World Price Ideas in Farm Program Proposals
Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin plans a farm program worksheet for the senate agriculture committee to broaden its support. He and aides describe options that loosen price supports and permit flexible payments tied to world prices, with talks ongoing in both chambers.
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Washington
Clifford M. Hardin
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Hardin
Department
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
C R Land Bank Holds Fall Annual Meeting in Marion
The Federal Land Bank Assn of Cedar Rapids held its fall annual meeting in Marion Tuesday evening to comply with by-laws. Minutes from February 1969 were read and a short business meeting followed. A full-scale meeting is planned for fall 1970 with directors listed including Howie, Lehr, Neal, Henderson, Scott, and Owens.
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Federal Land Bank Assn. of
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn
Benton
Jones Counties
Kenneth Howie
Monticello
Alvin Lehr
Lisbon
Denny Neal
Vernon
Melvin Henderson
Central City
Bayard Scott
Vinton
Vernon Owens
Palo
Royal Champion Steer Sells for 5140.90 at American Royal
The grand champion Angus steer, Brown 15 of Clinton, sold for 5140.90 at 5.05 per pound from 1018 pounds. Eddie Williams of Kansas City bought the champion for Plaza Inn. The reserve Angus from Emmetsburg Iowa, entered by Jim Hough and Welco, sold at 2.29 a pound to J. W. Putsch of Kansas City for 2553.35.
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Kansas City
Brown
Clinton
Eddie Williams
Plaza Inn
Jim Hough
Welco
Emmetsburg
Iowa
J. W. Putsch
Farm Bureau To Discuss Food Future
DES MOINES Non agricultural foods versus agricultural foods will be the topic of the Iowa Farm Bureau livestock conference held Nov 18 with the Iowa Farm Bureau annual meeting at 1 30 p m in the pioneer rooms of Kirkwood hotel Des Moines Kenneth Harkness Ohio State university will present on non agricultural foods that may be consumed in the future Harkness is a western Kansas native and designs the slow moving vehicle emblem He is a professor of agricultural engineering at Ohio State University Speaking on agricultural foods will be J Marvin Skadberg Iowa State University extension economist and staff member in charge of the extension livestock marketing program Skadberg a North Dakota native earned degrees from North Dakota State University and Iowa State University Three farmers will comment on specific areas of agricultural foods Dean Hummel Spirit Lake Farm Bureau voting delegate will discuss beef Clark Yeager Ottumwa Farm Bureau president will discuss sheep and lambs Ernie Thomas Waukee marketing committee chair will discuss pork
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Kirkwood
Kenneth Harkness
Ohio State University
Harkness
Kansas
Kansas State University
Ohio State
J. Marvin Skadberg
Iowa Are
Skadberg
North Dakota
North Dakota State University
Iowa State University
Dean Hummel
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County Farm Bureau
Clark Yeager
Ottumwa
Wapello
New Dried Whole Milk Promises Year-Long Home Shelf Life
USDA scientists announced a dried whole milk powder that keeps for over a year in home refrigerators and may cost less than fluid milk in some cases. Tested in Philadelphia and nearby supermarkets, two-quart cans yielded 29.5 cents per quart, with consumer response described as highly satisfactory and repeat purchases common.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Philadelphia
Eastern Utilization Research Laboratory
Research Service
Auction Sales of Carcass Beef Practical
Ohio State extension economists Clarence C. Bowen and Paul R. Thomas discuss carcass based auctions for slaughter cattle. They cover buyer estimation accuracy sale procedures and report results from experimental auctions concluding carcass pricing at conventional auctions is practical. Consignors mostly approved prices while buyers found carcass pricing confusing but showed interest in the method.
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Columbus
Clarence C. Bowen
Paul R. Thomas
Ohio State University
National Ag Careers Award for Shepard
Williamsburg Iowa vocational agriculture instructor William W. Shepard is named one of four national winners in the N V A T A career orientation awards program sponsored by the New Holland division of Sperry Rand Corp He will receive an all expenses paid first class round trip to the National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association convention in Boston Massachusetts December 5 to 9. The award honors excellence in creating and running a career orientation program that steers rural youth toward rewarding careers in agribusiness.
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Williamsburg
Donald W. Shepard
Iowa
N.V.A.T.A
New Holland Division
Sperry Rand Corp
Shepard
National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Boston
Mass
Linn Extension Seeks Ten Township Committeemen
Linn extension sets elections for ten township committeemen to join the Linn county agricultural extension council in November. Nominating committees will select two nominees per township and voting occurs at listed township schools and community locations on varied November dates.
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Linn County Agricultural Extension Council
C. E. Frantz
Boulder
Buffalo
St. Joseph School
College Township
College Community School
Fayette Township
Palo Methodist Church
Grant Township
Center Point
Linn
Scott Dairymen To Honor 4-H Members
Davenport Scott county 4 H dairy project members will be honored at a banquet set for 7 p m Thursday Nov 6 at Tombergs Hall in Eldridge.
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Davenport
Scott County
4-H Dairy Project
Tombergs’ Hall
Eldridge
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Iowa State
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Harold McNabb, Jr
John Bousek
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Lee Kolmer
University Extension Service
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Alburnett
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Chamber
Washington Township
Carl W. Nelson
Luce & Sullivan
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