Bill targets grain exporters must report foreign sales
Rep. Neal Smith introduces a measure to require grain exporters to notify the Agriculture Department within 48 hours of overseas sales. He cites the 197? Soviet wheat dealings where secrecy allegedly harmed farmers and boosts futures buying by exporters. The bill would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bar purchases of futures without disclosure and would publicize the data on the next business day.
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Washington
Neal Smith
D-Iown
Agriculture Department
Smith
Soviet Union
Kansas City
Partment
U.S.D.A
Farm Bureau backs study to keep Mississippi open year round
The Iowa Farm Bureau urges the U S Army Corps of Engineers to complete the three year study on keeping the Mississippi River open for barge traffic year round to Burlington Davenport Cassville Wis north of Dubuque. If favorable, program could start within two years.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Iowa
J. Merrill Anderson
Mississippi
Burlington
Davenport
Cassville
Wis
Dubuque
St. Louis
Anderson
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Leader
U.S. Coast Guard
Iowa Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Deep Freeze Calves To Be Born In Cambridge Experiment
Cambridge scientists plan to birth two calves produced by freezing embryos for a week before reimplanting them into a Hereford host. The operation by veterinary surgeon Lionel Rowson and physiologist Dr Ian Wilmut aims to enable long term storage of cattle to boost chosen strains.
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Cambridge
England
UPI
Agricultural Research Unit
Lionel Rowson
Ian Wilmut
Inheritance Tax Threatens Farmers
Washington officials say a study by W. Fred Woods shows rising farm asset values push death taxes to threaten farm continuity. The ERS will fund estate planning research for farmers as capital per farm has more than doubled to about 100 000, with potential tax shares rising to the tens of percent in some cases.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
ERS
W. Fred Woods
Woods
Wood
High Plains
Texas
Linn County Bin Prices Double In Week Sales Rise
Linn county ASCS sold 59 bins at Fairfax site for a 260 dollar average two weeks ago and 27 bins at Center Point for 560 dollars a week later. Highs and lows doubled with May 5 high 390 and May 12 high 730 while lows were 215 at Fairfax and 450 at Center Point. All bins held 3,250 bushels.
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Linn County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Fairfax
Dale Bradley
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
ASCS
Center Point
North Linn FFA Awards Banquet Honors Members and Speakers
The 33rd North Linn FFA parent and son banquet at North Linn High School honored Anton Simanek and Joe Trumm with four awards each. Tim Daugherty of Chillicothe, Mo., National FFA vice president, spoke as $550 in scholarships were awarded including $200 Pioneer Opportunity scholarships to Don LeClerc and Doug McCright. Proficiency awards covered beef and sheep among others, star honors went to Marty Robinson, Anton Simanek, and Joe Trumm, with record keeping, honorary farmer, and senior sales awards also presented.
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Troy Mills
Anton Simanek
Joe Trumm
North Linn Ffa
Parent and Son
North Linn High School
Tim Daugherty
Chillicothe
National Ffa
Don LeClerc
Doug McCright
North Linn
Tony McKinley
Brad Peyton
Marty Robinson
Star Chapter
Star Agribusinessman
Loren Zumbach
Tim O’brien
Dwight LeClerc
Jo Don Ary
Joe Fiala
Tim O'Brien
Mike Henderson
National Ffa Foundation
New Law Aims to End Tuberculosis in Hogs in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers passed a law giving the state veterinarian authority to trace brucellosis infected hogs to their origin and to pay indemnities for destroyed animals. Packed hog condemnations rise with tighter plant inspections, while leaders hope eradication will make Iowa first major hog state tuberculosis free. California already bars non certified brucellosis free hogs. John Sperholtz and Paul Bernhard advocate the program as a path to a safer, better pork product and reduced costs for producers and packers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
California
John Sperholtz
Melbourne
Iowa Pork Producers Association
Paul Bernhard
Bancroft
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