Wisconsin soil and water board reaffirms support SB 72
The Wisconsin Board of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection backs Senate Bill 72 to move soil and water conservation district duties from UW Extension to the state agriculture department. Governor vetoes budget changes. deputy secretary notes standstill but continues legislative route with hearings, public input, and future joint meetings planned with county boards to shape a rewritten program.
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Wisconsin Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Soil and Water Conservation District
Uw-Extension
State Agriculture Department
Wisconsin State Fair
Agriculture Department
State Board of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Department of Agriculture
Tuss
Dreyfus
Wisconsin
Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Eau Claire
Joint Finance Committee
Wisconsin Association of Conservation Districts
The
Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Jim Arts
Board of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Ag Department
Sen. Harnisch
Legislative Audit Bureau
Agriculture
Gary Rohde
State Fair Park
Rohde
State agencies feud over consumer protection duties
Madison reports a clash between the state Board of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection and the Department of Justice over who should control consumer protection. The DATCP board supported consolidating all consumer protection functions in its department, while the DOJ favors central control.
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Trade and Consumer Protection
Department of Justice
Datcp Board
Carol Knox
Consumer Board
Consumer Protection
Legal Service
Agriculture Department
Department
Justice Department
The
Agriculture Board
Barrows wins national award for Wisconsin farmland program
UW Madison ag economist Richard Barrows receives the American Agricultural Economics Association Distinguished Extension Program Award for pioneering Wisconsin farmland preservation. Since 1973 he has held meetings, produced bulletins, and helped craft the 1977 Wisconsin farmland law now a national model reducing urban sprawl while boosting farmland values.
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Richard Barrows
Uw-Madison
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American Agricultural Economics Association
Wisconsin
Barrows
Association
Clemson
S.C
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