Benton County farmer leads state ASC committee program
Al Swegle reports Leon Werner, chairman of the Iowa Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee, speaks in Waterloo amid partisan tensions after party affiliated township committeemen were urged to vote a certain way. Werner, appointed by Nixon, stresses ASC as a service, nonpartisan agency while detailing farm operations, family, and annual yields.
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Benton County
van Horne
Leon Werner
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Black Hawk County
ASC
Werner
Waterloo
Nixon
Black Hawk
al Swegie
Pro-Ag Club to Hear on Estates and Wills Speaker
Dwight Martin senior member of Cedar Rapids law firm Martin Blackstock and Affeldt will discuss estate planning and wills at the Cedar Rapids Professional Agriculturists club dinner meeting at the Montrose hotel Thursday evening starting at 7 p m.
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Dwight Martin
Cedar Rapids
Martin, Blackstock and Affeldt
NFO Meeting on White Corn Contracts Set
Iowa City organizers invite farmers to hear Mike Summers speak at 8 15 PM Monday at the First National drive in bank Towncrest shopping center Summers is NFC grain department assistant for East West Saint Joseph and Kansas City South Springfield marketing areas Summers is a Marshall Missouri native and Hawkeye Iowa NFC president Clarence E Schuchman notes the event as part of the white corn contract discussions
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Iowa City
National Farmers Organization
Mike Summers
First National
Towncrest
Clarence E. Schuchman
Hawkeye
Iowa
NFC
Summers
Marshall, Mo
Saint Joseph
Kansas City
Springfield
Needy Families To Get Cheddar Cheese
The agriculture department will purchase seven million pounds of cheddar cheese for distribution to needy families through government food programs, expanding aid under the food assistance system.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Farmers Union Bean Stickers Raise Question
In Linn county harvest areas stickers on wagons and trucks ask why soybean prices are too low and price supports were cut. Distributed by Linn county Farmers Union, the stickers urge higher loan prices. Iowa Farmers Union president Sydney L. Gross cites the 1965 act and Hardin policy ideas, noting retraining for over 400000 displaced farmers if Congress adopts them.
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Linn County
Linn County Farmers Union
Farmers Union
Sydney L. Gross
Iowa Farmers Union
Iowa
Hardin
FBI Probes Jury Tampering on Sunday Night TV 9 Color Program
The FBI is investigating alleged jury tampering linked to a Sunday night TV 9 color broadcast. Officials safeguard participants as inquiries focus on possible influence affecting jurors.
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FBI
Parity Closes Gap as Farm Costs Rise, Prices Dip
Agriculture department reports for the month ending Sept 15 show farmers received 1.5 percent less for commodities while costs rose 0.25 percent. Parity falls to 74 percent, even with roughly 3.5 billion in government payments, prompting debate over parity as a fair measure of farm income.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carlson's Corner Silver Linings
Farmers face high prices for inputs and low returns for produce yet a silver lining is seen as the speaker claims his crop of marijuana was exceptionally good.
Second Dam a Solution to Coralville Water Problem
A proposed upstream second dam would slow river flow near Iowa county farmland to lower the water table and ease wet bottomland, addressing clashes between landowners and recreation advocates over Coralville reservoir levels. Led by Orville W. Bloethe, the Iowa River Association for Flood Control bands Marengo Amana Chelsea residents with officials to seek balanced levels and safeguards.
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Coralville Reservoir
Corps of Engineers
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Victor
Iowa River Assn
Swisher
Chelsea
Amana Society
Bloethe
Garth Bigbee
Fred Bartz
Orris Boightmann
Howard Beyer
James Foley
Belle Plaine
Linn County 4-H Leaders Honor Longtime Members
Mrs Clyde Simonsen of Marion a girls 4-H leader for 20 years received a diamond clover at the Linn county 4-H leaders recognition dinner held Thursday evening at Prairie Community junior high. The Linn county Farm Bureau sponsored event also honored Mrs Jerry Akers Jr a 4-H leader for 15 years and ten year pins were awarded to seven and ten year service recipients including Edwin Trachta Cedar Rapids Elmer Bigger Springville Willard Ciha Center Point Eugene Novak Marion Frank Novotny Cedar Rapids Carl Zieser Marion and Mrs Ernest Diltz Walker.
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Linn County
Eugene Novak
Marion
Jerry Akers, Jr
Central City
Frank Novotny
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Diltz
Walker
Willard Ciha
Center Point
Akers
Clyde Simonsen
Prairie Community Junior High School
Linn County Farm Bureau
Edwin Trachta
Elmer Bigger
Springville
Carl Zieser
Bruns Shows Clayton Hog Show Champion
Brent Bruns of Monona displayed a 220 lb crossbred Clayton county hog at Elkader setting show champion status on Wednesday evening. Twenty six exhibitors entered fifty two hogs with other top placements awarded to Jerry Brink Elkader Harold Hanson Elgin and Brent Bruns in the remaining top positions.
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Elkader
Brent Bruns
Monona
Clayton County
Jerry Brink
Harold Hanson
Elgin
Kent Researcher At Grain Club Speaker At Cedar Rapids Elks
Glen Mente manager of product and nutritional development for Kent Feeds Muscatine will discuss high lysine corn at the Cedar Rapids Feed and Grain club monthly meeting at the Elks club Tuesday evening. Social period starts at 6 30 p.m. dinner will be served at p.m.
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Glen Mente
Kent Feeds
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Corn stalks on Bullock farm near Gladstone tall but immature
Rose Bullock of Kirtland Illinois stands by two 20 foot cornstalks on the William Bullock farm between Gladstone and Van Horne. Each stalk carries two ears but the Mexican variety corn has a 300 day maturity, so the corn is not expected to mature.
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William Bullock
Gladstone
van Horne
Bullock
Rose Bullock
Kirtland
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