Dairy bill ends stalemate with 18 month dairy buyout plan
Congressional negotiators resolved a bitter impasse over dairy subsidies by approving an 18 month buyout to reduce milk oversupply. Government purchases would prop up prices at 11.60 per hundredweight with a 25 cent cut in 1987 and potential further cuts if surplus persists. Financing includes a 40 cent per hundredweight farmer assessment dropping to 25 cents in 1987. The agreement aims to revive exports and aid hard pressed farmers while stockpiled nonfat dry milk cheese and butter remain costly to store.
Farm Bill Mentioned as Miracle by Congressman Gunderson
Wisconsin congressman Steve Gunderson of the 3rd District called the farm bill a miracle. His remarks appear on page seven of the same issue.
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Steve Gunderson
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Mueller couple decorate Dodgeville log home with 1200 lights
Tom and Linda Mueller illuminate their rural Dodgeville log home with over 1,200 Christmas lights, a tradition started in 1981. They add a couple hundred feet each year, hoping to continue until the budget says stop. Photo by Jim Massey.
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Linda Mueller
Dodgeville
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Ausman resigns as Wisconsin agriculture secretary amid board tensions
La Verne Ausman announced his resignation as head of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection at the Dec 19 meeting, saying he lacks board support. The seven member DATCP board, split 4 Democrats and 3 Republicans, faced internal pressure after months of conflict over policy and leadership.
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la Verne Ausman
Ausman
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
DATCP
Wayne Danielson
Cadett
Harland Everson
Edgerton
Limbo
John Cottingham
Weekend cold start with snow likely in Madison area
The National Weather Service in Madison predicts the weekend will bring continued cold with snow or flurries. Highs will reach the teens to low 20s and overnight lows from 0 to 10 above zero.
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Madison
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