Vergin operation emphasizes cleanliness and fair hours
Mr Vergin notes alfalfa rotation up to nine years before plowing. Ken and Darleen assist with morning chores while Hil helps with cultivation in summer. His father Ernest turns 73 today. Hired men receive overtime on Saturdays or Sundays in summer, and in winter are off from 10:30 am to 4 pm.
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Ken
Darleen
Ernest
Mr. Vergin
Ernest Vergin
Soviets Boost U.S. Grain Purchases to 14.9 Million Tons
The Soviet Union added 700000 metric tons of U S corn for delivery through Sept 30, 1979 80, lifting total U S grain purchases to about 14 9 million metric tons for 1979 80. The sale includes 10 4 million tons of corn and 4 5 million of wheat with soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, barley and rice also listed.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
United States
Tri-State Breeders names area manager in Wisconsin
Black River Falls resident Black Skoug is promoted by Tri-State Breeders Cooperative to regional sales manager for northwest Wisconsin. He will direct sales and service, supervise technicians and district managers, and bring 25 years of experience as a Tri-State veteran and member of the 75 000 Cow Club. The article profile describes Ken Vergin and Darleen Vergin’s Barron County dairy operations emphasizing sanitation, cow care, and a strong link to Florida milk shipments.
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Fil Skoug
Black River Falls
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Northwest
Wisconsin
Mr. Skoug
Strum
Florida
Florida Health Department
Ken
Darleen
Integrated pest control could cut farmers' spraying costs
UW Madison plant pathologist Walt Stevenson told Wisconsin legislators that integrated pest management uses weather data and natural enemies to cut chemical sprays. Indiana potato growers reduced fungicide use from 15–17 times yearly to about seven to nine times with a $400 weather monitor, a one time deductible investment that pays off over years. Other experts caution that chemicals will remain important.
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Walt Stevenson
Uw-Madison
Stevenson
Wisconsin
Purdue University
Indiana
Assembly Agriculture and Environmental Resources Committee
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