Iowa Aflatoxin Action Urged By FDA Task Force
The FDA told an Iowa aflatoxin task force in Des Moines to prepare a state plan to curb a cancer causing toxin in drought stricken corn. If no plan is approved, the FDA could seize and destroy corn samples above 20 parts per billion. Iowa will tighten testing, hire chemists, certify labs, and begin charging for tests.
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Food and Drug Administration
Iowa
Des Moines
FDA
Iowa Agriculture
Bob Lounsberry
The
Gazette
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Lounsberry
Aflatoxin Concerns Prompt Iowa Task Force Meeting
The Iowa aflatoxin task force met for the first time amid concerns from Virginia to Florida about corn contamination. Officials cite strict FDA guidance to keep aflatoxin below 20 parts per billion for human food and dairy cattle feed, noting drought years heighten risk.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
FDA
The
Gazette
Iowa
Midwest Markets Report on Cedar Rapids Lamb Quotations
Wilson Foods Cedar Rapids quoted butchers steady at 37 to 38. Mid-America Lamb Processing lists 100 to 120 pound lambs and prime spring lambs priced 52 to 54 per hundredweight with contact Russ Olson. Wilson Food Lamb Processing cites 100 to 120 pound choice and prime spring lambs at 52 to 54 with contact Ray Zamastil.
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E.I. Livestock
Cedar Rapids
Farm eggs hamper market with steady to firm tone
Friday market notes show farm eggs steady to higher with large and medium boxes up 2-3 cents, small eggs unchanged. Demand remains good as outlets seek higher inventories while supplies stay short. Grade A large and extra large 54-62c, medium 51-57c, small 22-32c per dozen.
Funk Seeds to Open Marion Corn Research Station
Funk Seeds International plans a Marion corn research station joining a network of over 30 stations. The 3.5 acre site south of Highway 151 will house a corn breeder and a small permanent staff with seasonal helpers. A dedication is set for 10 a.m. Monday.
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Marion
Highway 151
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50Th Streets
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Funk Seeds
Bloomington
Algona
Belle Plaine
Marion Station
Marion Research Station
Iowa reacts to PIK windfalls amid calls for reform
Iowa lawmakers and farm groups reacted to a GAO report showing payment in kind payments average $175000 per farm with some over a million. Rep. Cooper Evans urged limits and a full listing of beneficiaries, while critics called the program a farce.
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Cooper Evans
General Accounting Office
Evans
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Gene Manhs
Iowa Farm Bureau
U.S
Manhs
California
Richard Steffen
Dunkerton
National Farmers Organization
GAO
Steffen
Congress
the Gazette
Salsbury Labs Sued by Canadian Poultry Firms for 1.9 Million
Fleming Farms Inc and Bray Chicks Ltd claim losses from Salsbury Laboratories vaccine use in 1981. They seek 300000 and 625000 respectively plus 500000 each in punitive damages. The suits allege improper testing and destroyed readings for the V A ChickVac vaccine and no field tests were conducted.
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Salsbury Laboratories Inc
Charles City
Salsbury
Bray Chicks Ltd
Jarvis
Ontario
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Fleming Farms Inc
Beamsville
Block's farm not immune from heat and drought
AP reports U S Agriculture Secretary John Block who owns a 3000 acre Illinois farm saw crop damage this year. Jim Swise, Block's farm manager, says corn yields averaged 100 to 105 bushels per acre on 1800 acres with soybeans at 40 to 45 bushels on 985 acres. State estimates project 80 bushels per acre for corn and 28 for soybeans. Uneven rainfall caused wide yield variation from 29 to 145 bushels for corn and 23 to 55 for soybeans. Block disqualified himself from department programs that benefit farmers when he became secretary.
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Knox County
Ill
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Illinois
Block
Jim Swise
Swise
Block’s Department
Rural group vows action if Farmers Home ignores ruling
Rural America says it will provide free legal counsel for Farmers Home borrowers denied due process as a North Dakota federal court granted nationwide class action status to a May state decision. Dan Levitas says the group will represent any Iowa borrower facing accelerations or foreclosures, while Farmers Home declines to comment pending the case.
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al Swegle
Farmers Home Administration
North Dakota
America
Farmers Home
Dan Levitas
Rural America
Bruce van Sickle
Levitas
The
Gazette
van Sickle
Iowa
Washington
Joe O'Neill
California fights Mexican fruit fly superpest in LA area
California moves to halt a Mexican fruit fly outbreak described as a superpest threatening Los Angeles County's 2.5 billion fruit industry. A 41 square mile quarantine and aerial malathion spraying begin as officials urge emergency measures after traps found mating flies near Huntington Park and three maggot-infested sites are reported.
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Calif
Los Angeles County
California
John Manning
Los Angeles
Paul Engler
County Board of Supervisors
County Agriculture Department
Manning
Engler
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