Farm Briefs Across Iowa Highlight Exhibits and Loans
The All Iowa fair display plans at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids run June 24 to July 4 with North Linn FFA organizing. Last year 56 head across 40 breeds were shown while swine are excluded this year to avoid pseudorabies spread.
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Troy Mills
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
North Linn
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Joe Yedlik
Yedlik
North Linn High School
Coggan
Weather outlook predicts hotter, drier 30 days
The Gazette reports a 30 day outlook from the National Weather Service showing hotter and drier conditions than normal for the circulation area. The forecast emphasizes higher temperatures and reduced precipitation over the period.
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Gazette
National Weather Service
Farmers Gain from Cuban Trade Return
An agriculture department analyst says reviving trade with Cuba after 18 years could shift up to one third of Cuba’s farm imports to the United States and boost U.S. farmers overseas markets. The House voted 288 to 119 against resuming trade, but leaders expect possible changes as diplomacy proceeds.
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Washington
Cuba
Agriculture Department
Roger Neetz
Foreign Agricultural Service
United States
Carter
Castro
House
Neetz
Canada
Argentina
Ussr
Thomas P. O'Neill
State Department
Grass not marijuana in USDA pamphlets cause concern
The AP notes that grass remains cattle feed at the Agriculture Department while pamphlets like Grass … the Rancher’s Crop and Grass Waterways in Soil Conservation could spark interest if misread. Secretary Bergland, a Minnesota farmer, has called it lawn seed to avoid implying illicit crop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Bob Bergland
Minnesota
Bergland
Commercial Credit Loan Offer Stresses Flexible Amounts
The notice promotes loans from a few hundred up to $5,000 and claims Commercial Credit has helped people for over sixty years. It urges readers to call to discuss options and emphasizes finding ways to assist.
Bergland Issues Conflict of Interest Moonlighting Policy
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland orders top aides to refuse any outside work that could appear as a conflict. The memorandum to agency heads directs strict guidance on handling situations that might raise concerns about impartiality or outside employment.
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Washington
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Agriculture Department
Bergland
U.S
Who'll Take Over
George Dean a 72-year-old slaughterer in Placerville California cannot find a successor to learn his trade. He charges 18 dollars to slaughter a beef head and 15 dollars for hogs, handling slaughter from bleeding to cooler. He says few young people will take up the work despite a long career and high volume.
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Placerville
Calif
George Dean
Dean
Sierra Foothills
San Francisco
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Benton County
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Chris Besler
Soil and Water Conservation Division
Karen Christensen
Benton Community School
van Horne
Kris Gustafson
Jody Chekal
Belle Plaine
Brent Hanna
Kansas City
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Calgary
Alberta
Livestock Marketing Assn
Oak Street
Clayton County
Guttenberg
John Hartman
Guttenberg Chamber of Commerce
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Clayton County Dairy Promotion Committee
Lakeside Ballroom
Elkader
Volga
Joe Falconer
Falconers
Manchester
Mideast
Department
Edmund H. Driggs
London
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Poultry and Egg Institute of America
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Weather Outlook
E- Control Data Corporation
Center Point Road
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Credit Life
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