New Attitudes Noticed Dairy Cow Is No Longer Sacred
Washington AP Farm Writer Odia Martin reports the American Dairy Association says milk producers must acknowledge the dairy cow is no longer sacred in the American nutritional, political and economic scene. Moves by the Johnson administration to curb food price increases prompted protests from dairymen as butter use shifted to margarine for service members and cheese imports rose.
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Ovida
Martin AP
Washington (Ap
American Dairy Association
Johnson
Farmers Gaining Grain Price Control
Washington reports indicate major grain price control may shift from the Agriculture Department to farmers who raise the crops. Early harvest notes show slow selling of new winter wheat as growers expect higher prices. prices last week rose 3 to 40 cents from a year ago amid dwindling government stocks and rising demand.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Reid Takes Helm of Grocer Group
Dallas AP report notes Malcolm J. Reid begins term as president of the National Association of Retail Grocers of the United States which lists about 120000 member stores across the nation.
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Reid
Grocer Group
Dallas, Tex
Malcolm J. Reid
National Association of Retail Grocers of
United States
Town Soil and Water Week Highlights Muscatine County
Marvin Coder of the Muscatine ASC County Committee announces Town Soil and Water Conservation Week. The ACP invested $52,891 in on farm practices in the past year, matching farmer funds, with numerous projects across 482 acres of permanent vegetation to 1,954 acres liming, 169 acres contour strip cropping, water and erosion controls, tiling, and wildlife ponds, reflecting national soil conservation gains and potential flood control and drought protection benefits.
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Muscatine
ASC County Committee
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Muscatine County
Agricultural Conservation Program
ASCS
Mome
Madison Man Heads Optimists
BALTIMORE Md AP William BR Newhouse of Madison Wisconsin is the new president elect of the Optimist International.
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Madison Man
Baltimore, Md
William, BR
Newhouse
Madison, Wis
The
Optimist International
Plan to Reorganize Annual Melon Patrol
A Muscatine Island Truck Growers Association meeting decided to reorganize the melon patrol in cooperation with Muscatine and Louisa counties sheriffs. The patrol has succeeded in prior seasons, with a new meeting to finalize plans. Proposals also covered a new package and storage building at the Muscatine Inland Field Station for packing truck crops and off season equipment. The annual Field Day is scheduled for July 24.
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Muscatine
Engineer Warns Federal Water Bill May Limit Fertilizer Use
At the Iowa Manufacturers Association convention in Okoboji, John Kinney of Ann Arbor warned that a new federal water control proposal could classify agricultural drainage as a pollutant and grant officials power to dictate fertilizer amounts or deny fertilization. He argued such controls would curb farm productivity, affect meat and cereal processing plants, and hinder economic growth, while suggesting algae could naturally remove pollutants and serve as a protein source.
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Okoboji
Michigan
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Iowa
Congress
John Kinney
Ann Arbor
Mich
Association
Kinney
Waiter
Kiney
Egg Prices Rise on Small Output Decline in 1966
Egg prices respond to minor output changes with sharp increases. Production in 1966 runs slightly below 1965, with May output down about 1 percent. In Iowa, Grade A large eggs sold for about 33 cents per dozen in early 1966, higher than 1945 levels, amid strong demand and seasonal trends.
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Gene Futrell
Towa State University
Towa
Iowa
Futrell
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