Government Lacks Export Expertise in Grain Marketing
Washington reports quote Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz criticizing government capacity to market grain abroad, favoring private traders. Rep. James Weaver proposes a new agency to handle grain exports. The discussion follows 1972 Russia sales and a forthcoming major wheat sale, with Clarence D Palmby noting Canada’s government marketing approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture
Earl. Hutz
James Weaver
Dore
Buzz
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bute
Russia
Clarence D. Palmby
Big Continental Grain Co
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
U.S
Farm Auction Notices Span Sept Dates in Iowa Region
A sequence of farm auctions and estate sales scheduled across Iowa counties including Johnson, Linn, Cedar, and Black Hawk. Items include machinery, antiques, livestock, and real estate with multiple estates and dispersal sales listed by organizers and locations such as Mechanicaville, Shueyville, Cascade, and Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlie Keebler
Ryan
Dale Kohl
Mechanicaville
Clabe
Mach
Enods
Exall Barta
Shueyville
Duroc
Parsons-Berry-Reymion
Johnson County Fairground
Jews City
Thurs
Dan Kane
Cascade
Albuynett
Jimmy Robertson
Marion
Sat
Angus
David Sehl
Ledge
Central City
T.LP Rec Meeting Friday in Brooklyn Junior High
Brooklyn residents are invited to the annual meeting of the T.LLP rural electric cooperative Friday at 7 p.m. in the junior high school auditorium. The gathering will cover reports, elections, and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
T.llp. Rural Electric Cooperative of
Sullien Cow Tops Winneshiek Milk Test
A registered Holstein owned by Everett Sullien of Mabel Minnesota led Winneshiek county in the 305 day lactation test during June and July with 748 pounds of butterfat. Other producers above 700 pounds were Albert Ashbacher of Postville with 737 and the Miller Bjergum herd of Mabel with 710 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Everett Sullien
Mabel
Minn
Winneshiek County
Owl
Albert Ashbacher
Postville
Miller
Egg Production Down Nine Percent in July
Iowa July egg production reached 157 million, a nine percent drop from 1974. Layer count stood at 7.65 million, down thirteen percent, while eggs per bird rose to 20.8 from 19.7 a year earlier. ON THIS DATE in 1968, a Turkey bus train collision killed 17 and injured 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Ege
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Turkey
Red Meat Output Slips From Year Ago Levels
Washington AP Commercial red meat production in July fell versus July 1975 but rose from two years earlier as price controls and consumer protests faded. Pork dropped 20 percent from July 1975 to 1974, beeft output fell 1 percent year over year, veal more than doubled, and lamb and mutton fell 11 percent from last year while down 21 percent from two years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Farm cattle and pork price shifts in mid August data
The July cattle total reached 3,399,800 head, 10 percent above last year, though lie weight dropped 64 pounds from 1974. Beef price spreads show retail at 1.564 per pound, week of Aug 16, with farm and carcass values near 0.961 and 1.11 respectively, pork retail at 1.47 to 1.49 per pound, farm 1.03 and wholesale 1.20, as week of Aug 23 values moved modestly and retail figures were unavailable.
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Economic Research Service
Choice Beat
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Jon Peterson
Fergus Falls
Peggy
Minnesota
St. Paul
Butz
Sullien
Bishops Buffet
Lindale Plaza
By Brian B. King
Farm News
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ano
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Port Everglades, Florida
Adafjord
Ted Welch
Port-Au-Prince
Hait
Willemstad
Curacao LA Guaira
Venezuela
Bridgetown
Barbados
Castaries, St. Lucia
Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Peoples Bank
Peoples
Cruse
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