carter
Bush
Drake
University of Iowa
Delhi
Gazette
Chris Stewart
Vern Bockenstedt
Bartville
Maggie
Perera Ttt
Sphphotto
Sager Gsr
Sseeeereres
SON
Rronr
Renee
ASCS
Benton
Black Hawk
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Fayette
Keokuk
Linn
Marshall
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Shover
Dairy Producers Group
Espy
US. Department of Agriculture
Dairy Cooperatives
Gary Hanman
Mid-America Dairymen
Mid-America
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