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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1976
Page
20
Dubuque Iowa State University beef specialist Bill Zmolek told TriState Ag Days that prices should recover in the next few months. He attributed current beef price doldrums to farm liquidation and overstock from previously optimistic production. More than 1 000 people attended.
ISU expert Zmolek spoke at the Dubuque county fair describing cattle as inefficient yet valuable in converting low quality feed to nutritious human food. He criticized the beef grading system and urged more silage use and recycling animal wastes through ruminants to improve efficiency.
Des Moines AP reports a 17180 pound Angus-Chianina crossbred steer shown by Michelle Gropper of Grinnell is described as the best beef carcass ever at the Iowa State Fair. E A Kline, a meat specialist at Iowa State University, viewed the carcass alone due to a strike at Bookey Packing Co. The steer graded USDA average choice despite the exhibition.
The Delaware county 4 H dairy judging team won the state dairy contest at the Iowa State Fair. They will represent Iowa in a national 4 H dairy contest in Columbus Columbus Oct 4. Top five also included Winne shiek Scott Clayton Fayette. Dave Weigel of Earlville was top individual judge.
The 1976 Soil Conservation speech contest theme Soil Conservation Life Line to Continued Prosperity will be offered by Iowa county soil conservation district open to all senior high school students and 1976 graduates living in the county with prizes of 15 10 and 5 for first second and third. An essay contest for junior high students is added this year with up to three essays per school. Local winner advances to regional in November and state contest is November 29 in Des Moines. Information available from county soil conservation district office or local vocational agriculture department.
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