Wiff Farms Defines Dairy to Feedlot Switch in Wisconsin
Wiff Farms on Hwy 63 near Martell grows 600 acres of corn, 130 alfalfa, 30 barley, and 35 winter wheat. They finish Holstein steers on corn silage, achieving 2 to 2.5 pounds gain daily, with 300 head marketed monthly. The operation, spanning 65 years, is a four-family partnership led by Tom and Charles Wiff with sons Roger and Tim, and aligns diversified cash crops with a unique corn silage based finishing system.
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Grain farmers face lower corn prices amid bumper crops and surpluses
Iowa State University economist Dr. Wisner warns of a 1985 U.S. corn crop supporting prices around $2.40 and soybeans near $5 as a global grain glut persists. He notes Russia's reduced corn absorption and competition from vegetable oils, while a Reagan land retirement plan seeks to trim surplus by retiring 20 million acres. He calls Midwest producers caught between market forces and adverse weather.
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Old Farmer Almanac July 1985 highlights and queries
Almanac entries note historic milestones such as John Paul Jones’s death in 1792 and the first atomic bomb test in 1945. It also recounts Neil Armstrong’s moonwalk and lists weekly daylight hours. Reader questions include milking from the right side and home-hint tips on rinsing pans before scalding milk.
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