Change Sought for Stockyard Fees House OKs value based fees
The House agriculture committee approved Carter administration backed legislation to let stockyards and commission agents charge a percentage of the animal value when livestock is consigned. Prices are expected to stay high for two to three years despite a recent setback. The rule would replace per head fees, aligning with decades of mixed fee practices and old Packers and Stockyards Act interpretations.
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Carter
Bob Bergland
4-Hers Attend National Citizenship Short Course in DC
Trempealeau County 4-H members Donna Kamrowski Susan Holter Carmen Foss and Sue Gandera are in Washington DC this week for the national Citizenship Short Course. Delegates hail from Arcadia Ettrick and surrounding areas as they represent Wisconsin youth in the program.
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Washington, D.C
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Arcadia
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Ettrick
Carmen Foss
Roger Foss
Sue Gandera
John Gandera
St Croix school hosts grain plots in Hammond area
St. Croix Central High School vo ag department runs spring grain demonstration plots on the Duane Lewis farm west of Hammond, with Evan Lewis and instructor David Herman supervising under extension and vo ag sponsorship. Agricultural notes discuss pending legislation on livestock handling fees and USDA proposals affecting stockyards and auction firms, highlighting potential revenue changes as cattle prices rise.
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Voag
St. Croix County
Gerald Brett
Duane Lewis
Hammond
Hwy. 12
Evan Lewis
St. Croix
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