Land preservation debated at Drake conference
At the Drake University Land Preservation Conference, most speakers urged protecting prime farm land while clashing over methods. Legislators discussed bans on fall plowing and upcoming land use bills, with farmers backing voluntary and education driven approaches over mandatory rules.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Lester Menke
Calumet
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Tom Slater
Council Bluffs
Albert Good
Methodist Church
Jack Burt
United Church of Christ
Land ownership and soil conservation spark Iowa debate
In Des Moines a panel discussing soil conservation and farm land ownership debates the loss of farms, rising land costs, and the fear of a landed aristocracy. Speakers include Bishop Maurice Dingman and Rep. Doug Smalley with varied views on redistribution and tenancy.
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National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Des Moines
Maynard Jaynes
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Ames
Dingman
William Schaeffer
Helen Vinton
Schaeffer
Thomas Jefferson
Vinton
Iowa
Lloyd Clark
Urbandale
Clark
Doug Smalley
D-Des Moines
Larry Vance
Iowa Department of Soil Conservation
Bill Greiner
Ankeny
Soil Conservation Society of America
Iowa State University
Vance
Jim Grant
City Planning Department
Grant
Dennis Kraft
Iowa City Planning Department
Kraft
Iowa City
Crop size estimate eyed for US corn and other crops
The USDA Crop Reporting Board sets Wednesday afternoon release for the monthly crop report detailing corn production forecasts around 7.11 billion bushels and revisions for soybeans cotton wheat and other crops based on early-month field surveys. Weather and frost risks could affect late-maturing corn while most major producing areas show good conditions.
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U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
Midwest
Iowa 4-H elects Johnson County leaders and council slate
Iowa City residents elect Mary Wall chair Craig Schneider vice chair and Martha Hemingway secretary of the Johnson County 4-H Council. Pat Rayner and Mark Stutsman named as state council candidates. Other members include Karen Bray Heb Linda Ross Schnoes Sladek and Van Orden.
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Iowa City
Mary Wall
Johnson County
Craig Schneider
Martha Hemingway
Pat Rayner
Lone Tree
Mark Stutsman
Karen Bray
Karen Heb
Linda Ross
Susan Schnoes
Joe Sladek
Kate van Orden
Goldie Hawn to Star in Pvt. Benjamin Army Comedy
Goldie Hawn joins the cast of Pvt. Benjamin a Warner Bros. comedy about a woman who enters the Army. Arthur Hiller will direct from a script by Meyers Shyer and Miller with production slated to start October 22 in multiple U S cities and on location in Paris and Brussels.
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Hollywood
Goldie Hawn
Warner Bros
Pvt. Benjamin
Arthur Hiller
Nancy Meyers
Charles Shyer
Harvey Miller
Paris
Brussels
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