Wisconsin Dairy Referendum Voting Opens Today
Wisconsin voters in dairy farming face a 5 cent per 100 pounds cut if the milk marketing order passes. Ballots mailed to 22,236 cooperatives and individual producers. bloc voting by 19 co-ops representing about 26,000 members. Individual ballots available to those who ship to private plants or to co-op plants not bloc voting. Ballots due by March 9. counted by hand. campaign funds to be managed by a dairy marketing board.
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State Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
State Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
Lamb
Agriculture Department
Winter storm risk eases with milder west central Wisconsin forecast
National Weather Service forecasters in the Twin Cities predict a brief stretch of partly cloudy mild weather in west central Wisconsin from Thursday through Saturday with no precipitation. Highs are expected in the 30s Thursday and in the 40s Friday and Saturday, while overnight lows stay in the 20s.
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National Weather Service
Twin Cities
Wisconsin
Wisconsin dairy board vote begins with milk order referendum
Madison opens a two stage process for dairy farmers with a 5 cent checkoff referendum running through March 9 and nominations Feb 28 to March 30 for a 25 member dairy marketing board. Nominees must reside in the same district and be nominated by five local farmers with contact details. Election to occur in May pending referendum approval.
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Les Lamb
Wisconsin
Dairy Marketing Board
State Agriculture Department
Wdatcp
P.O. Box
Madison
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