Ag industry faces slow recovery with forecasted flat sales
The Farm and Power Equipment Dealers survey shows 1987 dollar retail sales likely to be flat or down from 1986 across 30 major manufacturers. Tractor and field equipment categories miss January optimism, with February and June figures lagging behind last year, prompting dealers to consider diversified income and a model store approach to stay competitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm & Power Equipment Dealers Magazine
National Farm & Power Equipment Dealers Association
Louisville, Ky
Wisconsin milk for needy children gains support in budget debate
A proposed 820000 program to give low income kindergarten through fifth grade students free milk in private and public schools draws bipartisan backing in Wisconsin. Sponsor Rep Berndt and Sen Wineke argue the plan aids 35000 children, with most funds for milk purchases and minimal admin costs. The measure awaits legislative passage amid veto concerns from Gov Thompson and echoes past shifts in school milk policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Berndt
River Falls
Joseph Wineke
Verona
Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Berndt and Wineke
Thompson
REA Subsidy Critics Clash Over Cooperative Role
A Reagan administration based attack on Rural Electrification Administration subsidies prompts counter arguments from REA supporters who cite low density and rural need. The dispute centers on an OMB study accusing coops of misusing federal capital, with fears of higher rates if subsidies shrink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electrification Administration
Harold Hunter
Reagan Administration
Congress
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
REA
Federal
Vacation and Wisconsin rural life blend in editorial
A Wisconsin dairy worker discusses vacation benefits for farms and shifts in dairy management. The piece praises multi person family operations to provide backups and time off, cites Wisconsin Tourism boosts, and argues REA cooperatives remain viable with federal support and member owned governance. It contrasts subsidies to investor owned utilities and calls for analysis over biased campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REA
Wisconsin Dairy Task Force
Wisconsin
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Glaub
Nfpeda
Tommay Thompson
Berndt-Wineke
Reagan
the Writer's Notebook
Sty, the Country Today
C.F. Alexander
Thomas D. Lawin
Arnold J. Hoffman
Associated Press
REC
Steve Healy
Pierce-Pepin Electric Cooperative
Ellsworth
The
Rural Electric Cooperative System
Tommy Thompson
Division of
Jim Massey
Madisona
Country Today
Crawford
Dane
Grant
Green
Iowa
Lafayette
Richland
W. Division St
Dodgeville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!