Illinois crops miss top spot in 1980 corn yield contest
The 1980 corn yield contest results show Illinois farmers failed to place in the top three for the first time in 15 years. Heat and drought cut moisture, hurting yields nationwide. The National Corn Growers Association had sponsored the contest since 1965, with Illinois often leading.
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Associated Press
Illinois
John Campen
Illinois Corn Growers Assocition
National Corn Growers Association
Walter Hasselbring
Watseka
Midwest
Indiana farmer tops Midwest corn yield in surprise contest
Calvin Hiatt of Cicero Indiana won top Midwest yield with nearly 207 bushels per acre, while Illinois and Iowa entries performed unevenly. Two of three top winners did not reach 200 bushels, and overall entries declined from 1300 to 950 as corn weather favored other states.
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Illinois
Connie Johnston
Des Moines
Calvin Hiatt
Cicero
Ind
Midwest
Iowa
Robert
Richard Faivre
Ogle County
Jim Justice Jr
Jim Justice Sr
Denis van de Maele
Islenton
Calif
Hiatt
Indiana
Indiana farmer wins top state corn yield title in 1980
Calvin Hiatt of Cicero near Indianapolis earned the Indiana state yield contest crown with a 207 bushel per acre corn crop, the best among the nine major producing states that year. He says weather, timing, and higher fertilizer and seed rates helped the 25 acre test plot outperform.
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Associated Press
Calvin Hiatt
Cicero
Indiana
National Corn Growers Association
Midwest
Illinois
Iowa
Hiatt
Indianapolis
Block Seeks Public Comment On Elevator Bankruptcies
Washington AP Farmers and the government can submit comments and recommendations to the Agriculture Department on protecting interests when grain elevators go bankrupt. ASCS acting administrator Edward Hews said a task force will review the input, tied to the New Madrid Missouri soybean seizure case. Comments should be sent to Merrill Marxman, Elevator Task Force Working Group, Room 5959, South Building, USDA.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Edward Hews
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department
John R. Block
New Madrid
Merrill Marxman
South Building
Ascs-Usda
P.O
Washington, D.C
Packing plant closings loom at SIU conference
A March 19 conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Agriculture will examine packing plant closings' impact on Southern Illinois livestock. The all day event in Room 209 will feature farmers, faculty, and industry reps including Clarence Allbritten Sam Jones Richard Juergens Gilbert Novotony George Wrape and John Wright.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale School of Agriculture
Southern Illinois
Agriculture School
Illinois Livestock
Siuc Agriculture Building
Clarence Allbritten
Vienna
Sam Jones
The
Moorman Co
Richard Juergens
Interstate ‘Producers Livestock Association
Gilbert Novotony
National Stockyards
George Wrape
Central Foods
John Wright
Production Credit Association
Sparta
Stevenson Accepts USDA Appointment as Program Coordinator
James R. Stevenson, a member of SIU Carbondale's International Food and Agriculture Development program, accepts a new role as program coordinator with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's International Science Education Council in Washington, D.C.
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James R. Stevenson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
International Science Education Council
Washington, D.C
Illinois gardening specialist to discuss vegetable varieties
Bill Courter, University of Illinois gardening specialist, will discuss selecting garden varieties, soil prep, fertilizing, planting, and watering at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Marion. The Shawnee conservation office at 1305 Yale hosts the meeting. Courter will cover mulch use, vegetable training methods, and basic insecticides including new biological controls.
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Bill Courter
University of Illinois
Marion
Shawneeesource Conservation and Development Office
Yale
Courter
Farm Leader of Year Named in Central Illinois
Urbana AP reports Keith Kesler of Champaign County chosen Farm Leader of the Year by Central Illinois farmers. Kesler farms 520 acres in Stanton Township and has managed the Champaign County Fair for 17 years. He is president of the Association of Agricultural Fairs.
Soybean Seminar Site Change in St Louis
A winter marketing seminar for soybean growers moves to the Holiday Inn Westport on Interstate 270 and Page Avenue in St Louis. Contact Mary McManus at the American Soybean Association at 800 325 1499 for details and attendance.
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St. Louis
Holiday Inn Westport
Interstate 270
Page Avenue
Holiday Inn Hazelwood
Mary McManus
American Soybean Association
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