Wisconsin seeks hybrid program to aid beginning farmers
Wisconsin agriculture officials propose a combined package drawn from FmHA and Federal Land Bank models to help first time farm entrants. The plan stresses on farm visits, advisory council oversight, and financing strategies amid high land prices, rising rates, and limited resource loans, aiming for a state funded, broader support system.
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Mary Gunderson
Will Dahl
Fmha
Federal Land Bank Association
Wisconsin and Iowa begin ning farmer bonding program details
The article outlines tax and loan incentives for beginning farmers including farm land contracts at 6 percent or less with interest deductions, and half income deductions for sales or leases. It notes Iowa’s bonding setbacks due to an un authorized use of funds and federal review. It details Wisconsin Senate proposals by Harnisch and Kreul for bonding limits, loan caps, and eligibility, plus a 10 year repayment reassessment when security property is sold.
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Wisconsin
Fmha
North Dakota
Bank of North Dakota
Iowa
Federal Treasury
Office of Management and Budget
Block denies petition on reconstituted milk pricing
Agriculture Secretary John Block rejected a petition by the Community Nutrition Institute and three consumers seeking a hearing on reconstituted milk pricing. The decision, sent in a letter, preserves current milk pricing rules amid 8000 public comments and a projected impact study. The move favors the dairy industry and maintains the existing milk marketing order framework.
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John Block
Block
Community Nutrition Institute
Agriculture Department
Congress
Weekend Warmth Promised After Rain Stay Off Forecast
National Weather Service forecasters say the rain faucet will stay off for the rest of the week with partly cloudy skies and little to no precipitation. Temperatures rise from upper 40s Thursday to upper 50s by Saturday as warmer air moves into the region.
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National Weather Service
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