Lawmakers urge farmers to accept paid diversion plan
Four members of the state congressional delegation told about 300 farmers that the paid diversion dairy plan is imperfect but necessary. They said the plan, the compromise among options, requires farmers to reduce production to cut the surplus, with price adjustments scheduled for 1985 based on government purchases. Petri led a district meeting the night before as questions were raised about dairy legislation.
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Steve Gunderson
Robert Kastenmaier
2Nd District
Kastenmaier
Obey
Upper Midwest
Lee Mulder
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Mulder
Mr. Haldeman
Dairy farmers weigh subsidies and production cuts in dairy program
Farmers split on subsidies as lawmakers oppose payments. AMPI leaders say the paid diversion buys 15 months to align production while urging eligible dairy producers to participate. County ASCS offices will distribute data as questions remain about loan repayments and eligibility.
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Irv Elkin
Deronda
AMPI
Jim Ziegeweid
Arcadia
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Buffalo County
ASCS
Gunderson
Dairy forum tackles questions on compromise plan
More than 200 area dairy farmers filled the Dessert Library auditorium to hear four Wisconsin congressmen and four farm leaders discuss the recently approved compromise dairy plan. Topics included production cuts methods, base calculations, eligibility for new farmers, and incentive payments.
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Wisconsin
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Eau Claire
Dave Obey
Mr. Kastenmaier
Tom Petri
Don Haldeman
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Barron Pca
U.S
U.S Agriculture
John Block
Rosseo
Stu Huber
Farmers Union Milk Marketing Cooperative
Mr. Huber
Block
Bryce Luchterhand
Clark County
Keenan Sales & Service Inc
Whitehall
Churchill Tire & Battery
8Th Ave
Menomonie
Jensen OL & Tires
State St
Hixton
Amery Equity Coop
Amery
Wis
Bloomer Tire Center
Bloomer
Ford Tractor Company
John Deere
Shell Lake
Ford Tractor
Shell Lake, Wis
UPMCO
Elmwood Farm Service, Ltd
Lasso
Sutan
Hammond
Vernal Alfalfa
Farm Supply Cooperative
Clairemont Ave
Galesville
Cleghorn
Chippewa Falls
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