Soil erosion hearings planned across Wisconsin
A series of eight public hearings will be held in Wisconsin this month to consider a soil erosion control program from the state agriculture department. Hearings run July 13 in Fennimore and July 28 in Madison, with additional sessions July 19 in Hayward July 20 in Eau Claire and July 26 in Wausau. Each session 1:30-5 pm and 7-8:30 pm. Copies of the proposed rules available from the Land Resources Unit, or at hearings, with contact number 1-608-266-6826.
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Wisconsin
State Agriculture Department
Fennimore Downstate
Madison
West Central
Hayward
Circuit Court
Courthouse
Courthouse County Board
Eau Claire
City Hall Council
Wausau
Land Resources Unit
P.O
Wis
Farmers urged to comment on 1984 feed grain program
Agriculture Secretary John R. Block invites farmers to comment by August 23 on 1984 feed grain provisions including loan and purchase levels target price national acreage voluntary reductions acreage bases set aside PIK and land diversion options and whether offsetting compliance should apply Final details aim to be announced by September end before the November 15 deadline Comments to Howard C. Williams Analysis Division USDA ASCS Room 3741 S Washington DC 20013
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USDA
Agriculture
John R. Block
Block
Howard C. Williams
Usdaascs
P.O
Washington, D.C
Red leaf virus devastates winter wheat in eastern Wisconsin
A state plant protection official warns that the barley yellow dwarf virus or red leaf disease is at epidemic levels in winter wheat across eight eastern Wisconsin counties. The virus, spread by the oatbird cherry aphid, may already affect oats with 10 to 30 percent infection in several counties. Since no fungicide works late in the season, farmers should chop infected crops for silage or plow under as green manure.
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Wisconsin
William Brewer
Department
Bureau of Plant Protection
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
Calumet
Kewaunee
Door
Brown
Outagamie
Winnebago
Brewer
Dane
Fond du Lac
Dodge
Jefferson
Rock and
Green
Potatoes and the tater bug gin in Burnett County memory
In rural northern Wisconsin near what became Trego, a family recalls potato farming from 1900 onward. They describe early garden crops, the seasonal fight against potato beetles using kerosene and Paris Green, and the shift to potatoes as a cash crop with planter and digger innovations. A fraud case in 1910s Wisconsin and a later potato boom are also recounted.
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Wisconsin
Trego
Mills
Superior Junction
Washburn County
Farmers gain from budget aiding rural Wisconsin
Rural lawmakers unite to steer funds toward property tax relief for rural areas and farmers. The budget boosts Wisconsin State Property Relief Program by 12 to 18 million dollars for rural communities, exempts manure storage from property tax, funds soil conservation and erosion control, restores county fair aids, and increases farm to market road investments. Rep Pat Smith notes cooperation and voluntary compliance with new manure rules.
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Wisconsin
DNR
First dairy in Jim Falls houses major cheese plant
A postcard from July 1, 1915, shows the building that was Jim Falls first dairy and now serves as North America’s largest cheese manufacturing facility, per Falls Dairy Co. officials near the Chippewa River.
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Jim Falls
North America
Falls Dairy Co
Chippewa River
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Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
Orrin D. McGrath
Burnett County
Grantsburg
Heard
Dairyman
Wisconsin Agriculturalist
St. Paul
Leavenworth
Atlanta
Yesteryear
Pat Smith
Shell Lake
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