Allis-Chalmers aims for profitable future after reorganization
At the annual meeting West Allis company president Wendell Bueche said Allis-Chalmers had disposed of its farm machinery division to a German firm and restructured operations cutting costs. Union members outside criticized Chairman David C. Scott who had his salary cut from 357,273 in 1984 to 50,000 by July. Shareholders approved raising authorized common stock from 35 million to 60 million and preferred stock from 8 million to 15 million amid a tightened security environment due to a prior threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Bueche
Bueche
A C
Scott
Board of Directors
Allis-Chalmers
Blenda Life Moves Headquarters to Buffalo Minnesota
Blenda Rite Inc announces Blenda Life corn silage balancer and Preferred Blend dairy supplement now address P O Box 393 Buffalo MN 55313. Donald Jackson named Blenda Rite Wisconsin regional sales manager. office opened in Galesville with toll free line 1 800 362 7507. Buffalo facility four times larger than Green Isle headquarters, with expanded production and future space.
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Howard Krueger
Blenda Rite Inc
Blenda Life
P.O. Box
Buffalo
Wisconsin
Galesville
Krueger
Blenda Rite
Green Isle
Minn
Research reports highlight Agronomy Field Day at UW Arlington
Research reports on conservation tillage economics herbicides and soybeans winter wheat profits and water quality evaluation of runoff from conservation tillage fields will highlight Agronomy Field Day on Sept 12 at the University of Wisconsin Arlington Experiment Farm. UW Extension economists and researchers discuss no till versus conventional tillage costs herbicide effects on soybeans and winter wheat profitability with test plots and runoff studies from Arlington on Highway 51 south of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin-Arlington Experi
Richard Klemme
Uw-Extension Ag
Uw-Madison
R. Gordon Harvey
Arlington
Minnesota
Mr. Harvey
Ed Oplinger
Uw-Extension Agronomist
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Farm Numbers Fall in 1985 Amid Debt Strains
Wisconsin farm counts for 1985 are estimated at 83,000, down 3,000 from 1984, with declines faster than earlier years due to high interest rates, lower prices, reduced land values, and heavier debt. National farm numbers are 2,285,000, down 2 percent from 1984. Farmland in Wisconsin totals 17.7 million acres, a 1.7 percent drop, while the average Wisconsin farm size rises to 213 acres, up 4 from 1984.
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Wisconsin
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Brandt Re elected to National Meat Board Director
Norbert Brandt, general manager of Midwest Livestock Producers of Francis Creek, was elected to another term as director of the National Livestock and Meat Board at its 63rd annual meeting in Salt Lake City. He has three years on the board and also serves as a director for the National Feeder Pig Marketing Association. The Meat Board comprises meat packers processors and producers nationwide and funds research on red meats and education on beef veal pork and lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Brandt
Midwest Livestock Producers
Francis Creek
National Livestock and Meat Board
Brandt
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Feeder Pig Marketing Association
The
Meat Board
United States
Strikers cite Hormel earnings to press for better contract
Union leaders claim Hormel & Co. profits rose nearly 84 percent in the third quarter, challenging the company line that concessions are needed. Jim Guyette of Local P-9 says the meatpacker is highly profitable. About 1,500 workers planned to file for unemployment compensation on August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Hormel
Jim Guyette
P-9
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
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Allis
West Allis
Allis- Chalmers
United Auto Workers
David C. Scott
Ficers
UAW
Blenda Life Company
Buffalo, Minn
Donald Jackson
Hixton
Blenda Rite’s
Ment
Harvey
Mr. Oplinger
Tommy Daniel
Experiment Farm
Highway 51
Madison
National Meat Board
Mme Ta Mel
TY P.O
Claire
Austin, Minn
Redy Roast Feed's, Inc. P.O
Rewey, WI
Elmwood Rd
P.O
Ixonia
UNI Systems
Uni
Murn Tire & Tool
Morton
Wes
Gary
Rick
Dodgeville
van Dale
East-Rite Cement
Hedlund
PATZ
Metrio
Binds Sales & Service
Hwy
Reedsburg
Roekx River
Thresheree
Harry Schell
the Valley Tones
Charlies D. Birkrem
Cambridge
Carol Vint
Edgerton
Wendall
Platteville
Ennet
Janesville
Cox
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