NFUI exits Wisconsin casualty insurance amid losses
NFUI will stop selling casualty insurance in Wisconsin citing high farm fire losses and a poor loss ratio. A State Insurance Commissioner spokesman notes a payout above 75 cents per premium dollar signals trouble. NFUI will continue life, annuities, and cooperative coverage while discussing reorganization under Baldwin United bankruptcy factors.
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Wisconsin
State Insurance Commissioner’s Office
Madison
National Farmers Union Insurance
Farmers Union
State Farmers Union
Lee Mulder
Baldwin United
NFUI
Swenson
Sheep shearing class set in three sessions
UW-Experiment Station farms in Arlington host sheep shearing schools on January 24 and 25 and March 14 and 15 with Spooner sessions on March 11 and 12. First time shepherds are not encouraged. students should be physically large enough to handle sheep and attend a two day course. The mint age is 14. Participants will shear seven to eight animals at the school and 25 to 30 more in the year, with further details from county extension offices.
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Uw-Experiment Station
Arlington
Spooner
Rudy Erickson
Uw-Extension
Uw-River Falls
Dairy referendums and cooperative voting rules outlined
The article explains how dairy cooperatives may block vote to continue the 15 cent checkoff, requiring notice to members and allowing producers at private plants to obtain independent ballots. It covers voting procedures, information sharing, ballot access, proxy rules, and how board voting may be adjusted by attendance. A new name for the order is proposed and a possible referendum trigger with 10 percent support.
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ASCS
Blanchard
USDA
National Dairy Promotion Board
Agriculture Secretary
Lab move to River Falls in jointly run veterinary facility
The joint DATCP UW veterinary diagnostic and outreach unit moves toward River Falls after UW signs the agreement. Staff will include seven full time workers split between agencies, with annual costs shared. Fees and revenues will be allocated to each agency per service type, with joint administration by the state veterinarian and UW dean.
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River Falls
DATCP
School of Veterinary Medicine
Uw-Madison Vet School
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NFAI
Washington
N.H
H&s
Graatz
Colby
J.D
Pabs
Lindstrom
Modena
Oliver
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W. H. Lien
Hixton
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Polk
Ralph's
Ralph W. Thompson
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Ford
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Western Ave
Eau Claire
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Ironwood, Mich
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Art Sturm
Manawa
Floyd Holloway
Union Grove
Board of Regents
BOB Earth
Sav-Rite
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Hwy
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Neillsville, WI
PTO
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Vanderloop
Brillion
Dundas Road
Dundas
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