Farm Bureau and USDA clash over cropland retirement plan
Washington UPI reports the Agriculture Department rejects a general cropland retirement scheme as a substitute for current controls. ERS economists Vermeer and Slaughter say 70 million acres retired would still leave ample output. Farm Bureau opposes, arguing current programs already depress prices and need protections.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
James Vermeer
Rudie W. Slaughter, Jr
American Farm Bureau Federation
Vermeer
Slaughter
Farm Bureau
Credit Bank Capital Rule Eases Farm Lending
A House bill to boost farm lending passes and moves to the Senate. It raises the debt-to-capital ratio for 12 federal intermediate credit banks from 21 to 1 to 20 to 1, matching the federal land banks, aiming to expand agricultural financing without additional government capital.
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Washington
House
Senate
Jesup FFA Chapter Names New Officers
New Jesup FFA officers announced include Randy Shares as president and Larry Pecenka as vice president. Gene Putnam serves secretary, Chuck Kress as treasurer, Russel Darby as reporter, and Mike Pecenka as sentinel with Marshall Grosscup as the youth advisor and instructor.
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JESUP
FFA
Randy Shares
Larry Pecenka
Gene Putnam
Chuck Kress
Russel Darby
Mike Pecenka
Sentinel
Marshall Grosscup
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Ton of Gold Jersey Wins A JCA Certificate
Mary a registered Jersey owned by Lyon Jerseys and Russell Lyon of Toledo and Traer receives a Ton of Gold certificate from the American Jersey Cattle Club. Her four lactations produced 2,263 pounds of butterfat from 43,290 pounds of milk.
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Brampton
W. R
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Russell Lyon
Traer
American Jersey Cattle Club
Farm Groups Oppose Textile Import Curbs
Eleven farm organizations telegrammed the house-senate conference committee on the excise tax bill opposing an import quota on manufactured textiles. They warned quotas would jeopardize export of farm commodities and harm world trade.
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Washington
House-Senate Conference
Tompkins Two Year Old Dairy Cow Sets Milestones
A Brattleboro report notes two year old To-Mar Fond Sonia owned by Owen Tompkins and Son of Marengo produced 19,152 pounds of milk and 765 pounds of butterfat in 365 days under Dairy Herd Improvement Registry rules.
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Brattleboro
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Owen Tompkins and Son
Marengo
Farm Recreation Sideline Not Magic Income Solution
The ERS notes small on farm recreation ventures won’t solve farmers income problems. Simple camp setups yield little without investment in facilities and services. Farmers must cater to visitors while keeping the farm functional, a demanding balance.
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the Economic Research Service
Wind destroys farms from Oelwein to Maynard in wide damage
A wind storm ripped through a mile wide strip from Oelwein to north of Maynard, destroying farm buildings. Raymond Landry and Peter Greco suffered severe losses with livestock killed or injured, and injuries to Lucille Taylor. Several other local farms sustained heavy to light damage across multiple properties.
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Raymond Landry
Peter Greco
Landry
Lucille Taylor
Greco
Paarlberg to Address Iowa Farm Bureau Session
Purdue economist Dr Don Paarlberg will speak at the Iowa Farm Bureau midsummer conference on May 28. He will address county Farm Bureau officers fieldmen and insurance agents. Paarlberg served in Eisenhower era government roles and has taught at Purdue since 1961.
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Don Paarlberg
Purdue University
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Paarlberg
Washington
USDA
White House
Purdue
Says Farmers Need Fair Prices Not Subsidies
An anonymous reader clips a church paper urging fair prices for farmers, not subsidies, noting the government could ensure fair wages for production. The Fayette County fair catalog for its 115th annual show in West Union August 21 25 highlights open livestock classes and recalls past fairs. Vernon Faas reports on local farming shifts including corn cultivation by Jerry Thurman and Atrazine carry over affecting oats and seedings with soybeans as recommended remedy.
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West Union
Farm Desk
E. T. Alcorn
Vernon Faas
Jerry Thurman
Vernon
Iowa April Chick Hatch Falls 41 Percent
Iowa hatcheries produced 3.9 million egg type chicks in April 1968, down 41 percent from April 1967 and 65 percent below the 1962-66 monthly average. U.S. hatcheries totalled 311 million chicks in April 1968, a 4 percent drop from a year earlier, with broiler-type chicks at 249 million, down 1 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U.S
Allamakee DHIA Meeting Set for May 27 in Waukon
WAUKON The annual meeting of the Allamakee DHIA will be held next Monday May 27 at 8 30 p m in the county extension office in Waukon.
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Florida Cattlemen Plan Iowa Meetings
Davenport hosts the first of three Iowa meetings by Florida groups to acquaint Iowa feeders with Florida cattle. A film on Florida feedlot performance will be shown. Speakers include Dr. Robert Reddish and Giff Rhodes from Florida extension and A L Higbie of the Florida Cattlemen's Association.
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Iowa
Holiday Inn
Highway 61
Florida Department of Agriculture
Florida Cattlemen’s Assn
Florida
Robert Reddish
Giff Rhodes
Florida Extension Service
A. L. Higbie
Florida Cattlemen’s Assa
Delaware Fair Adds Open Steer Class
A market steer show will be held at the Delaware County fair in Manchester on July 27 sponsored by the Delaware Se Beef Cattlemen's Assn. The open class is for adult exhibitors in Delaware County with an entry fee of 10 dollars per head, funds awarded as premiums for winners, per Milton Retz, president of the sponsoring club.
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Manchester
Delaware County Fair
Delaware Se Beef Cattlemen’s Assa
Delaware County
Milton Retz
Economists Say Large Farm Ban Won’t Solve Problems
Two University of Nebraska agricultural economics professors told a Senate subcommittee that laws banning large scale farming cannot fix farm problems. They argued corporations enter farming for profit, not tax offsets, and warned non family corporate farming could speed rural decline. Tony De Chant called corporate farming ruthless and depersonalizing rural America.
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OMAHA
University of Nebraska Agricultural Economics
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Everett E. Peterson
Glen Vollmar
Clinton County Beef Producers Plan May Barbecue Meeting
DeWitt Iowa May Beef Month event hosts a deep pit barbecue for members and wives at the 4 H club fair grounds. The county beef queen contest judges and crowns a new queen as Dale Autry deputy secretary of agriculture speaks and Orville Kassem presents the membership trophy from the Iowa Beef Producers Assn.
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Clinton County Beef Producers Assn
Dale Autry
Orville Kassem of
Huxley
Iowa Beef Producers Assn
Clinton Association
Broiler Contract Feed Conversion Standard Discussed
The feed conversion factor widely used in broiler contracts is 2.3 pounds of feed per pound of broiler produced. This benchmark guides producers and buyers in evaluating efficiency and cost structures in poultry operations.
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