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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1979
Page
5
Barron and Dunn counties pursue the Wisconsin Fund non point pollution program in two priority watersheds Hay River and Elk Creek. Conservationist Steve Elbert recruits landowners for cost share enabled practices to reduce runoff and protect water quality by 1983.
The Senate Finance Committee endorsed Sen. Gaylord Nelson's amendment to exclude state and local soil conservation payments from taxable income. The measure clarifies tax code to exempt funds used to conserve soil protect the environment and restore habitats, aiding Wisconsin farmers and potentially guiding other states. Wisconsin leads in conservation efforts with funding from state and county bodies and university extension support.
Wisconsin’s 1979 corn for grain yield averages about 100 bushels per acre in Madison, the second highest ever and four under the 1977 record. Nov crop report shows two bushels up from last month and 1978, with 285 million bushels forecast on 2,850,000 harvested acres. By mid-November about 60 percent harvested as mild weather aided drying.
Trempealeau County agent Ed Aus derau announces start of the Elk Creek Priority Watershed Project. A Dec 10 meeting at 8 p m at the Whitehall Pigeon Rod and Gun Club will explain runoff control practices and cost sharing, with participants from the Soil Conservation Service and DNR. Funding comes from Wisconsin Non-Point Source Water Pollution Abatement Program. officials will outline plans, cost shares, and farm applications.
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