Salmonella outbreak closes Hillfarm Dairy in Melrose Park
Jewel Companies permanently closes Hillfarm Dairy once supplying about a quarter of Chicago area milk after a salmonella outbreak sickened more than 18 000 people across six states. Jewel VP John Haughabrook cites lack of evidence on contamination cause while health officials continue testing. Indefinite layoffs affect 170 employees as the plant shuts down.
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Chicago
Jewel Companies, Inc
Melrose Park
John Haughabrook
Jewel
Illinois Department of Public Health
Haughabrook
Daddy
Grandpa
Grandma
Independent study finds no market manipulation in 1984 soy prices
A farmer task force of the American Soybean Association released a year long report concluding the early 1984 soybean price collapse reflected supply and demand rather than manipulation. Nebraska farmer Roy Smith chair of ASA's Future Advisory Committee cautioned that concerns over unethical practices remain though the study found no evidence of deliberate market bullying.
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American Soybean Association
Roy Smith
Nebraska
ASA
Future Advisory Committee
Northwest merger plan blocked by Idaho lenders
Idaho stockholders opposing the plan to unite 40 Northwest Federal Land Banks and 23 Production Credit Associations voted against the merger. Blackfoot FLB voted 139 to 98 and Eastern Idaho PCA at Pocatello 987 to 227 against. A revote is set in about two weeks. 63 unanimous votes needed for approval.
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Production Credit Association
Federal Land Banks
Northwest
Idaho
Pcas
Flbas
PCA
Blackfoot Federal Land Bank
Eastern Idaho Pca
Pocatello
Dairy Farmers Fund Dairy Price Support Costs Dollars
Dairy farmers paid over 1.46 billion to the federal government to cover dairy price support costs. Under the 1982 act assessments totaled 594 million, with 875 million paid for the diversion program from January 1984 to March 1985. USDA says 955 million went to farmers in the diversion, so farmers bore the diversion’s full cost plus 513 million for other price support costs.
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USDA
Federal Treasury
Family Road Trip to Sturgeon Bay and Grandparents Farm
A family recalls a summer drive from Milwaukee to Door County visiting Manitowoc Two Rivers Egg Harbor and Sturgeon Bay then arriving at Grandma and Grandpa Fischer farm. Vivid memories include gas stops Eskimo Pies milk songs phonograph and the warm welcome at the farmhouse with cheese bread and Lost Lake reflections.
Rast family children at home in Waupaca County 1910
A historic family portrait from Helvilla shows Ferdinand, Adeline, Elsie, Hattie, and Albert Rast posing in front of their Waupaca County home. The image, captured in 1910, was submitted by Russell and Delores Miller of Route 3 Hortonville.
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Lovie and Mathilda Rast
Helvilla
Waupaca County
Ferdinand
Adeline
Elsie
Hattie
Albert
Russell and
Delores Miller
Route 3
Hortonville
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Vance Haugen
Shawano County
Keith Sommerfeld
Junn County
Long
Marion Huhn Blake
Sturgeon Bay
Door County
Milwaukee
Port Washington
Manitowoc
Two Rivers
Egg Harbor
Mamma
Mr. Zip
Momma
Dad
Algoma Bridge
Alaska
Sunny Point
Wesley Fischer
Wagoner
Lost Lake
Yesteryear
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