Raw milk debate and dairy life at To Mar Farm
Gazette farm editor asks Jim Tompkins 48 about his 520 acre To Mar Farm near Marengo with 90 Holsteins. He discusses cattle shows, bull syndicates, family, state milk rules, and views on raw milk regulation and fairness with fair dates and football conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Jim Tompkins
Marengo
To-Mar
Tompkins
Pat
Wendy
Troy Kimm
Julie
Kirk Kensler
Randy
Laura
Iowa Holstein Association
Iowa Purebred Dairy Cattle Council
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Record chicken joking about college funds at Illinois State Fair
82 year old Dean Theobald of Williamsville smiles after his pen of broilers set a record auction price of 4100 dollars at the grand champions sale at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. He has attended the fair since 1920 and hints at potential state action on raw milk sales when prescribed by a physician.
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Dean Theobald
Williamsville
Broilers
Springfield
Fayette County Fair opens with dairy and beef judging
West Union hosts the Fayette County Fair with 4-H and FFA dairy show judging and open dairy cattle events. Debbie Hangartner of West Union wins junior dairy grand champion and supreme dairy champion, plus senior dairy showman honors. Randy Reichers of Lamont claims reserve supreme and grand champion Aryshire, among other breed champions and open class purebred Angus, Charolais, and Brown Swiss winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County
FFA
Debbie Hangartner
Hangartner
Randy Reichers
Lamont
Aryshire
Guernsey
Milford Nabholz
Jersey
Glen Longhorn
Sumner
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al Swegle
Cedar Rapids
United Breeders of
Denver
Delbert Banowetz Family
Preston
Carter
White House
Thomas Jefferson
Fayette Fair
Karen Steffens
Clermont
Leslie Anderson
Castalia
Brad Kishman
Farmersburg
Mill Coulee Farm
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Alan Koch
Latimer
Kingston Scotch
Robert Bruce & Company
Chicago
Ill
Schrancks & Shaw Company
U.S. Treasury
Morris Plan
U. S. Treasury
Montgomery
Eees
Virginia Ade Tennis Outfits
St. S.E
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