Midwest Markets Reports Steady Hog Prices in Cedar Rapids
Hogs held steady at Cedar Rapids $48.00-49.50 with 25 cent drop to $48.00-48.75 in Waterloo. Sheep remained $46-48 for wool and $48-50 for shorn in Cedar Rapids. Wilson Foods quoted hogs at 38.4 to 49.5 and sows 43.50-44.50 light discounts apply to 200-210 lb hogs. Bath Packing in Waterloo also posted $48.00-48.75, steady from Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Wilson Foods
Wilson
Wilsons
Bath Packing Co
United Press
Java
Jly
Cedar Rapids grain prices drop on Friday session
Cedar Rapids processing market shows declines across soybeans and corn with No. 2 corn September at 2.43 dollars and January 2.69. White corn new at 3.04, oats steady at 2.08, soybeans ranging from 6.17 to 6.33 across September to January contracts. Prices quoted by Pro Farmer Grain Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Pro Farmer Grain
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Des Moines Market News Undertone Steady Amid Light Grain
Friday market report shows steady to fully steady tones across livestock and grain. Prices edge higher in light trading with light offerings and October bookings. hogs and cattle mixed with thin demand and varying cuts, pork loins and bellies firm to higher, corn and soybeans averaged lower to steady by elevator reporting.
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Federal State Market News Service
Midwest
Agricultural Prices and Market Quotes Friday Report
USDA bulk selling prices unchanged for slaughter cattle and eggs steady to retailers. Major potato markets show russets and round varieties with varying regional quotes, while grains list Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans with slight basis changes and nominal values across markets.
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Idaho
Washington
Wisconsin
Colorado
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Minnesota
Michigan
Chicago
Linn County beef queen promotes beef value and ethics
Valeria Benesh a Linn-Mar senior and 4-H veteran has been crowned Linn County beef queen. She travels to speaking engagements and previews beef education stressing nutrition cost per serving and humane farming. Her first public event includes selling 50 cent beef burgers at Cedar Rapids Chuck Wagon Days.
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Central City
Valeria
Linn-Mar High School
Marion
Springville High School
Springville
Linn-Mar
Linn County
Iowa State University
Ames
Arlo
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Karen Timm
Karen
Armstrong's
Linda Kilberger
Swisher
Valeria Woodson
Walker
Diane Greif
Linda
Marvin Kilberger
Vince Woodson
Diane
Arnold Greif
Area Farm Bureaus elect new officers
Three area Farm Bureaus in the Gazette region chose new presidents. Tama County picked John Weber 32 of Clutter, Poweshiek chose Norman R. Hall 56 of Grinnell, and Washington County elected Richard Huber 60 of Wellman. Hall and Weber both moved into president roles with Huber succeeding James Miksch.
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Clutter
Ron Koster
Gladbrook
Tama County
Weber
Interstate Producers Livestock Association of
Peoria
Ill
Farmers Home Administration Board
Parish Church Board of Immaculate Concep
Marie Brenneman
Wellman
Iowa County Farm Bureau
Huber
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Tom Dunn
Crawfordsville
Leonard Chatfield
Columbus Junction
Steve Martin
Tom Sands
Charles Bruene
Traer
Washington County
Washington County Farm Bureau
Washington
Poweshiek County Farm Bureau
Poweshiek County
Kirkwood to Train 30 in Farm Supply Careers
Kirkwood Community College will run a Title 7 funded program to place 30 unemployed workers into farm supply jobs over the next year. The grant of 165000 supports on the job training and classroom study with private employers and Kirkwood courses, supervised by the Private Industry Council in Iowa and the Iowa CETA office. Trainees receive tuition and wage subsidies, with coordinators led by Robert Cook and advisory input from Arnie Gertsen of Linn Cooperative Oil Co.
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Kirkwood
Fuller
Iowa City
Robert Cook
Valley View Drive
Marion
Cook
Arnie Gertsen
Linn Cooperative Oil Co
Squires elected president of cooperative
The Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative elected Kenneth Squires of Center Point as president after Robert Batchelor of Central City stepped down to devote time to a new grain elevator business near Center Point. Phyliss J. Hoge of Springville became the first woman director, filling the late Delbert Stewart’s two year term and previously serving as treasurer.
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Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative
Kenneth Squires
Center Point
Robert Batchelor
Central City
Batchelor
Interstate Grain Service
Mile
Linn Rec
Phyliss J. Hoge
Springville
Delbert Stewart
Raymond G. Oltmann
Batch
Iowa boar brings near record price at national show
An Iowa bred Duroc boar sold for 9 250 dollars at the National Barrow Show, nearly tying the record as Meinhart Farms, Inc. of Hudson bought the top Duroc. Other high sales included a Duroc gilt to Ohio for 1 315 dollars and a reserve champion Duroc boar to Illinois for 5 500.
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Minn
Hampshire
Dennis Huinker
Decorah
Meinhart Farms, Inc
Hudson
Meinhart
Illinois
Huinker
Ohio
Cyclops
Galen Helgens
Monticello
Chalmer Tuttle
Avilla
Ind
Olson Spot Farm
Newhall
Grant Conover
Baxter
C.C. Berkshires
Holstein
Cliff
Gayle Conover
Berkshire
Ames
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