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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1985

Page

6

Wisconsin tobacco surplus hurts 3000 farmers statewide

Jaran Rundahl of Wisconsin Farm Bureau tobacco committee cites 7.4 million pounds unsold in Viroqua warehouses and a systemic surplus. He notes current foreign imports and reduced demand as key pressures, with tobacco vital to many farms’ survival amid grain and dairy costs. Surplus persists across Dane Vernon Rock Crawford and other counties.

Wisconsin Jaran Rundahl Mr. Rundahl Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Tobacco Committee Reagan Viroqua Dane Vernon Rock Crawford Jefferson Columbia Green Walworth Dodge Coulee Rundahl

Video producer tours farms amid hog sale footage

The crew shot hogs on various farms and in sale rings, then edited footage with breeders’ commentary after long travel distances. Wisconsin Rep. Petri opposed import quotas, arguing tariffs fail to fix farming woes while allotment leases raise costs and limit farmers’ market price.

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