Wisconsin Sheep Industry Sees 16 Percent Rise Upward
Wisconsin's sheep industry rose 16 percent in the past year, reversing a postwar decline. Dr. Richard Watthauer of UW Extension notes a thriving “wildcat” sector driven by the Blueprint for Expansion begun in 1975. The program, led by 12 producers, aims to keep current farmers, attract new ones, and raise industry visibility. Lamb meat dominates receipts, while wool mainly supports hand spinning.
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Wisconsin
Richard Watthauer
Uw-Extension
Watthauer
Wisconsin sheep outlook boosts markets and breeding notes
The article reports on strong long term sheep markets, rising wool demand due to higher fuel costs, and the role of increased production in sustaining meat supply. It cites Dr. Watthauer and C. Wayne Cook on forage efficiency, crossbreeding, and new breeds like Finn, Polypay, Rambouillet, and Suffolk as strategies for Wisconsin farmers to improve winter lambing and multiple births.
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Watthauer
American Sheep Producers Council
Wisconsin
Columbia
Targhee
Suffolk
Hampshires
Soil Bank days declared gone by Bergland at conference
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland told about 2,000 National Association of Conservation Districts delegates that drought or world weather could yield no setaside plan for 1980. He cited four bumper crops and warned the era of the soil bank is over, cautioning against relying on new federal programs to solve soil and water erosion. He urged cooperation with officials to craft local programs while noting funding and staffing limits.
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Bob Bergland
National Association of Conservation Districts
Bergland
U.S
Washington DC cheaper for chicken among world capitals
U S agricultural attaches report chicken prices in Washington DC are the lowest among major capitals. Sirloin steak costs 3.19 per pound in DC versus 1.37 Brasilia, 1.18 Mexico City, 2.34 Pretoria, 5.96 Brussels, 8.28 Copenhagen, 5.02 London, 4.92 Rome, 6.68 Stockholm, and 15.66 Tokyo. Broilers sell for 0.68 in DC and vary in other capitals from 1.44 Bern to 0.70 Pretoria.
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U.S
Brasilia
Brazil
Mexico City
Pretoria
South Africa
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Belgium
Copenhagen
Denmark
London
Rome
Stockholm
Broilers
Washington, D.C
Bern
Switzerland
Ottawa
Canada
Holstein breeders banquet set for Jim Falls church
Holstein breeders plan a banquet at 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Jim Falls. Guest speaker for the evening will be Tom Morris.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Jim Falls
Tom Morris
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