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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1987
Page
1
The Commodity Credit Corp in 1986 purchased 290 million pounds of butter, 484 million pounds of cheese, and 825 million pounds of nonfat dry milk, all down from 1985. Milk equivalents total 10.9 billion pounds, down 20 percent due to diversion and herd buyout.endofdoc
President Reagan asks Congress to join him in a record 1 trillion dollar budget for 1988, proposing more than 16 billion in farm program reductions over five years. Miller says current farm supports are unsustainable, with target prices lowered 10 percent yearly, while farmers may still receive payments if market prices dip. Farmers could grow nothing or any crop in response to market forces.
Bayfield County dairyman Steve Pavich steps down as Wisconsin NFC president after 19 years, choosing Dennis Jelle as successor. Pavich remains as Director of Operations for the Midwest Dairy Department of NFO, handling milk marketing in Wisconsin and parts of Iowa and Illinois. The veteran leader reflects on explosive years and defends past actions as necessary for farmers’ plight.
Eau Claire Kiwanis clubs sell prints to raise money for a visitor interpretive center at the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp in Carson Park. An edition of 1,000 prints by a Door County artist has about half sold. Total project cost is about 225,000 with 112,000 from Hobbs Foundation and 50,000 for audio visuals.
The National Weather Service predicts flurries and light snow from Thursday through Saturday in northern Wisconsin. Daytime highs will be in the low to mid-20s with overnight lows between 5 and 15 degrees.
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