Thatcher Urges Grain-Pricing Study in Iowa
Des Moines AP. Kenneth Thatcher, farmer on a new advisory panel for the U S Commodity Futures Trading Commission, urged a detailed study of grain pricing to see if Iowa farmers are receiving fair value. He questioned price differences by location and suggested Iowa may benefit from local marketing and export options beyond Chicago prices.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Kenneth Thatcher
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Thatcher
Burlington
Muscatine
Chicago
Tallwais
Minnesota
Michigan
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
Otter
Mississippi River
Farm Bureau Questions Waste Disposal Plan
Ankeny Iowa Farm Bureau criticizes a state proposal regulating land disposal of animal wastes and application rates on farmland. Harold Anderson warns the DEQ plan may extend nitrogen limits to commercial fertilizer and increase costs, potentially forcing some feedlots to cease operations while offering exemptions for centrally located facilities. He calls for thorough public education before implementation.
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Ankeny
Iowa Farm Bureau
Harold Anderson
Environmental and Local Affairs
Iowa
Anderson
Burden See
State Officials Defend Iowa Brucellosis Record
Des Moines officials push back on a federal report showing five Iowa counties Cerro Gordo Dallas Linn Marshall and Polk with modified brucellosis free status. They note county status changes are temporary, Polk has regained free status, and Iowa’s overall program remains strong with 41,000 herds and 60 infected.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Cerro Gorda
Callas
Linn
Marshall
Polk
Lounsberry
Polk County
EA. Butler
Kirkwood Farm Management Classes Start June 7
Kirkwood Community College sponsors summer term farm management classes across Cedar Rapids and eight other Merged Area Ten communities. Ex servicemen discharged after Jan 31 1955 may use GI benefits while in the program. The 12 week term runs to Aug 27 with 3 college credit courses offered: farm construction tractor maintenance and current topics in agriculture. Registration meetings set for nine locations in late May and early June. Contact Charles Body at listed numbers with questions.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Area Ten
Charles Body
Monticello
Fifteen Run for 4 H Council
Fifteen teen candidates will campaign for eight posts on the Iowa county 4 H council at an rally night set for 8 pm on June 7 at Williams burg high school. Names include Jim Stevenson Angela Walker Ruth Ann Schumacher Marengo Dave Bevan Marcella Neuhaus Victor Marilyn Maschmann Kenneth Ward Bill Meyer Ladora Loring Heltman Peggy Williams Renee Heitman Doug Loupee Tammy Schindler Williams burg Beth Lelcheenring.
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Williamsburg
Iowa County
4-H Council
Williamsburg High School
Jim Stevenson
Angela Walker
Ruth Ann Schumacher
Marengo
Dave Bevan
Marcella Neuhaus
Victor
Marilyn Maschmann
Kenneth Ward
Bill Meyer
Ladora
Loring Heltman
Peggy Williams
Renee Heitman
Doug Loupee
Tammy Schindler
Williamesburg
Beth Lelcheenring
Farm News honors members at Amana and Millersburg ceremony
Two honorary members aged around 40 will be initiated during the program. The note references Gemini 8 rendezvous and space walk flight and mentions a past event labeled as years ago.
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Amana
Paul Bank
Millersburg
Statler to Judge Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Member
West Des Moines Cedar Rapids educator Larry Statler will join two others as judges for the Iowa Farm Bureau outstanding young member contest. Statler heads agriculture education at Kirkwood Community College. Entries are due June 10. entrants must be 30 or younger as of December 31, 1976. Work hours are 8 to 5 daily.
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West Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Larry Statler
Iowa Farm Bureau
Statler
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood Offers Agribusiness Classes This Summer
Kirkwood Community College will offer a 12 week agribusiness program this summer in Cedar Rapids Monticello and Washington. Courses include Agriculture Finance weed identification and communication skills for those in farm related sales and service or pursuing similar careers. Veterans may qualify for monthly benefits under the GI bill. Registration meetings set for Monticello June 1 Cedar Rapids June 2 and Washington June 3. For details contact Charles Body at Kirkwood. Bicentennial note Paine pamphlet Common Sense published two hundred years ago today.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapida
Monticello
Washington
Kirkwood
Vacacionel Agriculture Room
Cedar Rapids
Vocational Agriculture
London Post
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
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