Ayrshire picnic at Chapel View Farm on Friday
Davis family hosts the Ayrshire picnic at Chapel View Farm near Dalton to showcase their 31 milking Ayrshire cows. The herd, built from 30 cows bought from a former coworker, now totals 80 with home-bred heifers.
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Davis
Ayrshire Breed
Dave Davis
Ayrshire
Chapel View
Dalton
Davises
Jean Davis
Charles
Geraldine Kamrath
Mr. Davis
LaValle
Lake Redstone
Reedsburg High School
Wisconsin Dairies
Jerry Jessop
Portage
New Zealand
Davis Farm
North Scott Baptist Church
Pardeeville
Land board approves several state projects
The Wisconsin Land Conservation Board gave preliminary approval to soil erosion control grants for projects in Pierce and Trempealeau counties and cost share grants to limit soil loss. It also approved grants to control water pollution from animal waste in Barron, Burnett, Columbia, Polk, and Shawano counties, plus seven farmers required by the DNR to install measures. Approval included the Oconto County Farmland Preservation Plan and Langlade County exclusive agricultural zoning ordinance with the Town of Cylon zoning map in St Croix County.
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Wisconsin Land Conservation Board
Pierce and
Trempealeau Counties
Barron
Burnett
Columbia
Polk
Shawano
DNR
Oconto County
Langlade County
Cylon
St. Croix County
Is corn for ethanol worth it in Wisconsin soil erosion areas
Readers urge caution about federal and state subsidies for corn ethanol as a motor fuel. They note high corn and soybean cultivation in 16 southern Wisconsin counties where soil erosion is severe, with 42 percent of cropland for 1984 corn and 59 percent for soybeans.
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Wisconsin
Dairy checkoff vote backed by Wisconsin Women for Agriculture
The Eagle Bluff Chapter of WW A Sauk City urges dairy farmers to vote yes on the dairy advertising checkoff. It cites high awareness of cheese and milk ads and gains in dairy sales, arguing promotion educates the public and supports diverse dairy products. Leonard C. Johnson of Oregon warns of soil and water costs from intensive grain to fuel conversions.
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Eagle Bluff
Wisconsin Women For Agriculture
United States
Leonard C. Johnson
Wisconsin
Soil Conservation Society of America
Oregon
Dairy ad feedback urges clean milk and direct marketing
Darlene Strack of Colby condemns the checkoff ads and urges change in the dairy system. She recounts a 25 cent milk coupon pilot that boosted sales, laments television advertising, and calls for direct marketing, stricter inspectors, and better farm cleanliness to achieve grade A milk.
Letter writer clarifies deer damage comments in Oct letter
The reader corrects a garbled Oct 16 letter by Grace J. Orr responding to Francis Murphy. She clarifies that deer hunting and thinning are needed when crops are affected and questions conservationists lacking human compassion.
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Grace J. Orr
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Francis
Bill) Murphy
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Angela
Paul
Daniel
Wisconsin Aryshire Breeders Association
County of
Ayr
Scotland
Canada
National
Ayrshire Breeders Association
Vermont
Ardrossan
Pennsylvania
DHI
The
Breed Association
Janesville
Jan Shepel
Elizabeth Street
Ag Women’s
Laura E. Netzinger
W.W.A. Sauk City
Marshfield
Darlene Strack
Colby
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