Cattle Congress Names Grand Champion Shorthorn
A bull owned by K and K Shorthorns of Swisher won grand champion at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. Kaye Lamparek presents the winning animal, owned by Kaye and his brother Kevin.
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K and K Shorthorns
Swisher
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Kaye Lamparek
Kaye
Kevin
K and K
Krug Brothers of
Atkins
Delbert Krug
State Fairs and Farm Events Across Iowa Counties
A digest of fairs, 4 H meetings, workshops, and public notices statewide. Highlights include the State Fair of Texas events, World Dairy Expo in Madison, farm bureau meetings in Tipton Anamosa Marion and Muscatine, Linn County 4 H beef committee, public broadcasts, and deadline notices for federal programs.
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Texas
Dallas
Madison
Wis
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
Tipton High School
Tipton
Delaware County
Linn County
50Th Street
Marion
DPI
Grimes State Office
Des Moines
Jones County
Anamosa
Linn County Fair
Farmers State Bank
Linn County Rural Development Committee
Muscatine County
Women’s Farm Bureau
Sweetland Church
Muscatine
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
Farm Digest
James Webster
Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
USDA
Farm Auctions Schedule Announced for October Dates
Dispersal sale Wednesday October 4 at noon features Charolais stock machinery and household goods from Ray Gienapp and Quinndale Farms five miles SW of Garber. Saturday October 7 offers auction at 10 am for a five acre timber tract by Ralph Krummel five miles NE of Lisbon. Evening sale at 7 30 pm includes bred gilts and boars from A W Martin and Sons four hundred forty four miles S of Fayette.
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Charolais, Mach
Ray Gienapp
Quinndale Farms
Garber
Ralph Krummel
Lisbon
A.W. Martin and Sons
Fayette
Clark accuses Jepsen of farm view distortion
Sen. Dick Clark accuses rival Roger Jepsen of misleading voters by alleging Clark advocates delaying the 1979 farm program. At a Cedar Rapids airport press conference he calls the claim fabrication and says an early 1979 program announcement is essential.
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Dick Clark
Clark
Jepsen
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Iowa Falls
Carter
Republic of China
Conference Committee
U.S. Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Congress
Alton
Mississippi
Senate
Diona
Roger Jepsen
GAO study urges new national beef price reporting system
The GAO calls for a daily accurate beef market data system and questions whether reporting should be mandatory. Rep. Neal Smith bills for a centralized, computerized reporting service overseen by the Agriculture Department, citing The Yellow Sheet as unreliable and vulnerable to manipulation.
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Washington
UPI
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress’ Investigative Agency
Neal Smith
Iowa
Smith
Agriculture Secretary
Agriculture Department
U.S
Yellow Sheet
Chicago
Small Business Committee
Nick Wultich
FBI
Investi
Wultich
Lester Norton
Farmer Richard Olson Shapes Youth Through 4-H and Shows
Richard Olson, 48, farms 220 acres near Fairfax raising 1000 hogs yearly and leads youth programs. He chairs the Prairie Boosters Club and serves on several agricultural committees while emphasizing 4-H involvement for his children and community.
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the Gazette
Richard Olson
Fairfax
Shirley
Douglas
Cedar Rapids Ford Tractor Co
Theresa
Klinger Office Supply Co
Jenny
Prairie High School
Linn County Better Crops Club
Olson
Prairie Boosters Club
Voter preferences mix in Iowa races mention names
The respondent weighs races in Iowa with Gov. Robert Ray and Jerome Fitzgerald on the Democrat side and Mike Blouin for Congress. Curtis Hayes is favored for Linn County supervisor due to farm background.
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Clark
New Orleans
Robert Ray
Jerome Fitzgerald
Congress
Mike Blouin
Linn
Curtis Hayes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cattle Congress Champions
Iowa County
Iowa Valley High School
Marengo
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
South Building
Washington, D.C
Clayton County
Elkader
Monticello
Washington Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Farm
Yellow River State Forest
Tama County
Toledo
Farm View
Linn Better Crops Club
Carol Foreman
Sulsa
Turkey
Popicutue
Wncp
Nat Son
The
Jed
Iowa City
DIAL
Connie Ule Boyd
Steve Murphy
Linda Edwards
First Avenue
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