Iowa corn yields rise slightly as prices stay low
The USDA boosted Iowa corn yield outlook to 87 bushels per acre for a 1.061 billion bushel harvest, the sixth billion bushel crop in state history, while soybeans reach 33 bushels per acre for 237.6 million bushels. statewide drought limits central Iowa output, northwest Iowa expected to exceed 100 bushels per acre. Nationwide projections show record corn and soybean volumes, with Illinois topping corn production. Senator Clark urges loan program re-opening and feed grain set aside.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
USDA
John Markham
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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Illinois
Dick Clark
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Best Farm Crew Helps After Hay Load Accident
A 35 worker crew including 12 pickers and two combines assisted on the Robert Frese farm near Norway to harvest 100 acres of corn yielding 75 to 90 bushels per acre. Frese, age 42, broke an arm Sept 3 in a hayload mishap. ON THIS DATE in 1845, Texas ratified the U.S. Constitution.
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Roundup Strike Action Across Gulf Ports Sparks Farm Leader Call
Iowa Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner urged President Carter to end the 12 day International Longshoremen's Association strike at Gulf ports to restore cargo flow. He warned grain exports will suffer first with harvests near record levels and long term price effects. A separate AP report notes a Denver visit as a protest group opposes farm policy and threatens actions. The National Milk Producers Federation asked courts to require an economic impact study on proposed changes to ice cream standards and imports.
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UPI
Iowa Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
Carter
International
Kleckner
Washington
National Milk Producers Federation
U.S. Court of Appeals
Food and Drug Administration
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