Illinois mission to China foresees big U.S. farm gains
U S Representative Paul Findley says China could become a billion-dollar-a-year customer for American farmers by 1980 as the Illinois Agricultural Mission to China departs for Peking. He notes China's population and past export growth, citing soybeans and oil as key products. The mission aims to promote Illinois soybeans and soybean oil to Chinese decision makers.
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Chicago
China
U.S
Paul Findley
R-Il
Illinois Agriculture Mission
Peking
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Findley
Soviet Union
Illinois Agricultural Mission
District V LA.A. meeting records and attendees
On March 20 the LA.A. District V meeting gathered members from Cook, Will, DuPage, Kendall and Grundy counties. Milford Bjelland served as president with Harry Roe and Dave Roe representing state committees. Also attending were John Fillman and board members Russell Halkyard Gordon Van Qualen Raymond Burkhart Ed Wiesbrook Wayne Ruder and Herb Sutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
La.a
Cook
Will
Dupage
Kendall
Grundy
Milford Bjelland
Harry R. Roe
Dave Roe
Young Farmers
John Fillman
Illinois Grain
Russell Halkyard
Gordon van Qualen
Raymond Burkhart
Ed Wiesbrook
Wayne Ruder
Herb Sutter
PCA conducts new directors seminar for Fox Valley PCA
James Connell, a Will County farmer and new Fox Valley PCA director, joined a seminar on director duties sponsored by the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of St. Louis. James Wright of Fox Valley PCA noted the director role carries broad duties to farmers, the association, the community and investors in Farm Credit System Bonds. Fox Valley PCA, one of 44 Arkansas Illinois Missouri associations, loaned over 45 million dollars to more than 750 farmers in 1977 and served 38 000 member-owners in the region. The Morris office at 4000 North Division and staff Mark Ket telkamp and Pat Griffin facilitate operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Connell
Will County
Fox Valley Production Credit Association
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of St. Louis
Arkansas
Illinois
Missouri
James Wright
PCA
Fox Valley Pca
North Division
Morris
Mark Kettelkamp
Pat Griffin
Illinois soybean leaders tour Washington to press farm policy
Bill Halterman and other Illinois soybean farmers traveled to Washington, D.C., with the Land of Lincoln Soybean Association board Monday to meet USDA officials and lawmakers. They urged opposition to Senator Talmadge's emergency acreage-diversion proposal and called for higher export demand while monitoring Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Geneva with Turner Dgloe providing updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Halterman
Illinois
Land of Lincoln Soybean Association Board of Directors
Washington, D.C
George Fluegel
Association
Bergland
USDA
Fluegel
Talmadge
Capitol Hill
Congress
Washington
Geneva
Switzerland
Turner Dgloe
U.S
Local farmers attend AgriVisor spring seminar
Local farmers gathered for the AgriVisor Spring Seminar at the Continental Regency in Peoria on March 20 evening and all day March 21. In addition to the listed attendees, Harry Roe Duane Barschdorf Claude Wilson and Gordon Foss joined the Tuesday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hunt
Robert B. Trotter
Jay Fillman
Frank Halpin
Randy Roe
Merwin Hill
Allen Hoffman
Bob Purdue
AgriVisor
Continental Regency
Peoria
Harry Roe
Duane Barschdorf
Claude Wilson
Gordon Foss
Women's Committee Seminar At Morris Farm Bureau Office
Grundy County Women's Committee sponsored a farm corporation seminar at the Farm Bureau office in Morris on March 15 at 1 00 P M. Attendees found it worthwhile and those who attended expressed interest in a similar seminar next year by contacting the office.
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Grundy County Women’s Committee
Farm Corporation
Farm Bureau
Morris
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Farm Bureau Board
Roger Thorson
N. Nettle School Road
Grundy County
William F. Read
Henry, Marshall-Putnam County Farm Bureau Board
Moscow
United States
Wilbert Engelke
Illinois Farm Bureau
Jean Smith
Minooka
Shirley Matzen
Mazon
Springfield
Illinois Grain Corporation
Urarueco
Roe FS Services, Inc., Socoman
Kendall-Grundy Fs, Inc
Yorkville
Production Credit Associations of
Bill Halterman
Women’s Committee
Glencoe
FOX Valley Production Credit Assoc
Rte
Saratoga School
Mgr
Grundy Farm Bureau Business Services, Inc
Morris, Ilinois
James R. Purdue
Wiesbrook
Washington Street
Adams Tillage Tools
Kendall-Grundy FS Inc
Country Life
Comipic
Sam
Wayne D. Ruder
Dave Potts
Don Brown
Dave Borger
Country Companies
Grundy County Agency Farm Bureau
BLDG
Kenneth Bjelland
Verona
Kinsman
Steve Butler Morris
Morris, Ill
Arthur Trotter
Coal City
Tim Hanley Morris
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