Wisconsin dairy bill aims at three year price plan
A bipartisan House Senate committee unveiled a three year compromise to regulate dairy prices. The plan freezes milk support at 13.10 per hundred through Sept 30 1984 and keeps parity for 1985. It authorizes a 50 cent per hundred assessment on all milk when government purchases exceed 5 billion pounds, with a second 50 cent assessment possible after 7.5 billion pounds. Refunds possible for producers who cut production under certain base periods.
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Stanley cheesemaker wins state cheese contest
Randy Martens, 20, tops 22 Colby entries at Wisconsin State Fair butter and cheese show. He works for Clover Leaf Cheese Factory, run by his father, with brothers Larry and Alan also making cheese and mother as book keeper. Dad teases him about choosing the horn he wanted.
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Marten cheesemakers shine at state fair contest
Randy Marten scored 97.50 of 100 for color and form in the state fair cheese contest, narrowly missing a Governor's Sweepstakes award. His father Bill placed 11th and his brother Larry took third with a 13-pound horn of colby worth about $20. The Marshfield Stanley family runs Clover Leaf Cheese Factory, producing 6,000 pounds daily.
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Nebraska
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Wisconsin Weather Preview Sees Mild Fall Window
National Weather Service forecasters in the Twin Cities project near normal temperatures with little rainfall for west central Wisconsin from Thursday through Saturday. Highs reach the upper 70s and nightly lows dip from the mid to upper 50s across the period.
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Wisconsin
Silo Replicates Local Beer Brand On Barrett Farm
The Michael A. Barrett family turns their 22-foot high abandoned silo on an 80 acre Eau Claire area horse farm into a giant replica of their beer company's product. Dave Thompson paints the front while the back progresses. the 22 year old son of an Altoona art teacher spent about 50 hours on the front with help from a cousin. The silo was first spray painted white and later detailed with foam brushes.
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Eau Claire Beer Distributing
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Eau Claire
Dave Thompson
Altoona
Farm bill details paid diversions for 1983 crops
Washington D C must approve a farm bill that ties 1983 paid diversions to acreage reductions. Corn producers face a 15 percent reduction for a $1.50 per bushel payment on yield, with half paid at signup. first 10 percent no pay, last 5 percent paid. Wheat requires a 20 percent cut for last 5 percent payment. no pay for first 15 percent. President Reagan expected to sign.
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