Cattle and Pork Groups Seek Tighter Dairy Bill Terms
Cattle and pork interests pressed for clearer admin terms in the compromise dairy package. They fear the USDA may not use discretionary authority to orderly market dairy cows, risking low beef and pork prices during the cull, with industry leaders urging concrete guidelines and a full House debate.
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al Swegle Gaette
Senate
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
USDA
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Block
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association of
Ames
National Pork Producers Council
Des Moines
Jepsen
House Agriculture Committee
Orville Sweet
National Pork Council
Berven
National Cattlemen’s Association of Denver
American Farm Bureau Federation of Chicago
IBP seeks Geneseo bonds for plant expansion jobs
IBP Inc. receives preliminary Geneseo City Council approval for a 6.5 million industrial revenue bond to fund a pollution control facility as part of a 15 to 19 million expansion at the Joslin plant in Rock Island County. The project aims to triple processing capacity and create about 500 new jobs, with construction to finish in 12 to 15 months.
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Geneseo, Ill
IBP Inc
Joslin
Geneseo
IBP
Charles Jennings
Rock Island County
Dubuque Packing Co
Illini Beef
Ken McDowell
Jennings
Fences We Must Watch Our Children's Paths
A farm wife writes from Hornick Iowa comparing a wounded ewe to unruly youths. She warns that older youths set dangerous examples through fence jumping like drinking and risky driving and urges deeper parental involvement and awareness of teens' friends and gates. Doris Engstrom notes her rural background and invites readers to respond.
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Doris Engstrom
Woodbury County
Clayton County
Benton County
Hornick
Town
DIAL-HAY program kicks off at Texas Capitol
Rancher Edd Hughs buys a truckload of bermuda hay from a Hillsboro farmer under the new DIAL-HAY effort to aid West Texas ranchers. Hay costs total 2.35 dollars per bale including transport, about 25 percent less than normal. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower announced plans to add 17 more loads and over 100000 bales committed. The toll free line 1 800 DIAL HAY connects sellers, trucking firms, and ranchers. Some farmers donate hay while others offer surplus cuttings to help the drought struck region.
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Austin
Texas
Edd Hughs
Hillsboro
West Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Jim Hightower
Jerry Bailey
McCamey
Hughs
Hightower
Illinois scientists test hail damage on corn varieties
University of Illinois agronomist Bruce Vasilas leads a two-year study slicing leaves to measure yield losses from hail on inbreds and a common hybrid. Results show inbreds suffer larger reductions than the hybrid, affecting insurance loss estimates and farmer compensation. The research, funded by national crop groups, aims to improve hail damage assessments for adjusters.
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Champaign, Ill
University of Illinois
Midwest
Bruce Vasilas
Vasilas
National Crop Insurance Association
The
Crop Insurance Research Bureau
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Jepsen Amendment
Bruce Berven
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Point Defiance Zoo
Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Zoo and Aquarium
Ene
Doris Engstrom Freeland Writer
Texas Capitol
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