Barron firm ships 83 Holstein heifers to Iran by air
Butter City Cattle Co. of Barron exports 83 bred Holstein heifers to Iran marking a possible weekly plan of one plane load every three weeks. The shipment, on a Boeing 707 via Maverick Airlines, is the first cattle airlift from Minneapolis airport overseas. The heifers meet Iran’s strict import rules and were chosen from local herds for pregnancy, weight, and milk production criteria.
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Butter City Cattle Co
Barron
Ken Kuehndorf
Dick Murray
Iran
Murray
Minneapolis
ASCS seeks crop reports by Dec 15 from Wisconsin farmers
Wisconsin farmers must report 1977 crop acreages to their local ASCS office by December 15 or lose eligibility for 1978 farm disaster and commodity loan programs and set aside. Normal acreage will be based on 1977 plantings of barley through wheat, with zeros for missing reports. Many farmers face potential loss of coverage if reports are late.
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ASCS
Madison
Wisconsin
Leo Ley
St. Croix County Wheat Deficiency Payments Announced
St. Croix County ASCS director Ralph Larson reports 125 farmers have been approved for wheat deficiency payments as national price comparisons trigger the program. Checks began mailing December 1 totaling about $5,500 while some growers have not reported all 1977 acreage, with reports showing partial submissions and requests to report hay and other crops.
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St. Croix County
ASCS
Ralph Larson
Larson
Falls Dairy cutting fuel costs with six effect evaporator
Falls Dairy Co. plans to trim fuel use by 50 to 75 percent ahead of schedule. The $2 million whey evaporator, custom built in the Netherlands, replaces four older units and could save over a million gallons of fuel oil this year.
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Purdeu
Harold Lauer
FDC
DEC International
Madison
Netherlands
Jim Falls
Falls Dairy Co
Weather outlook shows mild period with normals
Forecaster notes normal high of 29 and normal low near 13 for the period. Expect mild days with cool nights and light winds.
Pesticide Certification Training Set for Elmwood Village Hall
A pesticide certification training session will be held at the Elmwood village hall from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. on December 13. Dunn County Agent Keith Sommerfeld notes passage of a test is required for all farmers using restricted use pesticides in 1978 and thereafter. His staff will provide all necessary information to pass the evaluation at the course end next Tuesday.
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Dunn County
Keith Sommerfeld
Sommerfeld
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