Retired Dubuque workers launch catfish business
Arnie Blindert and Keith Turner, both 51 and longtime Mississippi River hobby fishers, form The Turner Blindert Catfish Co. in Dubuque. They convert part of a garage into a processing center, obtain a state license to market fish, and sell daily to grocery stores with help from family and a neighbor as they near retirement.
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David Dodge
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Woodville
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Mississippi river catfish operation expands in southwest Wisconsin
Turner and Blindert family run a weekly route from Mississippi riverside fisheries to restaurants in Dickeyville Rewey and Potosi with Madison stops, processing 1 pound plus dressings, and selling at 150 to 200 per pound. They invested about $2000 to certify a stainless center with running water and floor drains and aim to year round delivery. Their crew, up to 28 pound catches, nets and set lines, catch 35 pounds dressed daily and ship to Muller's The Old Homestead and Larrys, planning a major Aug 11 fish fry supply of 1500 pounds for the event.
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Potosi
Wisconsin
Turner-Blindert Catfish Co
Wisconsin cheese promotion sparks NDPRB debate
The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board members question Wisconsin’s 5.2 million promotion Mmmmmmm Wisconsin Cheese The Cheese More People Choose, arguing state campaigns may dilute generic advertising and risk shifting sales between regions while supporting broad cheese appeal to boost overall dairy consumption.
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Letters from Our Readers on Reagan Blamed for Woes
A reader questions if Reagan bears responsibility for dairy farm losses, drops in butter and fluid milk consumption, rising farm costs, cement and tools prices, and aging machinery. The letter argues liberal Democrats caused inflation and industry woes, blaming Congress and calling for accountability for family farmers.
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Honest vote for dairy farmers against coop bloc voting
Dairymen urge a direct ballot on a 15 cent assessment in 1985 refer endum. They claim dairy farmers pay $197 million in advertising costs with no return, warn coop boards may sway non voters, and push for individual farmer choice over import promotion and taxation without representation.
Reader Corrects July 10 Picture Caption
A reader notes the editor misidentified a rake as a row marker in a July 10 issue photo. He praises the paper, mentions enjoying The Robbins Nest and credits Rev. Robbins as a bird authority noted in Peterson’s book, and compliments the weather data.
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