Iowa FU and NFO Strike Iowa Marketing Alliance
National Farmers Organization and the Iowa Farmers Union unveiled a cooperative marketing agreement on Oct 16 to pool livestock and grain for collective bargaining. The pact, the third of its kind after Minnesota and Nebraska unions, aims to lift commodity prices and expand Iowa program reach with NFO volumes.
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Wisconsin milk output dips as U S production falls
Daily market news notes September milk production in 21 states at 9.8 billion pounds, down 2.7 percent from last year and cow numbers 3.6 percent lower. Top states show Wisconsin down 3.8 percent and Minnesota down 8.2 percent while California rises 2.1 percent. Through September, U S production up 2.4 percent. Wisconsin shipments reach 135 loads week to Oct 16, with main destinations Florida Texas Georgia. CCC buys 1.5 million pounds cheese and 3.5 million pounds nonfat dried milk for week ending Oct 17, butter and cheese markets quote mostly steady.
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House votes subsidy cap for farm payments
The House approved a $250,000 cap on farm income subsidies as part of the $576 billion omnibus for FY 1987. Rep. Silvio Conte attached the cap to the bill amid reports of large payments to major producers, including a $20 million sum to the J.G. Boswell Co. Senate opposition remains led by Sen. Thad Cochran, with final approval expected on the full Senate vote.
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R-Mass
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J.G. Boswell Co
Agriculture Department
Thad Cochran
R-Miss
Senate Appropriations Committee
House-Senate
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Wood County 4-H Banquet Set for Oct 30 at Altdorf
Wood County 4-H will host a banquet and awards program on October 30 starting at 7 30 p.m. at St Josephs Parish Hall in Altdorf. The hall is three miles south on Highway D from the intersection of D 186 and 13.
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4-H
St. Joseph’s Parish Hall
Altdorf
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