Dairy cows hit record high prices across Wisconsin farms
Prices for grade dairy cows climb to about 4000 dollars at a Pierce County auction, with experts split on justification though many say the market will stay strong. Officials note record highs, cost of production, and future prices tied to beef markets and cull cow values.
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Larry Benck
Beldenville
Pierce County
U.S
New York State
Fmha
Keith Stump
Greenwood
Clark County
Henry
Sonny) Bartel
Ellsworth
Bartel
District 4-H Dog and Cat Show Entries Due June 13
Western Wisconsin 4-H dog and cat project members are invited to enter the District 4-H Dog and Cat Show on June 23 at the Eau Claire County Junior Fairground behind the Co-op Shopping Center. Entries must be received by June 13, with late entries permitted for a fee. Eligible counties include Barron Chippewa Clark Dunn Eau Claire Pepin Pierce Polk Rusk St. Croix and Taylor.
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Wisconsin
Eau Claire County Junior Fairground
Co-op
Counties
Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire
Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix
Taylor
Area farmers urged to plan hay cutting around showers
Twin Cities weather forecasters predict a chance of showers and thundershowers Thursday night and Friday, with otherwise mostly clear to partly cloudy skies through Saturday. The brief rural notice notes hay cutting may be squeezed in during the week if conditions allow.
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Twin Cities
Yellow rocket weed invasion prompts alfalfa crop advice in Rusk County
Field work across Ladysmith and Rusk County spot a yellow rocket or wild mustard infestation in early fields. Agricultural agent Roger Flashinski outlines that there is no seasonal chemical control and suggests harvesting infested legumes to limit seed spread, with fall and spring herbicide options and cautions about replanting limits after Sinbar use.
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Rusk County
Roger Flashinski
Flashinski
Lexone
Borysiak dispersal nets $232000 from dairy herd sale
Frank and John Borysiak sold 70 Holsteins in a Clark County dispersal last Saturday. The 57 registered cows averaged $3515 and 13 grades $1786, with total sale receipts around $223575. Buyers included a Colorado dairyman and a Warden, Montana farmer, as 500+ people attended the two and half hour sale.
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Frank
John Borysiak
Borysiak
Colorado
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