New Crop Report Policy Aims to Help Farmers and Traders
Washington officials announced a new USDA policy to disclose crop prospect information to give farmers a fairer view of 1974 outlook alongside big commodity traders. The first report will come after September 11 with projections for crops like rice and soybeans next year, based on agency data. Weir said details will be public, though no fixed schedule is set, and reports will align with monthly 1974 crop estimates.
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Beef Shortage Threat Averted In Many Cities
With a week to go until meat price controls end, stores report beef supplies steady and counters stocked. Stores rely on custom slaughtering. industry officials anticipate a small price uptick after September 12 before markets normalize.
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Mathis Chezenov
Keokuk Swine Show Planned at Sigourney
Keokuk County Swine Producers plan the annual Swine Show and Carcass contest at the Keoco sale pavilion in Sigourney on Tuesday evening September 11. Exhibitors from Keokuk and neighboring counties may enter up to two barrows weighing 200 to 240 pounds. Hogs will be sold to Oscar Mayer and Co. on live weight and carcass grade. Entries weigh in from 6 to 7 30 p.m. with a $2 per head fee waived for barrows not meeting show weight.
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Sigourney
Gene Stroman
Keppy Tops Barrow at National Swine Conference
Keppy tops production barrow at the National Commercial Swine Type Conference in Washington Iowa Thursday evening. More than 150 hogs entered the three day show at the Washington county fair grounds with entries from four states and over 200 exhibitors. Eastern Town won most production barrows with 44 entries. Winners included Dick Frye Dysart Arnold Claussen Lyndon Olson Worthington Minn Darrell Owens Crawfordsville Henry Bottema Owens. The conference is sponsored by the Washington County Park Producers. Marian Owens of Washington chaired the top tour barrows which were sired by a Duroc boar. The first and second place barrows were farrowed by a Hampshire crossbred sow.
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Dysart
Keppy
Arnold Claussen
Lyndon Olson
Worthington
Minn
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Crawfordsville
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Washington County Park
Marian Owens
Hampshire
Beef Soybean Leaders Form 2 Research Firm
AMES John Peterson of 3823 Jewel Drive Ames named executive vice-president of Agripro Inc a newly organized soybean seed research firm Richard Elijah of Clarence a state soybean leader and president of the new company said offices open at 103 South 16th Street Ames The company will operate plant breeding research and experimental plots in Minnesota northern and central Iowa and Puerto Rico Agripro purchased genetic stock breeding records and marketing rights of Improved Variety Research which began soybean breeding about five years ago Elijah said Agripro will develop test and distribute new and improved soybean varieties Seeds nationwide Peterson well known in Iowa agricultural and livestock circles has served as administrative officer of the Iowa Beef Industry Council for three years previously he was public relations director for the Sioux City Stock Yards for 16 years
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Iowa Beef Industry Council
Sioux City
Rail Diversions Tied to Small Cedar Rapids Yards
Rail diversions blamed on limited Cedar Rapids yards cause cars to be parked on sidings up to 40 miles away. Richard Petska of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Transportation Bureau says yards are too small and railways stagger cars on sidings to fit traffic. The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered railroads to own more than 20 percent of unit grain hopper cars, a move Petka says may affect grain shipments west.
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Richard Petska
Cedar Rapida
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Extension Honorary Names Lotz Colvin at ISU Ames
In Ames this week Iowa State University extension honored Lotz Buchanan county extension director and Colvin Dubuque area resource development specialist by initiating them into the Epallon Sigma Phi honorary for long service in cooperative extensions work. The item recalls a 20 year old Korea news note about fears in Seoul that some Americans had not returned home.
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Reelected leaders secure posts at Des Moines Sheep Association
Four directors were reelected to the Sheep Producers Association board at the organization’s first annual meeting in Des Moines. The gathering, held on Lamb Day, followed a convention style with Sheep and Lamb Day activities.
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Board of Directee
Des. Moines
State Sheep Board Elects New Officers at Annual Meeting
More than 1000 sheep producers attended the annual meeting as Don Pullit of Waterloo and John Vriezelaar of Monroe were re elected for districts 5 and 3 respectively along with Riley Gillette and Jim Sharp. The board re elected officers for one year with Pullin named president.
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Slee Mulder
Iowa Farm Bureau
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Waterloo
John Vriezelaar
Monroe
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Arion
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Wisner to Speak at Grain Market Meeting
Iowa City hosts a grain handling and marketing meeting at Montgomery hall, Johnson County Fairgrounds. Robert Wisner of Ames, an Iowa State University extension economist, will speak at 7 p.m. on September 13.
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Ames
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Johnson County Fairground
Iawa City
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