Butz warns on farm policy hurting profits at Wisconsin talk
Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz, now Purdue agriculture dean emeritus, told Wisconsin Park Producers that government policy and cheap food drive profits down. He cited Ethiopia’s famine, Soviet incentives, and the 1985 Farm Bill, urging farmers to educate the public and push politicians to defend profitable farming amid international competition.
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Earl Butz
Wisconsin Park
U.S
Purdue University
Ethiopia
Soviet Union
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Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Madison
Crossbreeding hogs requires careful program to boost profits
Wisconsin pork producers heard Dr. Phil David of Pig Improvement Co and Todd Rhoads of Illini Farms emphasize a structured breeding program. They argued breed selection, crossbreeding, within breed selection, and reducing genetic lag raise profitability, with heterosis and trait matching guiding specific and rotation systems. Producers urged tracing systems, setting production targets, and sticking to chosen programs while watching costs and market conditions.
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Illini Farms
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CBOT to Begin Corn Options Trading February 27
The Chicago Board of Trade plans to launch trading of options on corn futures February 27 pending final approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Opening trade starts 10:30 a.m. Chicago time, with regular hours 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The program follows the soybean options launched October 31, 1984, and will list May July September December 1985 and March 1986 contract months with strike prices in 10 cent steps and premiums in full cents. Ticker symbols PY for puts and CY for calls.
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Hi Richartz Implement Co
Menomonie, WI
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Royce Jensen
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Loyal Barn Limers
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Lee St
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S. Main
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