Special Training for USDA Workers in Bribe Prevention
Washington AP Special training for USDA employees to resist bribes and conflicts of interest was ordered by Agriculture Secretary Earl L Butz. The program aims to strengthen ethics, with 25 percent of staff in regulatory roles affected, and targets standards of conduct and disclosure for December completion. A grand jury heard that inspectors may have covered up irregularities in port grain inspection, with ongoing investigations into the Office of Investigation and leadership in New Orleans and Temple Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
USDA
Joseph R. Wright
Wright
Des Moines Register
New Orleans
Office of Investigation
John V. Graziano
Graziano
U.S
Gerald J. Gallinghouse
Grand Jury
Temple
Tex
Moore Clouse Win Linn Park Show Carcass Event
Franklin Moore of Springville and Kay Clouse of Lisbon won top honors in Linn County Quality Pork show carcass contest. Kay Clouse’s 223 pound pig took senior individual and live judging first with 46.59 percent ham and 5.7 square inch loin eye. Moore’s 230 pound entries placed lower in live judging, with an adjusted 49.70 percent ham and 6.2 square inch loin eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Moore
Springville
Kay Clouse
Lisbon
Linn County
Moore
Kay
Soil Workshop at Strawberry Point
The Jawy Teachers Conservation Workshop will be built at Camp Ewalu near Strawberry Point on October 3 and 4. It starts 9 am on October 3 and ends Saturday afternoon October 4. Teachers at any level are eligible to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Jawy
Camp Ewalu
Ak Sar Ben Show Honors Go To Iowa Exhibitors
In Omaha area, three Iowa youths win breed champions at Ak-Sar-Ben market steer show. Ron Williams 13 Orient Hereford Denise Winklepleck 18 Dysart Angus and Mike Schlegel 15 Culbertson Shorthorn claim top class titles. Crossbreds have led grand champion wins recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Qmaha
Neb
Ron Williams
Orient
Hereford
Denise Winkleplerk
Dysart
Angus
Mike Schlegel
Culbertson
Hampshire
Tim Baumgart
Lake Park
Towa
Todd Adamson
Cody
Paula Braod
Nickerson
Linda Johnson
Blair
Nebraska
Rhonda Brumley
Carson
Miss Johnson
al Johnson
Blair High School
Miss Carson
Homer Brumley
Farm Auctions Open Weekend Sale Schedule
A collection of farm auction notices listing bidders and locations around Manchester Brandon Swisher Lisbon Center Point Prairietown Wakbrek with multiple close out sales and public auctions featuring machines stock cows and antiques scheduled from September 27 through October 5 across several Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baty
Joan Bonkenstedt
Iimi
Manchester
Pam
Mach
Tiques
Laverne Bauer
Brandon
Dorothy Burkle
Bart P. Fison
Center Point
Swisher
Robert Potter
Lisbon
Sun
Bryan Megonigle
Richard Mawe
Carl Michels
Prairizburg
Floyd Etzel
Display Advertising Dates Noted in Fractured Ad Copy
Fractured notice shows partial scheduling for Roan display advertising with incomplete times and dates. The readable items indicate a Friday through Saturday window and a 5 pm deadline for some orders. No clear organizations or full event details are present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Office
Roughage Session at Independence SST 30
A roughage handling and utilization meeting will be held Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courthouse assembly room, Independence. Speakers include Phil Hufford on costs and returns of roughage methods, Kay Connelly on nutrient removal, and Jim Meno on nutrient value to livestock and supplementation for maximum use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Phil Hufford
Waterloo
Kay Connelly
Acea
Jim Meno
Johnson Farm Bureau Seeks Land Valuation Change
OWA CITY The Johnson county Farm Bureau urged property valuations based on earning capacity of land rather than area land sales. They also backed a five member county board of supervisors with district seats. All but one officer were re elected. John Dane of Iowa City elected as voting delegate for 3 years. Officers re elected include: Lee Sieging, Milver Horn, Larry Barnes, and Maynard Hebi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owa
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Farm Bureau
John Dane
Iowa City
Joe Kauffman
Lee Sie
Anamosa homemaker wins hog carcass prize at swine clinic
Maria Bro of Anamosa took first in the Janes County swine clinic with a 215 pound Chester White that yielded a 161 pound carcass 31.3 inches long and 5.6 square inches loineye. George Bro placed third with a 240 pound Hampshire whose carcass measured 32.9 inches with 1.27 inch backfat and 1.6 square inches loineye. Participants from Monticello Lisbon and Anamosa filled the top ten, as Grover Miele noted hogs are longer yet heavier than past clinics and 52 percent had spineye less than ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Anamosa
Maria Bro
Janes County
George
Marie
Chester
Hampshire
John Beal
Norbert Ham
John Secrist
David Blythe
Lisbon
Pat Hunt
Everett Tobiason
Grover Miele
Miehe
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By Don Kendall
Ron Juhl
Fairfax
Robin Kohl
Marion
Brian Becika
Mt. Vernon
Dick Moore
Survieville
Alva Parizek
Center Paint
Brian Mallie
David Siggins
Ira Parizek
Vesta Parizek
Lois
Linn County Park Producers
Lisbon Swine Testing Station
Wilson and Co
Linn County Extension Service
Jim Irons
Clarence
United Salvage Associates, Inc
Dubuque Road
Benton County
Vinton
St. P.M
Frank Ohlson
Keystone-Garrison
Anna Obermueller
Frad Obermueller
Kaystone
Don Boddicker
Buist
St. Vinton
Lowa
Lowe County Savings Bank
Marengo
Lows
Pauline Obermualler
Bob Dillon
McMoon
Independence Sst
Johnson Farm Bureau
Farm News
B.C
Augustus Caesar
Paramount Pharmacies
Dai
Mt. Vernon Rd
3Rd. Ave. S.E
Jacelyn Dr
N.W
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Johnson Ave
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