Mitchell Farmers Awarded Money For Wild Hemp Eradication
Mitchell county farmers received a total of 3652 dollars under a federal pilot program to eradicate wild hemp on about 1200 acres. Extension officials say 700 farms in the county participated, with payments for handwork and spraying plus 90 percent reimbursement for chemicals used to eradicate marijuana.
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Glory Schaefer
Dorow
Mitchell County
Iti
Doran
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
House
Senate
Clayton County Conservation Winners Named
Clayton county conservation winners named for the achievement awards program include Vern W. Wickler Garnavilla township Vern Hupfer owner and Don Marmann operator Giard township and Lorraine Taake and the Helen and Lorraine Taake farms Read township according to Bernard Hanson chairman of the Clayton soil conservation district Wickler’s Garnavilla farm represents the owner operated division with contour farming terraces grassed waterways and crop rotation to protect top soil fertility and yields Marmann’s Monona owned farm in McGregor is the landlord tenant division winner Taake farms near Elkader constitute the new cooperators division with contour strip cropping grassed waterways and planned rotation to prevent erosion and runoff"}
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Vern W. Wickler
Garnavills
Clayton
Vern Asea
Hanson
Wickler
Vera Hopfer
Monona
Don Marmann
McGregor
Tenang
Helen
Lorraine
Sail Test
Staley urges end to preliminary crop reports
Oren Lee Staley president of the National Farmers Organization denounces USDA crop reporting as speculative and urges discontinuation. At the Iowa NFO convention delegates back the proposal amid a poll showing NFC estimates for corn and soybeans below USDA figures.
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Staley
AMES
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Oren Lee Staley
National Farmers’ Organization
NFO
Iowa
NFC
Dechant urges transition plan after wage price freeze
Des Moines AP Dechant says farm income has been frozen for three years under the 1970 act and the US must adopt a relief plan to reduce hardship in agriculture. He warns that without broad public support inflation cannot be halted and calls for stronger farm bargaining power through cooperation to curb overproduction. Sydney Gross notes federal support for farm programs wanes amid non farm opposition.
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Des Moines
National Farmers’ Union
Tony Dechant
Iowa Farmers’ Union
National Farmers’ Group
Dechant
Dhe
Town Farmers’ Union
Sydney Gross
Federal Land Bank Elects New Officers
The annual meeting of the Federal Land Bank Association of Manchester drew more than 360 stockholders at St Marys hall. Three directors were chosen Kenneth H Sheppard and Harold J Weydert for three years and Henry Brandt Jr for one year. Other directors include Vincent J Steffen Leonard L Glen and James J Ward. Loans in Buchanan Delaware and Dubuque counties totaled over 24 million dollars, up about 3 million from last year.
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Manchester
Federal Land Bank Association of Manchester
St. Mary's Hall
Norman Fiddelke
Kenneth H. Sheppard
Coggan
Harold J. Weydert
Peosia
Henry Brandt, Jr
Hazleton
Vincent J. Steffen
Farley
Leonard L. Glen
James J. Ward
Masonville
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Cattlemen Urged to Boost Forage and Cow Production
Iowa cattlemen at a cow-calf field day at Jerry Timm farm near Victor were urged to raise production on beef cows and forage acres. Elden Hans noted rate of gain and calving efficiency as key heritable traits, while Don Goering emphasized a total use program and developing a five stock plan to fit land use.
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Victor
Iowa County
Jerry Timm
Elden Hans
Cedar Rapids
Larea
Hans
Don Goering
Iowa County Extension
Farmers Must Keep Record Of Job Related Accidents
Labor department officials push adoption of a uniform accident record system for farms employing hired labor. Farmers face penalties up to 1000 and up to six months for willful false statements. Three forms record log, detailed supplement, and annual summary must be kept and posted on the farm.
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Miller
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
George C. Guenther
Occupational Safety and Health
Guenther
Five Billion Tax on New Levies Targeted by States
New state tax levies in 1969 look set to reach a record five billion dollars according to Tax Foundation. Through early September, twenty seven states enacted taxes totaling 3.3 billion, with Ohio Minnesota and Wisconsin awaiting votes that could raise yearly levies to five billion. The group notes payer resistance is rising in legislatures and referendums. Also: Charles Jackson 19 won the Iowa soil conservation speech contest with 350 dollars in cash and scholarship. Harry Strong 18 and James Les 17 shared second and third.
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Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Jack Miller
Iowa
Miller
Conference of
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
New York
UPL
Tax Foundation, Inc
Ohio
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Tax Foundation
Murray
Charles Jackson
Harry Strong
Fairfield
James Les
Maynard
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