Dairy forum weighs 50 cent dairy assessment plan
About 20 area farmers attended the seventh of eight farm forums featuring Congressman Gunderson UW Platteville dairy expert Cropp and local officials. They discussed a 50 cent per hundredweight milk assessment tied to a broader dairy policy including price support cuts and checkoffs and possible legislative amendments after Reagan vetoed a one month delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Gunderson
Rossco
Uw-Platteville
Robert Cropp
ASCS
Farmers Home Administration
Reagan
Gunderson
Cropp
Dr. Cropp
Top selling cow brings 88000 at Tri-State sale in Viroqua
Vernon County auction banded 47 cattle averaging 6822 as top cow Coon Prairie Jessie sold for 88000 to Rob Brutzman of California. Buyer plans embryo transfers and room and board for a year while Jessie remains at Olson farm. Brutzman has spent about 700000 on Holsteins in the past year.
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Los Angeles
Bruce Odeen
Westby
Ed Mielke Jr
Edgar
Colorado
Odeen
Jessie
Fred Olson
Olson
Mr. Olson
Robert Brutzman
Olson Farm
Mr. Brutzman
Minnesota
Joan Rko
Wisconsin cattle to be tested for bovine tuberculosis
Wisconsin and U S Agriculture Department officials say about 3200 cattle in Brown and Door counties will be tested next month after tuberculosis was found in three herds. Tests and quarantines follow a 1980s federal standard and potential indemnity arrangements are outlined.
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Door County
Wisconsin
U.S. Agriculture Department
Brown and
Door Counties
Fred Idtse
Animal Health Division
State Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Brown County
Idtse
A. R. McLaughlin
Green Bay-area
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Green Bay
Madison
McLaughlin
Eight Clark farmers face loss of 14 500 bushels PIK corn
Clark County ASCS director Al Spaete says eight farmers who planned to receive 14 500 bushels under the PIK program will forfeit their allotments after an over sight. Eligibility hinged on row crops in last three years. hay disqualified them. About 800 farmers signed up countywide.
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Clark
Clark County
al Spaete
ASCS
Spaete
Barron County to host conservation tillage tour
Barron County schedules a tour of conservation tillage corn fields next Tuesday Sept 6 hosted by agricultural agent Don Drost and county conservationist Dale Hanson. Participants meet at 1 15 p m behind the Agricultural Service Center courthouse Barron with a 1 30 start. For more information call 537 5959.
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Barron County
Don Drost
Dale Hanson
Agricultural Service Center
Barron
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Congress
Rep. Gunderson
U.S
South
U.S. Agriculture
John Black
Black
United States
Black River Falls
Fmha
Wayne Pirsig
Vernon County
Viroqua
Cord
Jessica
Pennsylvania
Jessié
Tri-State
Dr. Idtse
Idise
Idste
Texas
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