Unlikely alliances form over dairy price support reform
Washington bargain groups led by Agriculture Secretary John Block and consumer advocates join the CRIMP coalition to press Rep. Barber Conable’s amendment curbing dairy price supports. The House faces a close vote on a compromise plan to pay dairy farmers not to produce milk, with potential higher costs to consumers and the Treasury amid surpluses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Sinclair
Washington Post Service
Washington
Stranger Bedfellows
Agriculture
John Block
Americans For Democratic Action
American Farm Bureau
Ralph Nader
Congress
CRIMP
Barber Conable
R-N.y
White House
Dairy Lobby
Ellen Haas
Public Voice For Food and Health Policy
House
Senate
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Paula Hawkins
R-Fla
Treasury
Commodity Credit Corporation
Missouri
Haas
Department of Agriculture
Uncle Sam
National Cattlemen’s Association
W.J
Dub) Waldrip
Waldrip
Wayne Walter
Kansas
National Pork Producers Council
Iowa Dairymen Face Losses If Dairy Price Supports Fall
Dairy expert Bill Huemoeller warns that 80 percent of Iowa dairymen would lose money if milk price supports drop to 11.60 per hundredweight under a Barber Conable backed proposal. He details break-even herd sizes and current production levels, noting many farmers would struggle to survive even with rebates and older facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Swegle
Cazette Farm Edito
Iowa
Bill Huemoeller
U.S
House of Representatives
U.S. Agriculture
John Black
Barber Conable
R-N.y
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau
National Pork Producers
National Cattlemen’s Association
Dubuque
Extension Outlook
Decorah
Dyersville
Huemoeller
the Gazette
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Iowa State University
Sovern urges cautious Iowa racing plan at fair meeting
Iowa Racing Commissioner Steve Sovern told the All-Iowa Fair that a parimutuel horse or dog racing program may take 18 months to two years to develop and should focus on tourism and breeding industries. He urged tax exemptions to seed a new industry, warned against overtaxation, and noted Nebraska's lower tax approach and early start. The article covers expected timelines, regulatory steps, and potential site examples, plus election of All-Iowa Fair board officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Swegle
Iowa
Steve Sovern
Marion
Sovern
Severn
Nebraska
Fair
Hawkeye Downs
Grand Island
Ak-Sar-Ben
State Racing Commission
Commission
Monticello and
Spencer
Quad Cities Downs
Moline
Des Moines
John Ryan
Omaha
Christmas hay feeding and a calm ewe’s lesson
A farm wife recalls sheep calmly feeding from a corn crib while contrasting human Christmas rush with finding simple sustenance. The piece ties the ewe’s contentment to seeking the manger instead of busy holiday frenzy.
Beatrice Foods Settles Price Fixing Case for 5 Million
Beatrice Foods Co agrees to a 5 million dollar settlement ending its role in a long running dairy price fixing and bid rigging case tied to Arizona school milk contracts. The deal, announced by Attorney General Bob Corbin, includes no admission of wrongdoing and leaves a consumer claim pending. A Dec 19 hearing will allocate the settlement funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Phoenix, Ariz
Beatrice Foods Co
Arizona
Bob Corbin
Corbin
Beatrice Foods
Alison Swan
U.S. District Court
Carl Muecke
Borden, Shamrock, McKesson and
Carnation Companies
Borden, Carnation and
McKesson
Shamrock
Ms. Swan
Judge asked to clarify order in Farm Home case
GRAND FORKS North Dakota AP a federal judge is asked to clarify an order that could alter Farmers Home Administration policies U S District Judge Bruce Van Sickle granted class action status to North Dakota farmers suit Sarah Vogel attorney says order broadened scope but no national injunction letter requesting clarification sent Friday
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Grand Forks, N.D
Farmers Home
U.S
Bruce van Sickle
North Dakota
Federal
Sarah Vogel
van Sickle
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Agriculture Committee
Conable
Federal Agriculture
Farm Bureau
George Brown
D-Calif
Barney Frank
D-Mass
Robert Michel
R-Il
Brown
Fair Board
Iowa Racing Commission
Galen Robertson
Springville
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Don Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Iowa- Illinois Gas
Forrest Mykleby
Wilson Foods
Russ Blom
People’s Bank
Doris Engstrom
Woodbury County
Clayton County
Benton County
Hornick
Freelane
Iowa City
Anamosa
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