Farm Bureau backs 20 percent set aside for feed grain plan
American Farm Bureau President Robert Delano supports a 20 percent set aside in the new federal feed grain program. He backs a 10 percent land set aside for diversion payments and calls the policy key to reducing excess production, while cautioning on advance payments and other proposed measures.
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American Farm Bureau
Robert Delano
the Gazette
Des Moines
Europe
Congress
U.S. Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Wartburg College
Waverly
Iowa
Bergland
Two Manchester men charged in pig thefts
Robert Fuhrman and Jeff R. Shonka, both of Manchester, face third degree theft charges for taking seven feeder pigs from the Ed Hawker farm south of Manchester. Shonka also faces second degree theft for 14 pigs taken in August. They are held on $5,000 bond in the Delaware County Jail after a Tuesday night arrest following the pigs’ delivery to a sales barn.
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Manchester
Robert Fuhrman
Jeff R. Shonka
Ed Hawker
Delaware County
Shonka
Midwest Markets Report Dense Given Erratic OCR
A damaged OCR fragment from a Midwest market listing notes prices and weights in pounds and dollars. It mentions buying times from 7 am to 10 am and weekdays. The readable words reference waterloo area and series, but concrete entities and details are unclear.
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Selan
Seonde
Des Moines US West Market Notes and Price Report
Des Moines reports on farm commodity prices and market movements with prices for hogs dressed meats butter eggs and cattle. Prices show mostly steady to higher trends with varied scores and delivery terms across sizes and grades.
Reagan officials mull buying corn to steady prices
Rep. Cooper Evans says the Reagan administration discussed outright open market corn purchases at a White House session with Midwest Republicans. The plan aims to signal market stability and support a new 1983 feed grain program with early payments and set-aside features.
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Cooper Evans
Reagan Administration
Farm Bureau
al Swegle
Rep
Lown
White House
Evans
David Lane
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Block
Kansas City
Lane
Reagan
Midwest
Earl Butz
Butz
Commodity Credit Corp
McDowell tops Shorthorn shows at National Cattle Congress
Leigh McDowell of Vinton topped both adult and youth Shorthorn shows with her 13 month old heifer Foxy Lady edging former national champion Carolyn Greeley of Janesville. The 18 year old college freshman also captured the open and youth Shorthorn supreme champion remarks as other breed champs were named at Waterloo Iowa.
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Benton County
Leigh McDowell
Vinton
National Cattle Congress
McDowell
Carolyn Greeley
Janesville
Iowa
Leigh
Marge
Jack McDowell
McDowell's
Greeley
Annie Oakley
Jason Carrico
Redfield
Cattle Congress
Sonny Flack
Nevada
Dale Studer
Wesley
Knop Angus Farm
Ida Grove
Stueland Angus
Jerry Mumm
Calamus
Beeler Cattle Co
Earlham
Kraig Schilder’s K
Cattle Co
Malcom
Louis Danner
Atalissa
Bulls bullish on USDA hog report cite breeding herd surprise
The USDA quarterly hog report surprised traders with lower than expected breeding herd figures. Hogs kept for breeding fell 13 percent from last year, undercutting forecasts and supporting a longer term rebound outlook for prices though not reaching 70 per cwt this winter. Jim Sigman of Blunt Ellis Loewi called the report bullish overall.
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USDA
Jim Sigman
Blunt, Ellis and
Loewi
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Sigman
Sigmon
Evans bill links loans to soil conservation measures
Rep. Cooper Evans of Iowa's 3rd District proposes that farm owner loans from the Farmers Home Administration or Federal Land Bank require a soil conservation plan. He says the policy would preserve fragile lands and curb abuse by tying loan eligibility to conservation practices.
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Iowa
Cooper Evans
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