Orville Weiss talks farming growth and politics near Williamsburg
Orville Weiss, 41, and his brother Laurel run 300 acres two miles east of Williamsburg, feeding 400 cattle and marketing 800 to 1,000 hogs yearly. They expanded with silos and barns, expect more feedlot capacity, and discuss cattle prices, political views, Nixon McGovern, and tax issues affecting farmers.
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Porkfest Days Set In Delaware County For October
Manchester October 20 and 21 mark the pork promotional event in Delaware County. Jim Ryan president of the Delaware County Pork Producers Association says producers and their wives will be in cooperating stores in Manchester Delhi and Hopkinton to engage shoppers. A long list of couples including Liverette Van Note Doug Voelker Jim Ryan Dorrance McDonald Jack Tinker Bob Phillip Bob Philipp and many others will be on hand to answer questions and promote pork during the two day event.
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Delaware County
Jim Ryan
Delaware, County Pork Producers Association
Delaware County Pork Producers Association
Delhi
Hopkinton
Liverette van Note
Doug Voelker
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Dorrance McDonald
Jack Tinker
Bob Philipp
Dick Bishop
Larry Diercksen
Charles Thole
Sylvester Loesche
Susie Lahr
Dale Diercksen
Kenneth Jasper
Doran Zumbach
Klein Lubben
Bob Johnson
Wilbur Kehrli
Norman Ross
Don Guetzke
Duane Johnson
Independence Chamber Sets Corn Deadlines
The Independence Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee set November 20 as the harvest deadline for county corn and soybean contests coordinated with the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. Mervin Hall will judge entries north of Highway 20 in the county, with Roy McClintock and other ag division staff handling rules and contact details.
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Highway 20
Roy
McClintock
Jerry Hand
Bil
Lolz
George Rea
J. F. Kelleger
Jher
John White
Mervin Tall
Ray Kirsch
Hagen Will Receive State Dairy Leadership Award
Hagen of Ames will receive the Ralph Keely leadership award at the Des Moines noon luncheon, honoring a long career building dairy markets. He served as executive vice president of Midland United Dairy Industry Association and previously led the Iowa Dairy Promotion Association and Iowa Farm Bureau efforts.
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Iowa
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Franklin County
Iowa Dairy Promotion Association
American’ Dairy Association of Iowa
Midland United Dairy Industry Association
Midwest
Iowa State University
Hagen
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa Dairy ‘Promotion Association
Ilowa Dairy Industry Commission
Iowa Dairy Association
Agriculture Committee of
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Alpha Acommerce
Guiruna Tho
Towa State
Ano Your
Versity Alumin Association
American Daily
Iowa State Wins Meat Judging Honors at KC Event
Iowa State University topped a field of 14 with 3 505 of 4 000 points to win top honors in the meat judging contest at Kansas City. Kansas State was second with 38 points behind Iowa State in the team judging. Gene Warren of Bennett Iowa, 21, was named top individual. Sixty contestants judged carcasses and wholesale cuts, with Iowa State taking top team awards in lamb judging and land.
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