Eastern Iowa Farmers Vote for Board Representation
Eastern Iowa corn and soybean growers qualify for extra seats on two state marketing boards. Voters in east central Iowa elect an extra soybean board director, while southeast Iowa voters choose an additional corn board representative. Polls open September 14 from 9 am to 4 pm at county extension offices.
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Iowa
Washington Coun
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
National Corn Growers Association
Promotion Board
Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Muscatine
Scott Counties
Berger
Iowa Soybean Association
Glen Anderson
Ottumwa
Homer Ferguson
Oskaloosa
Sweet dreams in hog heaven at Minnesota State Fair
Two pigs lie in a stall at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights as the 12 day fair wraps up on Labor Day. The porkers were exhibited by 4 H Club members Joan and Chuck Stevemer from Faribault County.
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Falcon Heights
Minn
Joan
Chuck Stevemer
Faribault County
Iowa and Midwest Ag Events Datebook Highlights
National Barrow Show in Austin Minnesota runs September 13 to 15 with exhibits and speakers on farming tech. Tri State Ag Days in Dubuque September 8 and 9 feature dairy talks and a 7:30 p.m. address by Charles Schuman. Linn County Farm Bureau and Cedar County meetings with speakers including Regis Voss discuss fall fertilization and lawn care. Delaware County beef carcass show in Manchester. Tama, Johnson, and Floyd counties slate annual meetings and 4-H events across the region.
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Austin
Minn
Dubuque
Cooperative Extension Services of
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Dubuque Area
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
Tipton High School
Tipton
Delaware County
Fairgrounds
Manchester
Dubuque County
Charles Schuman
Farmers Home Administration
Tri-State Ag
Linn County
John Curoe
Bernard
Toastmaster
International Hall of Fame
Linn County Farm Bureau
Teamster’s Hall
Cedar Rapids
Regis Voss
Ames
Iowa State University
West Branch
Linn Cooperative Oil Building
Marion
Central City
Gene Rozenboom
Johnson County
Montgomery Hall
Iowa City
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative
Union Building
J St. SW
Tama County
Tama County Farm Bureau
Traer
Allamakee County
Waukon
al Wardlow
Iowa Farm Bureau
Maquoketa Valley High School
Delhi
Floyd Booth
Alburnett
Lyman Lanpher
Onslow
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board
Farmer
Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Muscatine
Scott
Winneshiek
Bob Kepple
McGregor Grain Inspection Service
Max Clark
Iowa Technical Institute
Calmar
Packed elevators strain under bumper harvest across regions
Across the Southwest and Midwest elevators run near capacity as a bumper wheat year, low prices, and government storage costs create critical surpluses. Agriculture Secretary John Block approved emergency storage for grains in surplus facilities while officials warn of a fall larger problem with record crops and government holdings.
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Southwest
Midwest
Agriculture
John Block
Hog prices rise while feed costs ease lift farm economy
The Agriculture Department notes record hog prices near 61.10 per 100 pounds and low mid August corn at 2.19 a bushel, boosting the hog cornration to 27.9 bushels. Despite gains in livestock receipts, overall farm income remains weak with crop receipts dropping. Storage woes loom as farmers store 491 million bushels of grain amid policy shifts and a global wheat glut.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Jerry Schweitzer
Farmer’s Co- Op
Dighton
Carter
Reagan
National Cattle Congress Opens With New Barrow Show
The National Cattle Congress in Waterloo introduces a $4 000 premium barrow show the Yoder Production Barrows Contest near Dike Iowa with 110 entries in feed efficiency on hoof and carcass. Final placings posted Sept 24 after carcass evaluation and central test ends Sept 21.
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Waterloo
National Cattle Congress
Dike
Rex Boatman
Francis Callahan
Milford
Ill
Cattle Congress
Paul Barger
Marcia Schradle
St. Anthony
Iowa
Marcia
Loren Engelbrecht
Morris Miller
Clarion
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Ty al Swegle
Zette Farm
Booth
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Lanpher
Jones County
Dick Anderson
Des Moines County
Richard Siegle
State Farm Bureau
Clark Yeager
Jack Parsons
Wapello
Keokuk
Louisa
Dennis Berger
Wellman
Dwight Krebill
Donnellson
Muscatine County
Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Wilton
Kirkwood Community College
Bruce Roskens
Quaker Uats
E Linn County
Clinton County
DeWitt
Fayette County
Michael Braude
Mission Wood
Kan
American Bank of Kansas
CowBelle
Edna Etzel
Divine Word Seminary
Epworth
Pat Remick
Ted Piece
Herb Cast
Kansas City
U.S. Commodity Credit Corp
Don Kendall
North Central
USDA
Erik Ness
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
C.L. Norton
Manhattan
Fred Foreman
Ronald Pullin
Bob Kimm
Dysart
Darrell Anderson
Windom
Kimm
Anderson
Ken Hanus
Gary Minish
Blacksburg
Gary Hullinger
Stromburg
Neb
Brad Skaar
Livestock Department
P.O
Schminke & Son van Horne
Chester White Boar
Vinton
Chester York
P.R.W
Bruce Baxter
van Horne
Butch Young
Wade Houser Wallaces Farmer
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