Midwest farmers rally in pledge for Dec. 14 nationwide strike
Militant farmers from six Midwestern states gathered at a Kansas rally to back a nationwide farm strike planned for December 14. About 800 people, supported by American Agriculture, urged higher farm prices as low commodity values threaten small towns and farm families.
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Topeka
Kan
Stan DeBoer
Bertrand
Neb
USA
American Agriculture
Springfield
Colo
Kansas
Texas
Georgia
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Delaware
DeBoer
Reattached Wayne Kruitzenga hospital bound with arm rebuilt
Wayne Kruitzenga rests in University of Minnesota Hospital after his right arm was reattached following an accident on a New Richmond Wisconsin farm. He had tried to disengage an ear of corn from a self unloading wagon last Monday. Frozen ground beef dominates USDA food program purchases, totaling $435.5 million in the 15 months to Sept 30 with hamburger making $105 million of the amount.
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Wayne Kruitzenga
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Wayne
New Richmond
Wis
Washington
Agriculture Department
Food Safety and Quality Service Reports
Weather woes blunt PRC harvest hopes for record yields
Washington based reporting notes unprecedented weather swings in China. Excess rainfall and flooding hindered autumn crop prospects despite officials warning bumper yields are not yet assured. Frosts and ongoing rains threaten northern regions as late harvests face storage risks.
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UPI
People’s Republic of China
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agriculture Service
Central
East China
North China Plain
Northwest China
Prc
Market News Mixed For Farmers In Iowa Weekly Report
DES MOINES AP notes a mixed week for farmers with hog prices at six months low and cattle unevenly lower. Grain prices edged higher but corn under $2 and soybeans under $5. Hog markets in Sioux City slipped 50 cents. No 2 yellow soybeans rose to 4.884.96 per bushel and No 2 yellow corn to 1.74-1.77 per bushel.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Iowa Country
Food price rise noted as middlemen blamed
Government economists predict moderate increases in retail food prices through mid 1978 led by processing and marketing costs. USDA outlook projects 1977 prices about 6.7 percent higher than 1976, with consumer meals rising while farm prices stay flat or fall slightly. A toy tic tac toe chicken arcade unit sells for 4850 dollars at a Chicago exhibit, featuring a chicken that always wins under light prompts.
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Agriculture Department
U.S
USDA
International Entrepreneur's Association
Chicago
Dennis Sanfilippo
Claudia Bartoli
Buffalo Grove
Ill
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