Wisconsin wetlands protection bill heads for floor vote
The Assembly Environmental Resource Committee backs a new wetlands measure by 6 to 3. It would require counties to adopt ordinances within nine months, ban draining and construction without permits, allow appeals to circuit courts, empower state enforcement, map wetlands 5 acres plus larger, and allocate funds to counties and UW for model ordinances.
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Bohlingers Bowe brothers pace area dairy producers
Alma in Buffalo County ranks fifth in the state with a milk production average of 20 969 pounds. Wesley Iverson of Clear Lake in Polk County has Wisconsin's ninth best milk average 20 557 pounds. Richard Nest of Marshfield 10th top producer 20 530 pounds. Peck Valley Dairy Chippewa Falls 12th 20 502. Adolph Scheps Almena Barron County 14th 20 395. Klattview Farms Menomonie 15th 20 367. Wayside Acres Elmwood 16th 20 260. The DHIA test shows 4 447 herds averaging 569 pounds of fat and 14 888 pounds of milk. Wisconsin has 4 514 Holstein herds 199 Guernsey 92 Brown Swiss 82 Jersey 32 Ayrshire 10 Milking Shorthorn. Taylor County leads west central Wisconsin with 16 015 pounds per herd. Barron County has most herds 144, St. Croix leads in herds over 17 000 pounds. Chippewa County tops butterfat with 700 pounds. Cream of the Crop will continue next week with top milk and butterfat herds.
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St. Croix County
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