Automated Milking Brings Easier Life To Local Farmer
Norman Van Zante of Fox Farm Road four miles northwest of Pella uses a vacuum fed pipeline system to milk cows directly into a bulk tank. He notes rising milk prices, sells to Lubbers Dairy of Pella, and spends about four and a half hours daily milking. His barn features vacuum doors, four stalls, and a year round schedule. He farms acres, raises hogs, harvested 57 acres of corn and 8 acres of hay this year, and leads Lake Prairie 4-H with wife Mary and children Kyle Laura and Ryan.
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Norman van Zante
Pella
Fox Farm
Norman
van Zante
Apo
Norm
Corn Research Faces High Lysine Hybrids Challenge of the 70s
Crow's Hybrid Corn Research Director Bob Williams outlines the 1970s shift toward higher quality feeds with lysine, floury, and high oil corn. Dr. Lester Schaible predicts rapid adoption by hog and other feeders, citing on farm yields over 200 bushels per acre and broader uses for oil rich and floury varieties.
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Bob Williams
Crow's
Williams
Crow
Crow’s
Lester Schaible
Schaible
USDA Amends Regulations on Poultry Additives
USDA updates rules on basting additives for ready to cook poultry effective Feb 17. Solutions and edible fats may raise product weight by about 3 percent with minor deviation for equipment. Labels must show a descriptive name and ingredients. Approval from USDA C&MS required with product control, noncompliant disposal, and monitorable systems.
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USDA
Department of Agenminee
C&ms
Federal Register
High Lysine Corn May Benefit Cattle Rations
Purdue feeding trial with 72 heifers over 117 days shows high lysine corn reduces feed per 100 pounds gain and saves about 1 dollar per 100 pounds in feed costs. Williams stresses quality factors for export markets and notes U S corn often loses quality image due to harvest and handling.
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Purdue
Williams
U.S
Monroe News Honors Chester Dawson Birthday Observance
Monroe area notices a birthday honoring Chester Dawson with a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Carl Wilson. Guests included multiple families from Mingo Bondeurant Moline Ill Prairie City and Des Moines area relatives. Merritt McCalley visited from California. Henry Ver Woert joined Howard Banta in Des Moines for supper.
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Chester Dawson
Carl Wilson
Mingo
C. Dawson
Jack Dawson
Harry Lynn
Bondeurant
Clare Slocum
Moline
Ill
Virgil Berkenholtz
Tom
Joleen
Prairie City
David Finch
Henry Ver Woert
Howard Banta
Des Moines
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