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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1981
Page
1
The Country Today begins a series Outlook 81 with summaries from the 1981 Agricultural Outlook Conference held in Washington, D C. USDA experts presented papers on the year ahead for American farming and a transcripted view is offered to west central Wisconsin farm families.
Forecasters at the Agricultural Outlook Conference anticipate a strong 1981 for American farmers with net farm income expected to range from 27 to 32 billion dollars, 10 to 40 percent above the 1980 estimate of 24 to 26 billion. Inventory adjustments are excluded from the final 1980 figure.
USDA economist George H. Hoffman forecasts 1981 net farm income between 27 and 32 billion dollars, suggesting a recovery from 1980 losses. He expects higher prices for grains beef wheat cotton vegetables poultry eggs and dairy, with hog receipts improving after volatility. The outlook hints at a better year for U S farmers after six years of weak income.
Aggie Stoffel 74, widow of Ted Stoffel, pursues seed corn sales for Kernel Renk Co. across Chippewa County and adjacent areas. She works six days a week, keeps careful records, focuses on Chippewa County markets, and relies on advertising in Bloomer and nearby papers.
The forecast indicates daytime highs 5 to 15 degrees above normal and overnight lows 5 to 10 degrees below normal for the period.
Wisconsin remained at 93,000 farms in 1980 the first year since 1948 without a decrease. The average farm size stayed at 200 acres and farmland totaled 18.6 million acres driven by suburban growth. Minnesota rose to 105,000 farms as Wisconsin kept steady in the Corn Belt.
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