Faun News Committee Plans Iowa Beef Promotions
The Ames advisory panel reviewed upcoming marketing efforts by the Iowa Beef Industry Council. Executives including John Peterson and Charles Phelps discussed tests in Philadelphia and a May 15 start at Grand Central Market, aiming to franchise successful promos and boost Iowa Corn-Fed Beef demand while educating future cow-calf operations.
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Ames
Ken Johnson
Chicago
Ing
Marketing Advisory
Illinois
Lloyd Mullins
Des
Iowa
G. L. Pearson
Subdustry Council
Attention
Irwin Fishman
Spencer
Town
John Peterson
Tom Peterson
Story
Charles Phelps
Towa
Hastings
Sioux City
Rast Philedelpia
Raikes
John Grunewald
Blairs
Philadelphia
Grand Central Market
Stamford
Conn
Peterson
Iowa Beef Industry Council
oWa Packers
Cattle Weights Rise as Feed Prices Loom Over Market
USDA economists monitor spring cattle movements to major markets noting higher average weights as feedlots hold stock in hope of better prices. Analysts see a potential late spring to summer price decline due to larger supplies, with May 1 feedlot totals up in Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, California and Kansas.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Nebraska
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
California
Kansas
Poultry Inspection Rules Are Updated by U S Agriculture
Washington AP The agriculture department adopted new inspection regulations under the Poultry Products Inspection act. Effective July 15, the rules update standards and procedures for poultry plants and impose a crackdown on plants where inspectors are assaulted intimidated or interfered with. The government may withhold federal inspection services until disputes are settled.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soybean Row Spacing Guidelines From Pur Due Extension
Pur due University extension agronomists advise adjusting soybean planting rates to achieve six to eight plants per foot in wide rows, five to seven plants per foot in 30 inch rows, and three to five plants per foot in 20 inch rows to optimize stand establishment and yield.
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Purdue University Extension Agronomists
Uniform April milk price set for Cedar Rapids Iowa City area
Rock Island marketing order officials announce a uniform price of 4.25 per hundredweight for April deliveries of grade A milk for the Cedar Rapids Iowa City market. The price, tested at 5 percent butterfat with 7.5 cents adjustments per tenth percent variation, rises 32 cents from March and 77 cents from April last year.
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Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Lamb Prices Up Slightly in Early 1972 Market
Early spring lambs born in January and February are fetching higher prices as supplies tighten. ISU economist Gene Futrell notes first four months 1972 slaughter totals fell six percent from 1971 while prices rose about three dollars per hundredweight, signaling growing imports and tighter domestic production.
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Ames
Jana
Gene Futrell
Iowa State University Extension
Futrell
Australia
New Zealand
U. S
Iawa
Beef Cow Herd Health Plan Reduces Costs
An Ames area extension veterinarian from Iowa State University outlines a monthly health program to cut beef cattle production costs by five to seven percent. The plan targets abortions, sickness, and disease, with tasks from January through December such as vaccinations, feeding adjustments, calving prep, fertility testing, and parasite control. The schedule emphasizes monthly health practices and routine herd checks to improve profitability.
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Ames
Joh Nerrick
Towa State University
Herrick
Wedin Outlines Year Around Forage System for Beef Cows
Wedin from Iowa State outlines a year round forage strategy for beef cows and calves. He identifies three main periods grazing only grazing and reserve and reserve only and details pasture types for spring midsummer and fall. He notes tall grasses with nitrogen fertilizer outperform birdsfoot trefoil and crownvetch mixes and discusses fall winter preservation and residue grazing to sustain grazing through lean months.
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Wedin
W. F. Worn
Towa State University
Iowa
Kentucky
Towa
Acass
Albis
Rabbit Breeders Plan Show Sunday in Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids Rabbit Breeders Inc hold a show at Belle Plaine's American region building on Sunday May 2. Free admission. For details call Prank Bechka. Purdue university extension animal scientists note pastures can reduce feed for gestating sows. One acre of good tame pasture can house 10 sows, with daily 2 to 3 pounds of 14 percent protein feed recommended.
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Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Purdue University Extension
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