ASCS Projects Iowa 1968 corn yields and payments
Iowa farmers under the 1968 Feed Grain Program will use a formula based on corn base acres price support and diversion levels. Projected yields by county range from 98 to 106 bushels per acre with an average state yield of 93.2. Diversion of 50 percent of base acres guarantees $1.31 per bushel and direct payments plus about $54 per acre for soil and wildlife cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fred R. McLain
Iowa Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Muscatine
Louisa
Cedar
Scott
Johnson
Washington
ASCS
Towa
McLain
Pork Producers Association Ready to Launch Program
The Iowa Pork Producers Association plans a January start for a state national self-help pork program aiming to add 12 000 members in 60 days. County meetings set in December to begin market contact work. Local associations formed in Cherokee Jones and Bremer as producers assemble contact teams to approach hog buyers. The program asks voluntary five cent per head contributions starting Jan 3 1968 with both producer and buyer participation optional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Pork Producers Association
Cherokee
Jones
Bremer
Producer Council
Kent Feeds dealer training school to begin Monday
Kent Feeds hosts about 52 dealers from six states for a three day training at Muscatine offices. Roy Luce says the program updates dealers on livestock feed management techniques and Kent programs. Tours of Kent and Grain Processing Corp facilities will be included with classes on nutrition regulations advertising and records. Dealers come from Iowa Nebraska Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Feeds
Roy Luce
Aining
Kent
Luce
Kent and Grain Processing Corporation
Kent Sales
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
4-H Club Meetings and Activities Summary
Wapsie Best 4-H Club held a November meeting at Ann Smith's home with 16 members. Karla Smith presided, pledges led by Kathy Anderson and Jeanne Anderson, and talks given on Posture, Clothing Coordination, and Accessories. Family night set for Nov 20, Christmas caroling planned for Dec 17, with crafts and a cookie exchange at Sue McCall's and Debbie Windus's homes. Sweetland Sunshine 4-H Club plans a December 4 meeting at the Sweetland Methodist Church with roll call on What I Want for Christmas. mothers of the month named. Debbie Pace, Barb Todd, and Joanne Fultz as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Best
Sue McCall
Debbie Windus
Sweetland Sunshine
Sweetland
Sweetland Methodist Church
Christemas
Dan Sauer
Ralph Sywassink
LeRoy Todd
Ted Ricketts
Debbie Pace
Barb Todd
Joanne Fultz
Midwesterners Get Food Help In September
Nearly 914 400 Midwesterners received help from the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution programs in September per USDA Midwest District Director Dennis M Doyle. About 576 800 participated in Food Stamp efforts and roughly 363 200 in the commodity program receiving donated foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Dennis M. Doyle
Midwest
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Consumer and Marketing Service
USDA
Bob Einfeldt To Speak At Meeting
Fifty Iowa pork industry leaders traveled by bus and charter plane to Louisville Kentucky for the National Pork Producers Council annual meeting. Iowa participants include Roy Keppy chairing a workshop on local training meetings Elmer Hamann discussing membership Paul Hofer on surveys and market contracts Bob Einfeldt to highlight followup and local publicity. the group will focus on starting a voluntary market deduction program for pork and report on a national consumer survey conducted by Parkettes in five metro areas Myrtle Keppy will report on the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Louis‘ville
National Pork Producers Council
Linda serves on 1947 IGBRA board and runs Muscatine farm
Linda, an elementary school teacher and 1947 IGBRA board member, and her husband George manage a truck farm at Muscatine. Linda has rode since age 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber
Igbra Board of Directors
George
Muscatine
Linda
Economic Opportunity Loans Aid Iowa Rural Families
More than 100 Iowa rural families advanced toward better living with USDA Farmers Home Administration economic opportunity loans. Through January 1965 to date, 143 loans totaling 317,070 dollars supported tools equipment and spaces for nonagricultural ventures and farming. Since program start in 1965, 980,670 dollars in loans to over 400 Iowa families.
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Iowa
Arden H. Newell
Farmers Home Administration
Newell
Usda Farmers Home Administration
Office of Economic Opportunity
Joan
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Mulberry Avenue
Anton I. Tometich Jr
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Muscatine Journal Farm News
Pork Producers Association
National Council
National Livestock & Meat Board
Leaker
Cedar County Extension Council
Ken Muller
Richard Pelzer
Tipton
Center Township
Buell Jackson
Mechanicsville
Fremont
Lavern Schwien
Clarence
Fairfield
Floyd W. Leaker Wilton
Inland
Calvin Robinson
Pioneer
Kenneth Herring
Linn Township
Robert Thumma
Rochester
Alvin Licht
London
Springfield
Joy Brannen
Chicago
Joy
Donald M. Lewis Jr
Kodak
Consumer Markets
Cooperative Extension Service
Ray Wuestenberg
General Insurance Bonds
Dial
West Liberty
Donald L. Lee
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Cedar Street
Lucky Clovers
Conesville
Oakland
Donna McCullough
Diane McCullough
Becky Gartzke
Jackie Forbes
Janice Forbes
Nancy Rowe
Elizabeth Carroll
Joan Bartenhagen
Bob Einfeldt
Vietnam
Muscatine, Iowa
P.O. Box
Teaneck, N.J
I A
Heeyate
Linda Schmidt
Iowa Girls’ Barrel Racing Association
Judy Frimmi
Marengo
Judy Luchtenburg
Waverly
Susie Walters
Waterloo
Karla Wolf
Brandon
Cail
Wendling
Atalissa, Iowa
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