FFA Members From Columbus Area Win Purple Ribbons
Nebraska Grain Show in Lincoln awards 38 purple ribbons to 4 H and FFA members from Clay Hamilton and Buffalo counties. Winners include Dean Olsson Edgar Lane Pohlman Stanton James Geyer Newman Grove Ron Arp Sutton Donald Wachal Richland Todd Hofmann Sutton and others from East Butler Columbus Lakeview Newman Grove Schuyler and more.
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Columbus Area
FFA
Nebraska
Lincoln
Clay
Hamilton
Buffalo
Wauneta
East Butler
Geneva
Newman Grove
Nebraksa Grain and Feed Dealers Association
Dean Olsson
Edgar
Clay County
Lane Pohlman
Stanton Ffa
James K. Geyer
Newman Grove Ffa
Ron Arp
Sutton
Donald Wachal
Richland
Schuyler Ffa
Todd Hofmann
Columbus
Todd Stewart
Albion
Gary R. Nelson
Kelly Veshma
David City
Doug Rech
Dwight
Valerie Schroeder
Columbus Lakeview
Kent Lee
Russell Marty
Leigh Ffa
Randy Helman
Brainard
Sovybeans
Chris Svoboda
Rogers
Richard Braun
Humphrey
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
Nebraska Association of Future Farmers of America
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service
Lakeview FFA Meeting Notes and Upcoming Events
The Lakeview FFA Chapter met Tuesday with junior officers Keith Kallwell president and others. Discussion covered a pest control conference and fruit delivery. A safety film night was set for 8 p.m. January 20. Applications for the Denver Livestock Show are due before Christmas. A basketball tournament for visiting FFA members is planned during Christmas break.
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Lakeview
FFA
Keith Kallwell
Mark Lambert
Kevin Groteluschen
Tim Sprunk
Mike Drinnin
Mike Muhle
Denver
Poultry group elects officers at Nebraska convention
At the Nebraska Poultry annual convention in Columbus this week Gil Eckhoff of Omaha was elected president Dick Brownell Wakefield became first vice president Dave Keller David City was named second vice president Doug Serebee Gibbon was chosen secretary treasurer and Doyle Frese Lincoln named general manager The Nebrasa Poultry Industries includes four groups and members voted to hire a home economist to promote eggs and turkeys.
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Nebraska Poultry and
Columbus
Gil Eckhoff
Omaha
Dick Brownell
Wakefield
Dave Keller
David City
Doug Serebee
Gibbon
Doyle Frese
Lincoln
Nebraska Poultry Industries
Nebraska Poultry Improvement Association
Nebraska Turkey Federation
Nebraska Allied Poultry Industries
Nebraska Egg Council
Host families sought for international 4-H exchange students
Lincoln Nebraska 4-H seeks host families for IFYE exchange students arriving for three weeks from July 1 to November 1 1977. Participants aged 12 to 30 come from 38 areas including Switzerland Poland Denmark France Japan and England with no host cost beyond normal maintenance. Families should treat students as family members and contact their county agent if interested.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
International
IFYE
John Orr
Orr
Soviets to raise winter grain plantings in 1977
Washington report says Soviet farmers plan to seed 101.3 million acres of fall sown winter grains for 1977, about 12 percent more than 1976, based on good soil moisture. Analysts warn a larger area does not guarantee a bumper harvest due to risk of winterkill and measurement waste.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
United States
Richard Bell
Fletcher Pope
Pope
Bell
Goal set for 85000 trees in Central Platte district 1977
Norm McCarthy, western projects director, announces a goal of 85000 Clarke McNary trees for 1977 under the Central Platte Natural Resources District program. landowners may order trees and the district planting service through local Soil Conservation Service offices in Osceola Central City Grand Island Kearney or Lexington.
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Grand Island
Central Platte
Soil Conservation Service
Clarke- McNary
East Butler FFA team wins crop judging honors
Lincoln Nebraska East Butler No 2 FFA captures top team honors among 27 at the Nebraska Grain Show with a 1653 score led by Ed Trojan 567. Waverly No 1 places second 1641 and East Butler No 1 earns fourth 1552 while Trojan also takes individual top score. 93 individuals win district show. state finals possible with Norfolk Clay Center North Platte events in December.
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Lincoln
East Butler
Roger Dolezal
Jim Nemec
Ed Trojan
Waverly
Norfolk
Clay Center
North Platte
Farm Exports Boost Nonfarm Jobs, USDA Says
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates that each billion dollars of farm exports creates about 53 000 nonfarm jobs, highlighting employment impact beyond farming.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Horse shows sanctioned by association top count this year
The American Horse Shows Association sanctioned more than 1,500 shows this year in New York. A spokesperson noted many smaller events exist, including about a dozen sponsored by groups like 4-H clubs.
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New York
APD
American Horse Shows Association
Shelby man elected to Farm Credit Banks board term
Shelby resident Whitmore, 38, elected to a three year board term of the Farm Credit Banks of Omaha by stockholders of the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives. The banks serve agricultural cooperatives in a four state Omaha District. Whitmore succeeds Walter Peterson whose term ends this year. Whitmore farms 800 acres with 320 irrigated and grows irrigated corn along with dryland wheat and milo.
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Omaha
Howard Whitmore
Shelby
Farm Credit Banks of
The
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Whitmore
Walter Peterson
Chappell
Peterson
Whitemore
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Edwin A. Krohn
RED Country International E. Hwy
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Tylan
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Rosemary Brunkhorst
Form News
Farmer’s Lmanac
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PCE
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Walt Lange
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Roy Reinke
Rick Larson
Arlin Wiemer
Elmer Korte
Columbus Feed Mill, Inc
Columbus Industrial Site
Charlie’s Feed & Supply
Leigh
Purina
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