Small farm delegates press action on USTA issues at Des Moines meet
Regional conference delegates from 11 states urged government officials to aid small farmers. They identified inflation, lack of affordable equipment, and domination by large units as threats. Southern Illinois sent three delegates including Tom and Debby Fisher and Ron Bear. Officials indicated new programs are planned to address these concerns.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Southern Illinois
Tom Fisher
Debby Fisher
Royalton
Ron Bear
Rural
Carrier Mills
Ray Morris
University of Illinois Extension Service
Ment of Agriculture
Young farmer's hard year tests Iowa couple’s dream
Homer Showman and wife Gail, both in their 30s, faced a brutal first year of farming in Massonville Iowa. They borrowed 30000 dollars and lived on Gail's teacher salary while weather and equipment woes squeezed cash. Despite losses, they press on, hoping wages and equity in livestock and machinery lead to a larger future and possible land ownership. The Iowa Farm Bureau notes of older farmers, larger acreages, and higher net incomes contrast with their situation.
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Steve Daughterty
Massonville
Iowa
Homer Showman
Gail
Showman
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa State University
State Conservation Commission
Bath Packing Co
Waterloo
Red tape cut for emergency farm loans
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland, under a new law, said the Farmers Home Administration will speed emergency loans to farmers by eliminating county and state designation steps. Loans will be based on losses confirmed by county FmHA offices, shortening the prior disaster loan process.
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Bob Bergland
Farmers Home Administration
Bergland
Fmha
Small farmers push for long term credit and more coop gains
A gathering led by Ron Bear urged federal credit support for small farms at long term, low interest rates to sustain affordable food. They call for more research on solar heat gasohol methane and wind energy, stronger on farm income sources, and relief from restrictive USDA EPA and OSHA rules. The Agriculture Credit Act of 1978 and FmHA programs were highlighted as capital help, with extension and cooperative offices ready to assist.
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U.S
Bear
Ron Bear
Illinois
Morris
Carter
Fmha
Beriton
Fmfa
County Cooperative Extension Service Office
Meat production slips 2.88 billion pounds in latest month
The Agriculture Department reported the nation produced about 2.88 billion pounds of meat in the last month, a 1 percent drop from July of the previous year. Beef fell the most, down 6 percent, while pork output rose to offset the decline.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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