Ak Sar Ben officials review steer judging amid beef grade dispute
Ak Sar Ben officials will discuss quality grading at next month's meeting after 4-H steer champion failed to grade choice. Bob Volk defends the current judging system noting shows reward learning and performance, while sponsors like John Roth and Sons threaten withdrawal over the grade split. Experts question certification efficacy, citing live grading challenges and marbling variability in show steers.
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Omaha
Bob Volk
Bill Jacobs
California Poly Technic Institute
John Roth and Sons Packing Co
Roth
Robert Buscher
Buscher
Volk
Ak-Sar-Ben
the Gazette
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Strohbehn
USDA
Midwest Market Hogs Steady Across Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo markets hold steady hog ranges with $46.50-47.50 in Cedar Rapids and $46.00-47.00 in Waterloo. Wool and shorn sheep quoted at $44-46 and $46-48 respectively in Cedar Rapids. Packing sow prices: under 550 pounds $43.00-44.00, over 550 pounds $44.00. Wilson Foods lists a 50 cent lightweight hog discount and weight-based discounts for butchers. Buying hours are 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. In Waterloo Bath Packing Co. reports hogs at $46.00-47.00, steady from Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Wilson Foods
Wilson
Wilsons
Bath Packing Co
Cedar Rapids grain market mixed on Friday close
Soybeans rose 4 cents on Friday afternoon with December and January futures, while yellow corn held steady for October and rose 2 cents for O N and December and January crops. White corn gained 2 cents and oats remained steady. Prices shown for Cedar Rapids processors at 2:30 p.m. Pro Farmer Grain quotes.
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Cedar Rapids
Pro Farmer Grain
Des Moines Market News Reports Mixed Farm Prices
The Federal State Market News Service notes a generally steady undertone with prices mostly higher in light trading. Farm eggs show gains on large and medium sizes while hogs, cattle, and pork markets display varied moves and light to moderate demand amid limited receipts and ongoing assessments by packers.
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Federal State Market News Service
USDA bulk selling prices and livestock report Friday
Prices paid to delivery for grains and eggs vary with unchanged bulk prices for delivery and higher retailer quotes for eggs. Wheat and corn futures show mixed moves with multiple No 2 and No 3 grades listed. Hogs trade steady to strong with butchers at 47.25 to 47.50 and sows at 44.50 to 46.25, while demand remains moderate.
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USDA
Shorts
Livestock Friday: Hogs Higher Cattle Nil Reported
Hogs trade active with a 25 cent gain for butchers while sows hold steady. No 1-2 hogs 210 to 260 pounds bring 47.75, No 1-3 sows 350 to 500 pounds bring 45.50 to 46.00. Cattle absent from the market.
Iowans win multiple honors at World Dairy Expo
Five Iowa exhibitors claim champions at Madison Wisconsin World Dairy Expo. Larry Kruse family of Earlville repeats grand champion Brown Swiss with an excellent 4-year-old cow that produced 13 730 pounds milk and 633 pounds butterfat. Norm Nabholz of West Union shows grand champion Jersey female and junior Jersey bull and is named premier exhibitor. Ralph Bright Eldora and Morris Medlang Kensett show reserve Brown Swiss female. Ben Crocker Belmond shows reserve Guernsey female. Production awards go to Frank Sivesind Waukon Joe and Tom Lyon Cedar Valley Dairy Atalissa and David Kunde Manchester. Attendance tops 11 400 on Thursday with 1 716 cows from 40 states.
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Wis
Iowa
Larry Kruse
Earlville
Nordic Silason Beautician
Wisconsin
Norm Nabholz
West Union
Nabholz
Ralph Bright
Eldora
Morris Medlang
Kensett
National Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Ben Crocker
Belmond
Guernsey
Frank Sivesind
Waukon
Joe
Tom Lyon
Cedar Valley Dairy
Atalissa
David Kunde
Manchester
Sivesind
Lyon
Jersey
Joe Lyon
Greg
Kunde
Merlin’ Gendelmann
Clarence
Doug Brown
Colesbury
Ayrshire
Delaware County
Colesburg 4-H
Steve Schwietert
Tom Gruenwald
Lost Nation
Belmont Farms
Malcom
Windcrest Farm
Greeley
I.F. Meyer and Son
McGregor
Belmont
Windcrest
Meyer
Dane County Exposition Center
Farmers urged to save soil by avoiding fall tillage
Jones County farmers are asked to sign pledge cards promising not to till soybean ground this fall for a second year. Last year 140 farmers pledged not to till 11 000 acres, about 26 percent of the county’s soybean acres. The Antilage Committee led by Ron Williams cites erosion as a key risk and notes donations of herbicides and insecticides for pledging farmers. Pledges and information are available from the Soil Conservation Service in Anamosa or the Extension office and ASCS in Monticello.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Ron Williams
Williams
Jones County Soil Conservation District
ASCS
SCS
Soil Conservation Service
East Main Street
Farm Bureau
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Monticello
Iowa Farm Bureau backs market based loan rates for corn soybeans
Iowa Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner proposes a five year price based loan system for soybeans corn and wheat set at 75 percent of the average of the previous five years with the floor 5.02 for soybeans and 2.40 for corn He argues this avoids fixed statutory figures and urges Congress to adopt the plan in the farm bill. In Ames predictions of record yields accompany the state master’s yield contest with checkers verifying top harvests including corn over 200 bushels and soybeans over 70 bushels in parts of Iowa.
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West Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Senate
Congress
Dean Kleckner
Rudd
Kleckner
Iowa
U.S
Ames
Iowa Crop Improvement Association of
Montgomery
Arden Campbell
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
the Gazette
Drop in beef imports seen
US beef imports in 1981 are projected at 1.235 billion pounds, down 13 percent from 1980. Agriculture Secretary John Block noted quarterly declines since late last year, with imports under the level triggering Meat Import Law restraints. Australia remains the largest supplier despite recent shipment disruptions.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture
John Block
United States
Australia
Kalona elevator licenses suspended in Iowa over alleged false finances
Iowa Commerce Commission suspended D H Feed and Grain Inc licenses in Kalona after a staff report alleged false and deceiving financial information. A hearing is set for Oct 26 in Des Moines, with president Donald Dickel to explain why licenses should not be revoked. The agency also found a possible deficit near 150000 dollars and a 2766 bushel corn and 568 bushel oats shortage.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Commission
D&h Feed and Grain Inc
Kalona
Donald Dickel
Wallace Dick
Larry Jones
Jones
Commerce Commission
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