Blaney Seed Corn Rebrands as Stauffer Seeds
West central Wisconsin farmers who planted Blaney seed corn this year did so for the last time. Blaney seed corn identification is no more as it becomes Stauffer Seeds from the Stauffer Chemical Co which bought Blaney Farms and its seed business in late 1978. Edwin Blaney founded Blaney Farms in the 1930s, later run by son Richard. The Stauffer purchase also includes Prairie Valley and RBA Inc, boosting the new firm toward the top 10 U.S. hybrid seed companies. The rebrand will appear in the Corn Belt this summer.
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West Central
Wisconsin
Blaney
Stauffer Seeds
Stauffer Chemical Co
Blaney Farms
Seed Corn Enterprise
Madison
Edwin Blaney
Richard
Blaney’s
Stauffer
Prairie Valley
Phillips
Neb
RBA Inc
Springfield
Egg and Poultry Demand Rises but Prices Stay Low
John Skinner, UW Extension poultry specialist notes that per capita egg and poultry meat consumption has surged in recent years while prices lag behind last year due to abundant pork and red meat supplies. The article includes a decade of consumption figures for eggs and poultry.
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John Skinner
Uw-Extension
Michigan Farm Protection Bill Passes Senate 34 to 0
The Michigan Senate approved a farm protection bill 34 to 0, sending it back to the House for minor Senate amendments. The measure shields farmers from lawsuits over noise dust and odors if they use accepted agricultural practices or existed before nearby development within a mile and would not have been a nuisance prior to housing growth.
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Michigan Senate
Michigan House
Senate
Michigan
Midwest
Dust Bowl Era Milk Strike Echoes of 1933 Wisconsin
The 1933 tax delinquent sale of Ernest Jones in Howard City Mich revealed farmer pickets buying property for 2.04 dollars while a Dust Bowl mood spread across the Midwest. Wisconsin debates moratoriums as milk strikes spread, National Guard mobilizes, and clashes with authorities flare in Clark and Dane counties.
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Ernest Jones
Jones
Howard City
Mich
U.S.A
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Dane County
Ralph Immel
Clark
The Country Yesterday Militia Ends Standstill at Jail Site
A farmer protest outside a jail ends after a sheriff led the withdrawal of charges and promised talks with the district attorney and governor. Crowds, horns, and a tense standoff give way to officials’ retreat and a plea for law and order as economic fears loom.
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State House
White House
Herbert Hoover
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Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
Esther Dodie
Neillsville
Ralph Jackman
Joint Judiciary Committee
Insurance Company
Ceedings
Walter Singler
H.A. Severson
Oconto County
Clark County
O’neill Creek
Yesteryear
Joe
Bupa
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