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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1975
Page
7
Alfalfa fields in the southwest and southeast Iowa corners face critical weevil threats as larvae near final instar stage and damage grows. Extension entomologist Jerry Ba Witt of Iowa State University notes 2¢ damage to first cuts and reports many owners treating fields this past week.
Sen. Dick Clark of Iowa says the Senate Agriculture Committee will draft a new omnibus farm bill likely including higher target prices and expanded supports. He plans a floor under food aid shipments, guaranteeing most future aid goes to hungry nations, with a 6 million ton minimum for Food for Peace shipments and a 70 percent excess aid share to needy countries. Clark notes difficulty getting President Ford to accept higher 1976 crop supports and anticipates possible compromises.
Farm expert DeWitt warns alfalfa growers across the state of sporadic alfalfa weevil attacks from Missouri border north to interstate BC. Larvae numbers vary by field and should prompt checks every two to three days. Early cutting to avoid losses and insecticide if stubble fails to recover are advised as larvae emerge in early June and depart midsummer.
Iowa Farm Bureau seeks entries for its 1975 Outstanding Young Member awards. Eligible are Farm Bureau member families with a husband 30 or younger as of December 31, 1975. Entry forms from regional managers county offices. Three couples will be honored at an July 29 awards banquet at the Fort Des Moines hotel with winners traveling to the national convention in St. Louis January 4–7 to compete.
Agriculture department revisions to beef grading aim to push producers toward high yielding cattle and to uniform standards, while critics warn of higher costs and potential drop in marbling. Safeway’s Frack Srubar says the changes will accelerate movement to yield grading across divisions, with opponents citing higher prices for lower quality meat and shifts in marbling categories. Anca and government attorneys defend the reforms, projecting uniform benefits and consumer gains. An Indian Wells consultant estimates significant feed savings and two weeks shorter feeding times to reach the chosen grade.
State Sen. Roger Shaff challenges a colleague’s statement that Iowa would become a feedlot mecca for wealthy livestock feeders if a nuisance law exemption passes. He says Senate File 367 offers feedlots meeting regulations a ten year protection from nuisance suits, and Sen. Gallagher seeks a formal Attorney General opinion on legality.
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