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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1986
Page
10
A Wisconsin farmer praises the Catholic Church and other denominations for uniting to aid southeast Wisconsin farmers. He urges education of urban residents about the food dollar, fair prices, and the need to conserve soil as a steward for future generations, stressing unity between rural and urban communities.
Country Life Editor Kitz Cleary earns commendation for a series on teen pregnancies with emphasis on teen fathers. Readers note that more contraceptives do not guarantee use and call for better education from families schools and churches to empower teens to say no and understand factual information.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation clarifies its stance opposing extending cabinet government to the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Delegates adopted a resolution opposing any state service or regulatory agency under cabinet government, arguing these setups breed partisanship and hinder continuity and citizen responsiveness.
Dennis Boyer thanks the Farm Unity Alliance members for forfeiting Christmas to dramatize the rural crisis with a state Capitol vigil. Doug Harsh and John Kinsman receive special commendation for later delivering food and clothing to black Mississippi farmers as Madison activists praise their solidarity and call for a united coalition against concentrated wealth and power.
A reader recalls The Country Today December 24 1985 report blaming Grade B milk producers for an overall surplus. The letter notes the speaker cited high production per cow as a key driver and discusses his own farm finances and external income as context. Page 11 reference.
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