Farmers Rally at Capitol Urges Farm Relief and Policy Reform
About 200 farmers met at the State Capitol for a Farm Relief Conference to pressure for action on farm decline affecting urban areas. Gov. Anthony Earl urged unity, support programs, and self help while a 500-strong group testified before three committees seeking a Wisconsin stance on the 1985 Farm Bill and tax relief, moratoriums on foreclosures, and market reforms.
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Earl
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Rural rally backs Madison Farm Relief push
More than 100 people gathered at St Josephs Parish hall to support the Farm Relief Conference in Madison and to back a grass roots campaign on the 1985 Farm Bill. Arkansaw and Barron area farmers and businesspeople urged unity, wrote legislators, and promoted a coordinated rural network to influence federal policy.
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Giles Milliren
Arkansaw Area
Barron
Cumberland
Menomonie
Arkansaw
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Glenwood City
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Alma
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Richmond
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Maxine Eccles
Plum City
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