City views on food costs and farmer action debated
Shoppers in Eau Claire weighed last Saturday's tractorcade with skepticism over rising food prices. A farmer-turned-businessman argued prices are externally driven, while others urged higher local food production or warned residents to watch costs. A Jackson County meeting on February 15 will discuss marketing more pigs per low, led by UW Extension experts.
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Juneau County Plans Withdraw of Forest Land for Potatoes
Juneau County seeks to withdraw nearly 1,000 acres from its 14,900 acre county forest for potato farming. A DNA preliminary environmental report by Virginia Bulger will be discussed Feb 9 at the Juneau County Courthouse in Manston, with an environmental impact statement to follow after Feb 22. The plan notes 37 percent of land is farmland and 49 percent forest, and irrigation could raise dust nitrate leaching and wind erosion.
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Five arrested over cattle truck blockade near Frazee
Five people, suspected farmers from North Dakota, were arrested south of Thief River Falls on U S 59 after harassing Canadian cattle trucks. Frazee trucks stopped overnight before continuing to Chippewa Falls amid a farm strike led by American Agriculture. No injuries reported. initial statements claimed no violence and no further arrests.
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