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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1987
Page
5
The Agriculture Department reports 10.4 million milk cows on farms as of June 1 1987, the smallest since records began 120 years ago, largely due to the Dairy Termination Program. The 18 month program started April 1986 and resulted in more than 1.5 million cows contracted for sale.
At the 1987 Wisconsin Forage Field Day held July 29 at Blaser's and O'Harrow's farms in Oconto County, attendees learned about bunker silos, pest scouting, and total mixed rations. Ken Harter reported over 400 registrants from across Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, with experts like John Biese and Terry Howard detailing milk gains, costs, and feeding efficiencies.
UW plant pathologist Craig Gray notes the need to match forage varieties to environment climate and soil for wet soils. Marshfield Station research found only about 14 of 78 alfalfa varieties suitable for production in wet soils, with ongoing irrigation plots to simulate conditions.
A listing of high PD dollar Holstein sires from Columbia Missouri highlights studs owned by AI organizations, with breeder codes and addresses including Noba Inc in Tiffin Ohio Select Sites Plain City Federated Genetics Ithaca Sire Power Tunkhannock Landmark Genetics Baraboo Shawano American Breeders Service DeForest CIAQ Mehoopany Taurus Service Ind and more. Codes use Holstein H prefix and breeder numbers per the National Association of Animal Breeders.
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