Dunn man fined after fatal overfeeding of cattle on Gratt farm
David Mott 27 pleaded no contest to four misdemeanor cruelty to animals charges in Dunn County Circuit Court over a dairy herd death on the Herb Gratt farm near Elk Mound. He faced a $250 fine plus costs totaling about $300 after a felony count of criminal damage to property was reduced. The incident, in which 13 of 26 dry cows died from engorgement toxemia after excessive corn feeding, caused estimated losses around $18,000.
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Herb Gratt Farm
Rt. 1
Elk Mound
Dunn County
Ohio
Gratt
Robert Cleary
Menomonie
Foster F. Soper
Mott
Agnes Gratt
Dr. Cleary
Paid dairy diversion plan gathers state farm groups
Wisconsin dairy leaders push a paid milk diversion to curb production with funding from the 50 cent assessment. They seek broad coalition support across cooperatives Farm Bureau and Milk Marketing groups, hoping to influence USDA action and guard against future shortages. The plan aims to cost the government little or nothing beyond current mechanisms.
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Madison
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives
TAPP
AMPI
Wisconsin Dairies
NFO
Farm Bureau
Farmers Union Milk Marketing Co-op
University Extension
Caruso
Mid-America Dairymen, Inc
Land O’ Lakes
Wisconsin
South Carolina
New York
U.S. Treasury
USDA
Mr. Caruso
National Farmers Union
National Milk Producers Federation
Detroit
Bob Williams
Trade Association of Proprietary Plants
Agriculture
John Black
Block
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers Union Milk Marketing
Weather records historical temperature highs and lows
Today record high is 50 in 1947. January 20 to 25 show low records from minus 28 to minus 34 with highs near 50. Notable dates include January 21 1908 and January 24 1981.
Seven Day Outlook Message Fragment
The readable text lists a sequence labeled seven day Outlook with repeated codes for dates from Jan 20 to Jan 25 and values H 21 L 1 Ave 11, culminating on Jan 24 and Jan 25 with H 22 L 1 Ave 11.
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