Farm income retirement rules noted in Eau Claire
A Pierce County reader asks how farm income affects Social Security retirement. The article explains dropping the five lowest earning years, indexing prior earnings to current values, and using the highest indexed years to compute benefits, noting how optional reporting methods may apply in low income years before retirement.
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Eau Claire
Pierce County
Should you use the 1600 farm option for two more years
A 1926 born worker with 33 lifetime earnings years questions whether to pay the optional Social Security tax for two more years. Since the two years would be the lowest and dropped from computation, the extra 1600 each year adds no benefit. Retirement earlier or later than age 62 changes benefits. consult the Social Security office for personal guidance.
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Social Security Office
State Guernsey meeting set
The 61st Annual Meeting and Convention of the Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders Association is slated for February 7 and 8 at the UW Barron County Center. Activities include a Friday calf sale, social hour, dance, slides from Les Peckham, and Outstanding Guernsey Youth interviews. The Saturday schedule features youth brunch, a princess contest, an afternoon meeting, a dairy bowl, and an evening awards banquet with keynote speaker Jim Cavanaugh.
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Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders Association
Barron County
Baribeau
CTHSS
Rice Lake
Cameron
Barron Center
Les Peckham
England
Isle of Guernsey
Jim Cavanaugh
AGCC
Dairyland co op backs phased SO2 cuts with funding concerns
Dairyland Power Cooperative backs the first phase of Wisconsin sulfur dioxide reductions to 350 000 tons starting 1989 but opposes the second phase lowering emissions to 1.2 pounds per MBtu by 1993. Manager James W Taylor warns higher costs could reach 10 percent and hurt family farmers as utilities face near 1 billion in 2000 compliance expenses.
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Dairyland Power Cooperative
Wisconsin
James W. Taylor
Dairyland
Taylor
Committeee
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