Consultant blasts administration too little too late for grain storage
A Washington consultant and former Iowa congressman Bill Scherle told a hearing in the Iowa County Courthouse that the Reagan administration is slow to provide needed grain storage. He projected 300 million to 500 million bushels of new space may be required to store this year and last year’s carryover, criticizing delays and long term programs for farmers.
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al Sweglevagette
Marengo
Iowa
Bill Scherle
Scherle
USDA
U.S
Washington, D.C
Merrill Marxman
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Leach
Congress
Evans
U.S. Agriculture
John Black
Verne Folkmann
Keystone
Folkmann
Marxman
Berkley Bedell
D Lowa
Charles Percy
Bill
Larry Beyer
Iowa County Farm Bureau
Black
Beyer
Cedar Rapids Wilson Foods prices steady in midweek market
Wilson Foods of Cedar Rapids held steady prices for lamb and hogs with discounts on heavier weights and Friday openings. Market notes from Waterloo and regional centers show mixed shifts in meat and bean prices amid Memorial Day observances and light demand, with dressed meats and beef prices described as steady to mixed.
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Cedar Rapids Wilson Foods
Cedar Rapids
Wilsons
West North Central
Moderat
Crocomary
Midwest
Rent for Iowa farm land rises four dollars per acre
Ames UPI reports Iowa farm land rents rise about four dollars per acre from 1981. Whole farms averaged 106 dollars per acre and crop land 118 dollars. Districts show varied changes with northeast up to eight dollars and south-central down two dollars for whole farms and up to ten dollars for crop land in east-central.
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Iowa
Jolly
South Central
West-Central
East-Central
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North-central
Northeast
Central
Southwest
South-central
Southeast
Farm prices rise 2.2 percent in May amid fourth gain
UPI reports Agriculture Department data show May farm prices up 2.2 percent, the fourth monthly gain this year, with livestock and select crops lifting the index while lettuce eggs wheat and milk dampen some gains. Cattle hogs oranges potatoes and broilers led price increases, yet the overall parity and consumer costs remain influenced by meat production trends.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Rain delays push crop insurance qualification deadline
Heavy Midwest rains delay planting prompting the Federal Crop Insurance Corp to extend the eligibility deadline from June 5 to June 10. Iowa lawmakers including Senator Roger Jepsen and Senator Charles Grassley urged a later date, citing farmers’ setbacks and outlooks across the Midwest.
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Washington
Midwest
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Roger Jepsen
Lowa
Iowa
Jepsen
Charles Grassley
R-Iowa
National Corn Growers convention set for Des Moines
The 24th annual National Corn Growers Association convention runs Aug. 13 in Des Moines with markets unions and conservation tillage on the agenda. Notable speakers include Clayton Yeutter of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Aug. 1 and Darwin Stolte of the U S Feed Grains Council Aug. 1, plus a labor and exporting focus by Thomas Gleason of the International Longshoremen's Union Aug. 2. A 13 minute film After the Harvest debuts, and a conservation tillage panel features Dan Stadtmueller, Drew Stabler, and a third producer. The event hosts a 150 exhibitor trade show, equipment displays by Deere and Co and International Harvester, tours of Pioneer Hi Bred International Living History Farms and Meredith Publishing test kitchens, plus a free sweet corn feed at Nollen Plaza. The convention is open to the public with a $5 registration and extra meal costs, timed with the National Hot Air Balloon Championships in Indianola. This is the first Iowa hosting in nearly a decade.
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West Des Moines
National Corn Growers Association
Des Moines
Clayton Yeutter
Chicago Merchantile Exchange
U.S. Agriculture
Keith Heffernan
Commodity
Yeutter
U.S Secretary of Agriculture
Nixon
Ford
Darwin Stolte
U.S. Feed Grains Council
Heffernan
Ciba-Geigy Corp
Thomas Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Union
Soviet Union
Dan Stadtmueller
Monticello
Drew Stabler
Gaithersburg
James Risser
Washington
Des Moines Register
Deere and Co
International Harvester
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Better Homes & Gardens
Meredith Publishing Co
Nollen Plaza
Indianola
Iowa
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