State sheep queens named from VP lines in Iowa
Two new state sheep queens are daughters of state breed registry vice presidents. Sue Hall 17 of Sheffield is Hampshire queen and Kim Waller 18 of Holstein is Suffolk queen. The report lists state Hampshire and Suffolk officers and board members across Iowa plus new president Ron Pullin of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New State
Sue Hall
Sheffield
Hampshire
Kim Waller
Holstein
Suffolk
Sue
Jerry
Homer DeBoer
Orange City
Richard Roe
St. Ansgar
Eldon Freese
Manson
Craig van Arkel
Malcom
End Near for Bacon If Nitrite Ban Succeeds
John Megown of the Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board warns that banning sodium nitrite could end bacon as known, likening it to salt pork. He disputes cancer fears from nitrosopyrrolidine and notes nitrite prevents botulism spores, saying no substitute exists. The board authorized Megown to send the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Megown
Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board
Megown
Parity Index Dips to 64 Percent Third Lowest Since 1933
U S Department of Agriculture reports farm prices for soybeans corn hogs broilers and potatoes fall further from July 15 to Aug 15 marking a 3 percent monthly decline and a 6 percent drop from Aug 15 last year. Beef cattle and hog prices ease while soybeans fall to 5.34 per bushel and the parity ratio sinks to 64 percent the lowest since 1933. An increase in 1977 feed grain loan rates is announced to support next year’s crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
John White
Effec
Tive
Congress
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Lone Tree Hereford Field Day Scheduled Sunday
The East Central Iowa Hereford Association will host its annual field day at the Duane Stock farm near Lone Tree. Registration starts at 11 a.m. A potluck at noon precedes a judging contest and a type demonstration. The farm sits two miles north and one mile east of Lone Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Iowa
Hereford Assn
Duane Stock Farm
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