Aerial Set Aside Survey Expands Across West Central Wisconsin
Two man aerial crews photograph every farm in 11 west central Wisconsin counties for the ASCS set aside program. Leland Smith says photo work should finish this week with cost comparisons to ground measurement underway. Counties include Eau Claire Clark Chippewa Marathon Taylor Barron Buffalo Pierce Polk St. Croix Trempealeau.
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Wisconsin
Leland Smith
ASCS
Madison
Glenn Short
Neillsville
Clark
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Marathon
Taylor
Siefert Skyways Inc
Bay City
Pierce County
Barron
Dunn
Pierce
Polk
St. Croix
Bill Sendelbach
Waumandee
Bill Maliszewski
Arcadia
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Pepin
Wisconsin ASCS to pilot aerial farm certification program
Certification leaders explain aerial versus ground measurement for set aside farms in 11 western central counties. About 18 farms per county will be sampled when acreage matches on aerial slides, with full ground measurement in Buffalo and three downstate counties. Costs are projected around $1,000 per county, versus last year’s ground cost averaging $45 per farm.
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ASCS
Ashland
Bayfield
Burnett
Douglas
Florence
Forest
Iron
Langlade
Lincoln
Price
Rusk
Sawyer
Oneida
Vilas
Washburn
Dunn County
Buffalo County
Mr. Smith
Wisconsin
Overlein
Trempealeau County
Aerial mapping of Wisconsin farms aids set aside program
A retired Texas ASCS worker devised a system using a slide projector to overlay color slides on black and white farm photos for precise acreage mapping. District director Perry Overlien cites big cost savings versus ground measuring, estimating counties can be mapped in days. Farmers in noncompliance face automatic exclusion this year, with checks due in October.
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Trempealeau County
ASCS
Mike Hofberger
Perry Overlien
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
AAM price fixing plan faces mixed USDA verdict
A government study says AAM price fixing would raise farm income early but push up retail food prices and reduce farmer output later. It notes higher land values, cash flow strain, and possible GATT treaty issues under a 90 percent parity price supports plan with tariffs and quotas.
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American Agriculture Movement
U.S
Agriculture Department
AAM
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