Soviets Set Ambitious Farm Goals For 1978
Washington reports that the Soviet Union aims to raise overall farm output by 7 percent in 1978, contingent on unusually favorable weather. The plan includes grain, livestock, meat gains, heavy investment in equipment and facilities, and a record high tractor and truck delivery.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Fletcher Pope
U.S.S.R
Cooper
Pope
Soviets
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association Clinic Demonstrates Hog Embryo Transplant
A round up of events at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids features 23 demonstrations including a hog embryo transplant. Dr. Gordon Esbeck of Tipton chairs the 44th annual clinic with displays such as a homemade hog grabber and cattle chute. DES MOINES Panel selects three judges for Iowa Farm Bureau public speaking contest on May 31 in Des Moines. Rev. Conley Biddle Nancy Geiken and Cliff Adams named to judge the state event.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
Gordon Esbeck
Tipton
General Clinic
Hawkeye Downs
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Conley Biddle
Rotary International
Nancy Geiken
Vinton
Cliff Adams
Farm Line to Air May 24 on Agriculture Today
Washington Agriculture Council of America will host a Farm Line call in on May 24 to discuss Agriculture Today What Should the American People Know about It Call toll free 800 368 8050 from noon to 4 p m EDT 12 lines available across the continental U S Participants include Rep Tom Foley Sen Carl Curtis Ray Fitzgerald and Lynn Daft from Carter administration policy staff who will answer the calls.
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Washington — Agriculture Council of America
Tom Foley
D-Wash
House Agriculture Committee
Sen
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Ray Fitzgerald
USDA
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Lynn Daft
Carter
Leachman Full Power bull sets Red Angus record price
Billings Montana reports Leachman Full Power sold for a record 50 000 dollars for half interest as part of a 100 000 dollar total value. A syndicate of five buyers from Colorado Missouri Illinois and Canada joined to purchase the stake at the Jim Leachman Cattle Co sale on April 29.
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Billings
Mont
Leachman
Full Power
Colorado
Missouri
Illinois
Canada
Jim Leachman Cattle Co
Weed nurseries created to identify Iowa weeds
Iowa State University opens three weed nurseries across Nashua Kanawha and Sutherland extension research centers. Each site will house up to 50 weed species including perennial biennial and annual varieties to aid identification and education.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Nashua
Kanawha
Sutherland
Alfalfa Weevil Risk Higher This Year in Iowa
Iowa alfalfa crops face greater weevil damage this year with larvae feeding on leaf tips anticipated in mid May in southern and western regions. Extension entomologist Jerry DeWitt notes last year’s early warmth favored growth, while this year’s conditions differ. Treatment advised when 25 percent of tips show holes using products such as Alfatox Furadan Imidan Lannate malathion Nudrin Penicap Supracide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry DeWitt
Iowa State University
Iowa
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers names new VP research
Davenport Dr Clinton J Washam is named vice president in charge of research and quality assurance at the Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association. The note also recalls that on this date in 1846 the first battle of the Mexican War occurred at Palo Alto Texas.
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Davenport
Clinton J. Washam
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association
Palo Alto
Texas
Middle East seen as soybean market growth area
Ed Quinones of the American Soybean Association predicts rising soybean exports to the Middle East and Iberian Peninsula. He cites growing meat and egg demand in Spain Portugal and rapid poultry expansion in the Middle East, with logistics and bulk meal handling improving over the next few years.
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Des Moines
American Soybean Association
Middle East
Iberian Peninsula
Mideast
Ed Quinones
ASA
Hudson
Iowa
Quinones
Spain
U.S
Lettuce prices plunge on New York wholesale market
UPI reports the wholesale price of a carton of 24 Iceberg heads fell from about 27 to 12-13 dollars, with Boston and Romaine also slipping. A car ton price moved to 10-12 dollars from 12-14, as California supply increased and weather improved, easing prior plantings delays.
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New York
UPI
Agriculture Department
Boston
Romaine
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Scrivner, Kansas City Congressman, Dies at 80
Er rett P. Scrivner a former U S representative from Kansas City Kansas who served 15 years, died Friday in Cocoa Beach Florida at age 80. He had lived in Cocoa Beach since 1961.
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Cocoa Beach
Fla
Errett P. Scrivner
Kansas City
Kan
U.S
House of Representatives
Delaware 4-H names trip winners for multiple events
Fifty five Delaware County 4-H members were chosen to attend out of county summer events. Delegates span Citizenship short course in June in multiple towns with numerous chaperones and leaders named. Additional selections cover Conservation workshop in June, State conference in June, Safety camp in July, and Leadership camp in July with lists of participants and organizers. The long roster includes residents from Manchester Greeley Earlville Masonville Dundee Dundee Edgewood Hopkinton Colesburg Madrid New Vienna among others.
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Manchester
Delaware County
4-H
Extension Youth Committee
Janet Ashline
Beth Beswick
Scott Koeneke
Mark Siegel
Greeley
Susan Boge
Sandy Jones
Kerry Kramer
Diane Mensen
Carrie Monaghan
Mary O'Brien
Bonnie Werner
Bill Bennett
Curt Maurer
Eugene Tinker
Rick Vermazen
Lisa
Bill Gearhart
Susan Broghammer
Barb Hoffmann
Ann Manternach
Barb Manternach
Kim Milroy
Jane Turnis
Dave Callan
Alan Manternach
Bob Werner
Karen Palmersheim
Lonna Phillips
Earlville
Rose Remling
Dundee
Lynn Feldmann
Peter Knipper
Hopkinton
Dan Brown
Brian Woeste
Colesburg
Gary Schnieders
Masonville
Gladys Childs
Tom LeClerc
Madrid
Mary Boone
James Broghammer
Cindy Baumgartner
Kim Engelken
New Vienna
Lisa Kehrli
Ryan
Utility refund plan approved in Iowa
The Iowa Commerce Commission approved a refund plan from Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co totaling about 15.8 million dollars. Customers will receive credits on bills and former customers will get checks. The average refund is estimated at about 60 dollars including 9 percent interest.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Iowa
Entomologist Townsend Named ISU Extension Leader
AMES Iowa Townsend 31 was appointed extension entomologist at Iowa State University to oversee extension work in livestock and field crop insects and perform insect surveys to alert farmers of potentially damaging infestations. He earned a bachelor’s from the University of Kentucky in 1968, served four years in the Air Force, then earned master’s and doctorate degrees at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Lee H. Townsend
Iowa State University
Townsend
University of Kentucky
Air Force
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Romanian official Stefan Peterfi dies at Mexico City airport
Stefan Peterfi one of four Romanian vice presidents died of an apparent heart attack Saturday at the Mexico City Airport while waiting to board a plane according to a Mexican Foreign Ministry spokesman.
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Mexico City
Stefan Peterfi
Foreign Ministry
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Lancaster
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N.Y
Scrivner
Delaware
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Therese Ryan
Celia Voelker
Dianne Fischer
Dick Ramsey
South
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Hamilton Beach
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