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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1976
Page
3
The program on channel 12 (ETV) at 9 p.m. will explain best practices for alfalfa production to boost yields. A cattle industry meeting at Ag Park Exhibit Hall Monday at 7 30 p.m. features talks on trends and market outlook.
The Donald and Evelyn Birkel family from rural Bellwood receives February Agricultural Bicentennial Award for a century of continuous family farming in Butler County. The report notes 4-H involvement, church and civic service, a 1200 acre partnership, and Don Birkel's roles in local boards and politics.
The Platte County Livestock Feeders Banquet will be held Tuesday March 16 at Scotus Memorial Hall starting 7 15 p m featuring humorist Grant Gard of Omaha as the main speaker. Gard heads Grant G Gard & Associates and has addressed over 7 000 conventions across the U S and Canada. A social hour and dance follow with tickets available from feeder directors Leland Nelson Adolph Rickert Paul Kum Mer Jon Reins Ivan Gaspers Mike Baumgart Martin Wennekamp Harry Oppliger Don Kallweit Robert Nathan.
The Nebraska Shorthorn Lassies-Polled Shorthorn Association holds its annual meeting March 11 at the Columbus Holiday Inn with a 20th anniversary observance. Twenty former Lassie Queens and presidents attend with the Futurity Show and Sale, guests include Mrs. Cleo Hultine and Mrs. Doug Hopton. Reservations close March 9. Also noted is a 1975 nuts and bolts market estimate by Trans Union Fastener Group.
A Columbus Nebraska breakfast session addressed the growing demand for qualified cooperative managers. Darrell Johnson of Far-Mar-Co detailed the company’s manpower program while Gary Drake from Platte College outlined agriculture programs, internships, and farm ranch management.
The article notes a dramatic rise in FFA convention attendance in Kansas City with over 20 000 members from all fifty states and international guests including Nelson Rockefeller John Connally and Jimmy Carter. It highlights renewed enthusiasm and mentions a shift in attitudes toward agriculture as a notable feature of the event.
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