Good year predicted for state's dairymen
Dr. Robert Cropp of UW Platteville forecasts a favorable year for area dairymen in Dunn County. He predicts milk prices will rise at least 50 cents per hundred this year, with the government support price around 10.36 to 10.40 and a minimum market price near 10.75 to 10.80 per hundred, based on inflation and price trends.
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State honey queen wins new crown
Kimberly Rae Arnevik of rural Rice Lake was named American Honey Queen of 1979 after being Wisconsin Honey Queen in 1978 and Barron County Honey Queen the year before. The UW Barron County sophomore will promote beekeeping across multiple states and at fairs and festivals with Joanne Weber as national queen chairman coordinating tours.
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Weather, cattle prices push futures to record highs
Frigid snows and cold weather lifted live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with January delivery closing at 64.97 cents per pound as traders priced potential 20 to 40 pound weight losses. A government cattle inventory for 23 states showed two percent fewer cattle on feed than expected, nine percent fewer fed into feedlots in Q4 1978 versus 1977, and 11 percent more cattle shipped to market in Q4.
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