Wisconsin Dairy Task Force hears bleak outlook for farms
Hearing in DePere highlights rising costs and stagnant milk prices with farmers like Lloyd Dahl noting tractors up to 44000 from 11000 in 1973 while milk prices lag. Stakeholders warn up to 50,000 dairy farmers could exit in a decade. bankers etc. call for policy shifts, growth, and support for new entrants as debates cover biotechnology and tax reforms.
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Lloyd Dahl
Wisconsin Dairy Task Force
John Bobbe
Northwest Wisconsin Technical Institute
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Farmers urge true input in aid programs at Ashland task force
Nancy Peck of Ashland urges reforms in FmHA and farm loan programs saying 70s policies handed out money freely then created a later surplus. She cites high dairy taxes and heavy regulations at state level and questions government regulatoraims. Other speakers push federal action while Carl Anderson, Mason, stresses public awareness of small farms and milk income losses cited by Helen Zepczyk Benoit of 500 dollars per thousand pounds monthly.
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Carl Anderson
Mason
Helen Zepczyk
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