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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1986
Page
9
Irv Possin, Fond du Lac dairy and livestock agent, notes November swine price analysis shows strong profitability with corn at $1.40 or less. Hog to corn ratio stands at 40 to 1, breakeven costs are $34.15 per hundred for farrow-to-finish, $30.99 for farrow-to-feeder, and $45.69 for feeder-to-finish. With market hogs near $50, futures or forward contracts are advised to protect profits as prices may decline later.
EPA recommended changes to the Command herbicide label to limit drift and off target damage. FMC Corp will implement soil incorporation within three hours after application and cap wind speed at seven mph, plus guidance on nozzle choice spray pressure additives and incorporation gear. The product controls grasses and broadleaf weeds including velvetleaf with low moisture activation.
The text discusses three upcoming agricultural shifts: pesticide regulation may push for environmentally friendlier chemicals and concentrated agribusiness. farm policy could be scrapped for austere measures lowering land prices. and a trade dispute with the EC may depress grain prices via internal quotas. It also notes Minnesota homeowners must include Social Security numbers to receive the homestead credit, which can reduce property taxes up to 700 dollars and applies to farmland.
Esther Gibbs recalls moving to northern Wisconsin after World War I to seek a farm life. Weary settlers face rocky soil, failed sales promises, and frigid, poverty stricken conditions. Gibbs details sparse amenities, rough houses, and the struggle to raise funds for an operation for her son Bob while clinging to hope.
Wisconsin extension notes identify 15 leading alfalfa varieties from 1982 86 trials across six environments. Highlights include winter hardiness, disease resistance to bacterial wilt fusarium crown rot and phytophthora root rot, and yield relative to old vernal. Local emphasis on central wet soils. Scott Hendrickson Manitowoc ag agent.
Esther Gibbs husband Jim and their baby Bob occupy a postwar 1920s family homestead in the upper Chippewa Valley. The scene shows Esther with their babe in arms and visiting relatives among the farming and logging backdrop.
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