Reagan sign cuts target farm support programs
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act aims to cut 2.5 billion from commodity support over two years without broad program reductions. House Agriculture Chair E Kika de la Garza and Senate Chair Patrick Leahy defend balanced cuts that avoid universal 8.5 percent reductions and support agricultural recovery begun by the 1985 Food Security Act.
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Reagan
Gramm- Rudman
E. Kika de la Garza
House Agriculture Committee
House Senate
Snow Likely Thursday In SE State Amid Cold Weekend
The southeast corner could see more snow Thursday and early Friday, with the rest of the state spared through the weekend. National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy skies Friday and Saturday, with above normal highs in the 20s to mid 30s and teens to 20s for lows.
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National Weather Service
Madison
Couple honored for 4-H service in Platteville Wisconsin
John and Carol Edge, lifelong Grant County dairy farmers, received a 40 year 4-H leader pin and 36 year service award while guiding Platteville Woodchucks 4-H Club which they founded 35 years ago. The couple hosted monthly meetings at their home and organized activities from crafts and space to sports, stressing youth achievement and ongoing leadership as generations join the club.
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John
Carol Edge
Wisconsin
Grant County
Edge
Platteville Woodchucks
Platteville
Mr. Edge
Outlook for 1988 Farm Income Edges Down From 1987 Peak
The USDA ERS projects 1988 cash farm income will total 50 to 55 billion dollars, down from a record 57 billion in 1987. Higher crop prices and receipts expected, but livestock receipts and prices fall. costs rise with inflation. Exports set to rise about 4 billion, with wheat, coarse grains, and cotton volume up. Large meat supplies, higher production costs keep livestock returns down, while milk may hit a new record.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Department
Economic Research Service
USDA
U.S
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Patrick Leahy
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen. Leady
CDC
Dan Reil
Carrol Smith
Menomonie
Dunn County
Jim
Tom
Carol
Woodchuck School
City of
Caro
Jim Massey
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