Farm Races Test Voters On Policy In South Dakota
The Gazette outlines two incumbents vying for one South Dakota House seat in a farm policy referendum. Tom Daschle faces Clint Roberts, with Block policy ties shaping the race. Iowa contests and Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois races also loom as farmers evaluate farm program impacts and milk price proposals.
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the Gazette
Key Farm
House Agriculture Committee
South Dakota
House of Representatives
House
Tom Daschle
Clint Roberts
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Roberts
Block
Daschle
Farmers Home Administration
Black
Tom Harkin
Berkley Bedell
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Republican Committee
Tom Hagedorn
Arlan Stangeland
Steve Gunderson
Gunderson
Reagan
Paul Findley
Findley
Suburban Sprawl Encroaches on Golden Maxim Farm
A 120 acre Louisville Kentucky horse farm named Golden Maxim is boxed in by expanding suburbs as a modern office building rises nearby, illustrating the clash between rural land and urban growth surrounding the property.
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Suburbia
Louisville
Quick Attack combines heads test farmers patience
Doris Engstrom writes from Woodbury County about the recurring problem of changing combine heads. She notes the frustration, the range of makes and models, and the heedful humor farmers use. The column offers practical tips and reflects on farm life and shared harvest struggles.
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Doris Engstrom
Woodbury County
Clayton County
Benton County
Hornick
Iowa
Farmer Turrentine to lead new U S cost of production board
Agriculture Secretary John Block appoints William Turrentine of Garden City Kansas as chairman of the 11 member National Agricultural Cost of Production Standards Review Board. The panel reviews farm production cost estimates and parity calculations and includes a USDA employee as a member.
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Washington
John Block
Kansas
William Turrentine
Garden City
Kan
National Agricultural Cost of Production Standards Review Board
Congress
Turrentine
Carol Hallet
Agriculture Committee
California
FFA Convention to Host Block and TV Stars in Kansas City
U S Secretary of Agriculture John Block and TV personalities Eddie Albert and Melissa Gilbert will address the 55th National Future Farmers of America Convention November 11 to 13 in Kansas City Missouri. More than 23 000 FFA members advisers and guests are expected to attend with nine contests including meats dairy cattle poultry and floriculture. The event will award 751 American Farmer Degrees and 22 career area proficiency awards plus public speaking contests and the National Agricultural Career Show. Six new national officers will be elected and installed at the site.
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Kansas City, Mo
U.S
John Block
Eddie Albert
Melissa Gilbert
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Kansas City
H. Roe Bartle
Fertilize in the Fall for a Faster Spring Planting
Wet spring weather is only one reason to apply nitrogen in fall. High spring demand limits anhydrous ammonia supply, making fall applications advantageous for residue decomposition, winter storage, and quicker spring planting. Amoco anhydrous ammonia is available now with ACA additive, plus equipment for proper application. Contact Leo Von Lienen and team for spring readiness.
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al Swegie Gazette Farm Editor
Cooper Evans
Black Hawk County
Lynn Cutler
Evans
Cutler
Farmer
U.S. Review Board
Sewer
USDA
Over Childers
Cordele
James Milton Devers Jr
Nichols, S.C
Laverance V. Gray
Nampa
Idaho
Timothy N. Hartsock
Chillicothe
Ohio
Milton J. Hertz
Mott
N.D
John N. Kautz
Lodi
Calif
Marvin R. Duncan
The
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Bobby H. Robinson
Clemson University
S.C
George Hoffman
Economic Research Service
Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel
Leo von Lienen
Kurt Rich
Jack Banse
Jerry Krueger
John Pospisil
Robert Towne
Roger Rickels
Blairstown
Fairfax Central City
Hopkinton
Martello
Olin
Solon
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