Calls to standardize hog grading across industry gains support
Hog industry leaders push to revise USDA grading to reflect packer practices, arguing current quotations misprice premium hogs. A task force by the National Pork Producers and Iowa Farm Bureau studies grade and yield bases, backfat standards, and regional price differences, due in 1982 with initial findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
Hormel
Wilson Foods
Packer
Glee Mulder
West Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
National Pork Council
Pork Council
Iowa
Marvin Skadberg
Ames
Iowa State University Extension
Skadberg
Forrest Mykleby
Cedar Rapids
Successful Farming of
Des Moines
Paymore
National Pork Producers Pork Value Task Force
National Pork Producers
John Phillips
Austin, Minn
Hayenga
Mulder
Mississippi River
Security and fellowship at the Woodbury Coop meeting
Doris Engstrom, a Woodbury County farm wife, reflects on the recent Coop annual meeting. She contrasts farmers meeting for discussion with Poland’s people under threat, urging a sense of civic duty beside food and prizes, warning of complacency in U S security.
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Poland
4-H achievement award winner Karen Antons of Center Junction
Karen Antons an 18 year old 4 H member from Center Junction earned the state 4 H achievement award and a trip to the National 4 H Congress in Chicago in late November She a Luther College freshman majoring in communications has led a 19 member club that aided over 230 elderly people in care facilities hospitals and nursing homes Her extensive service includes Jones County 4 H Council 10 local offices and attendance at Citizenship Washington Focus six 4 H camps and an interstate exchange She is a Salutatorian State Scholar and National Honor Society member with community church youth leadership Rotary World Affairs Seminar and Bible school roles and other honors at school and in the community
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Ames
Jones County
Karen Antons
Center Junction
Chicago
Karen
Luther College
Decorah
Richard
Pauline Antons
Citizenship Washington Focus
State of Iowa
Regents
Rotary
Wisconsin
Dress winner at National Cattle Congress in Waterloo
Lora Kloubec, 13, of Amana won the intermediate division of the fashion show at the National Cattle Congress this week, wearing a rust cotton western style dress. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gary Kloubec and had previously won the East Central Town Make It With Wool junior division at Amana. In Stanwood, an Iowa Beef Processing hog plant meeting was rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. Thursday Oct 8 at Lincoln Community High School gym, due to scheduling conflicts with the Oct 15 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heffernan
Bernard Ebbing
Waterloo
Bath Packing Co
Mykleby
Wilson
Wilson’s
Lora Kloubec
Amana
Lora
Gary Kloubec
Stanwood
Iowa
Iowa Beef
Packer
Lincoln Community High School
Iocal
House farm bill debate appears uncertain this week
The House may take up the farm bill the week of Oct 13 after a looming Oct 1 expiration. Lawmakers anticipate continuing resolutions to keep government running, while dairy price supports and parity levels loom large. Farm Bureau officials warn against dropping supports below 70 percent of parity, noting potential shocks to dairymen if policy shifts occur.
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al Swegle
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Vernie Glasson
Glasson
Farm Bureau
Farm leader urges federal cuts to curb inflation
Dean Kleckner, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, says further federal spending reductions are needed to lower inflation and high interest rates. He urges cooperation between the White House and Congress, endorsing Reagan's proposals including ending the Energy and Education departments.
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DES Moines
UPI
Dean Kleckner
Iowa Farm Bureau
Kleckner
Iowa Farm Leader
Congress
Reagan
Farm Bureau
Departments of Energy and Education
Crop Guide soil test and fall application service offered
The notice promotes a soil test from Crop Guide followed by a custom application plan including Crop-mate fertilizer and Amoco anhydrous ammonia for a fall application. It lists several local names and urges customers to act now to avoid shortages next spring and ensure good yields. Contact Olin Solon.
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Amoco
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Allen Keppy
Wilton
John Heffernan
Sioux City
William Hayes Co
Marvin Hayenga
Iowa State University
Gene Leman
Oklahoma City
Okla
Doris Engstrom
Woodbury County
Clayton County
Benton County
Hornick
By Doris Engstrom
Monticello
Maquoketa
Manchester
Jones, Jackson, Dubuque
Delaware
Clayton, Buchanan, Linn, Cedar and
Clinton
Senate
Doug Snyder
Archer-Daniels Midland
The
Corn Refiners Association
Snyder
Katz Salvage
7Th Avenue
Marion, Iowa
Leo VonLienen
Dave Krueger
Jack Banse
Jerry Krueger
John Pospisil
Bob Towne
Roger Rickels
Olin
Solon
Amoco Oil Company
Blairstown
Central City
Fairfax
Hopkinton
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