Milk goats enjoy baled hay and pellets diet at lunch
The milk producing goats are fed a steady diet of baled hay and pellets a menu they find particularly pleasing. Photo by Jim Massey.
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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1985
Page
5
Milking goats dream turns into 140 head herd in Platteville
Bill and Dianne Richard moved from Cuba City to Big Patch Wisconsin to start a milking goat operation after buying 120 goats repossessed in Iowa County. They milk about 65 goats daily, send milk 70 miles to Mt. Sterling Cheese Factory, and aim to reach 200 goats. they plan to process and sell raw goat milk in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Dianne Richard
the Richards
Iowa County
Mt. Sterling
Richard
Wisconsin
Mr. Richard
Dianne
Big Patch
Cuba City
Mrs. Richard
Wisconsin dairy groups push supply management plan
Farmers in Wisconsin gather to press a federal dairy policy offering a farmer vote on program design. They favor production quotas and milk price guarantees, arguing current federal plans risk farm failures unless action comes soon. They cite Canadian practice as a model and warn 30 to 35 percent of Wisconsin dairy farmers could go out of business in two years without change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Wisconsin Farm Unity Alliance
National Farmers Organization
Washington
Tom Quinn
Wisconsin
Quinn
Canada
Canadian Dairy Commission
Minnesota
Nichols
Letters From Our Readers On Milk Promotion Vote
Reader Lueck urges voting errors of omission and requests return of ballots by August 20. He questions the 65 000 a year promotion manager and notes milk check increases vs promotion spending, citing duplication across states and a shortfall in payments through July 20 1985.
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Richards
Dream
Platteville
Grant County Highway Department
Mrs
Big Patch Ranch
Arthur
al Scott
The
NFC
Jackie Skelton
Canadian Farmers Union
Gordon Hammill
Manitoba
United States
Jim Nichols
Congress
Elizabeth Street
Lueck
ASC
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