DNR trail proposal meets neighbor opposition
The Department of Natural Resources pushes to convert an abandoned Chicago & North Western railbed between Cottage Grove and Waukesha into the 47 mile Glacial Drumlins Recreational Trail. Landowners in Jefferson County oppose plans citing privacy, wildlife loss, and vandalism concerns as discussions on use and funding proceed.
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Waukesha
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Chicago & North Western Railroad
Jefferson County
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Carol
Jefferson
William Moorman
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
Parity may appear in 85 Farm Bill dairy section amid talks
At the Mid-America Dairymen Inc annual meeting Tony Coelho outlined a possible parity inclusion in the dairy section of the 1985 Farm Bill. He stressed unity among dairymen to craft a bill suitable for House and Senate passages, with hearings planned by May 15 and a dairy subcommittee hearing set for Holmen Wisconsin.
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Tony Coelho
California
U.S
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Coehle
Holmen
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Southern California
American Farm Bureau Organization
National Farm Bureau
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Dairy Center aims to boost dairying research in Wisconsin
Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences officials seek $1 million in startup funds and ongoing support to establish a University of Wisconsin Madison center for dairying. Dean Leo Walsh and chair Daryl Lund say the facility would focus on production, processing, and marketing to strengthen the state dairy industry with private and state funding and support from national dairy boards. Rep. Lary Swoboda cautions funding delays but supports placing the idea on the drawing board.
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University of Wisconsin- Madison
Leo Walsh
Ag School
Daryl Lund
Food Science Department
Nebraska
Michigan
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Lund
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
National Dairy Board
U.S
Netherlands
New Zealand
Denmark
Australia
Lary Swoboda
D-Luxemburg
Assembly Agriculture Committee
USDA launches new grain loan program in Eau Claire
The USDA announces a special producer storage loan allowing mature CCC reserve grain to be pledged again. Producers keep control and earn storage payments instead of repaying or surrendering grain. Effective when rules are published, details via county ASCS offices, applies to reserve grains on farms and in commercial warehouses. Interest charged at the new loan rate.
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Eau Claire
CCC
Partly cloudy stretch ahead with springlike highs
The National Weather Service in Madison says Thursday through Friday will feature partly cloudy skies. Expect highs in the 50s and overnight lows in the 30s as a slight warming trend continues.
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