Bergland Warns Nitrite Issue Hits Meat Industry
U S Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland told a Dyersville farmers meeting that the nitrite problem in bacon affects a 14 billion dollar industry and could lead to widespread food poisoning if nitrites were banned. He noted nitrates and nitrites prevent botulism and give meats their red color, calling health concerns incredibly serious.
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U.S. Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Dyersville
Justice Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nitrite controversy echoes in pork industry debate
Bergland defends nitrite use while seeking voluntary reduction and time to seek alternatives. Critics cite a MIT study and Delaney amendment fears, arguing for an immediate ban though supporters say tests show little cancer difference. Legal questions loom as USDA weighs phaseout versus ban.
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Megown
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bergland
Clayton Farm Bureau calls for slashing government spending
Mrs. James Mohr Iowa Farm Bureau women’s chairman urged Clayton county at the E kader annual meeting to reduce government programs and spending. She pressed turning agency duties over to state or private sectors and argued for less inflation and regulation while promoting free enterprise and capital formation. The action line notes the Want Action Act.
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James Mohr
Iowa Farm Bureau Women’s
Clayton County
E]kader
Mohr
Mrs. Mohr
Trade slowdown eyed as communist borrowings bite
Washington researchers at Brookings warn East West trade growth may falter as the Soviet Union and other communist states near borrowing limits and struggle to service nearly 50 billion in western debt. Poland and Bulgaria are highlighted as worst off, but all face debt service problems.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Brookings Institution
Economic Research Institution
Poland
Bulgaria
Confetti grain id program fights theft in Linn County
Linn County farmers are urged to join a grain and equipment identification program spearheaded by the Linn County Sheriff’s Department with the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Farm Bureau. Participants receive a 10 character ID number for grain and equipment, with confetti placed in grain and numbers on tools. The program aims to curb thefts amid soybean and corn harvest, with over 300 farmers already involved.
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Linn County Sheriff's Department
Iowa
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Linn Sheriff's Department
The
Farm Bureau
Orlie Workman
Linn County
Linn
D.L. Switzer
Switzer
Sheriff's Department
John Smith
A.C
T.O
Ferguson
D.C. Case
Farmall
Oliver
Allis
J.D
New Idea
Dearborn
Massey
H.C
J.H.C
Sears
Evans
Western Horseman
Howard Nelson, Jr
John Deere
Patrick Weldon
Coy Walton
Walton Auction Service
Lisbon
Whitney
Emerson
S. F. Emerson
Ellison Auction Service
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Guernsey
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Ron Armstrong
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Margaret
Ray Hammell
Township
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Allamakee County
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Federal Land Bank
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Allamakee St
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H.P
R.C. Allen Typewriter
Old Oliver Typewriter
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Silvertone Victrola & Records O.K
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Perfection
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Minnesota
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Old Ironing Board
Seanymph
Edward Koch
Wilbur Colby
Noel Ostrander
Union Trust & Savings Bank
New Liberty
Donavan Sievers
Stockton
Gary Lilienthal
Durant
Howard Hanson
London
Don Finus
Wheatland
Ron Wingert
Tipton
Troy Mills
First Four Corners
Second Farm House
Zirtzman
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Anamosa
Stickle Bull Rental
Don Stickle & Sons
Warren Wickham
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SOLON
Liowa
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American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Iowa Farm Multiple
National Farm & Land Institute
Iowa Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Palisades Road
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