Corn Growers Aim High Amid Surplus Grain
Elyria writer recounts the 1985 Louisa County Iowa corn growers meeting at Morning Sun. They push to expand corn use amid a billion bushel surplus and a 1½ billion bushel forecast, noting NCGA efforts and Iowa growers' annual contributions to promotion.
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Elyria
Mon
Chronicle-Telegram
Louisa
Iowa
Reagan
Jack Parsons
National Corn Growers Association
Iowa corn growers tense over price supports and banker jokes
Farmers in Iowa face proposed government price support cuts while private talks hint at a 1982 Russia trade agreement. Jack Parsons, NCGA leader, showcases Washington savvy as corn ethanol eyed to meet tougher EPA standards. Morning diners in Wapello vent pre plant frustrations amid sharp banter about bankers and farmers.
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Russia
Iowa
David Stockham
Jack Parsons
National Corn Growers Association
Ington
Wapello
Ohio
Ohio farm wives join conference on partnership in farming
Women for Ohio Agriculture held their third annual conference at Deer Creek State Park Lodge Pickaway County. Members from central Ohio learned about grain marketing legal rights and obligations in a family business, and the group pursues state and university partnerships to boost farm leadership and education.
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Columbus
Ohio
Women For
Ohio Agriculture
Deer Creek State Park Lodge
Pickaway County
WOA
American Agri-Women
Sherry Boyd
Mt. Sterling
Madison County
Dale Locker
Ohio State University
Agriculture Department
Boyd
Small farmers seek new markets amid foreclosures
Farmers adapt to hard times by targeting regional niches and urban ethnic buyers. Small-scale operators form open air markets to survive, a trend echoed in Texas where such markets rose to 19 in two years as larger firms overlook niche products like tomatillos and garlic.
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Tom Haller
California Association of Family Farmers
Texas
Lorain County 4-H Goat Council Clinic and Sale
The Lorain County 4-H Goat Council plans a clinic for 4-H members at 10 a.m. on Saturday April 20 at the Lorain County Fairgrounds Wellington followed by a goat auction by Tom Studer. Consignments include kids and other goats. A second sale by the Lorain County 4-H Sheep Club will be at 2 p.m. Sunday April 21, with market lambs and breeding ewe lambs auctioned by Tom Newell. Consignors may contact the Extension Service at 322 0127.
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Wellington
Lorain County
4-H
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Tom Studer
Fairgrounds
Tom Newell
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