Wisconsin Farm Congress Advocated For Broad Stakeholder Inclusion
Opinion piece arguing Wisconsin needs a Farm Congress with input from farmers input suppliers educators and media. It cites the National Agricultural Forum 1983 linked to the Agricultural Council of America and urges creation of a Wisconsin Agricultural Forum with funding and accountability to guide policy research surveys and public input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Farm Congress
National Agricultural Forum
Charlie Stenholm
Dtexas
National Forum
Washington, D.C
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Soybean Association
Agricultural Council of America
Wisconsin Agricultural Forum
Handbook outlines violent tactics in animal rights debate
The Country Today reports a circulated document titled Action for Animals Part One outlines direct action methods including sabotage, evading law enforcement, and night operations. It lists tools, escape plans, and methods to disable vehicles while urging actions to be taken beyond legal channels.
Dry years in Chippewa County recalled
The writer recalls a dry year in northern Chippewa County around 1976 with droughty hay, scarce feed, and high hay prices. He notes how ground conditions and corn had limited yields, mentions no-till and new alfalfa and soybean varieties, and observes cows thriving after returning to better pastures in 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa County
Stull
Wisconsin bill urges tax break to aid soil conservation
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 458 from Rep. Barbara Gronemus proposes a property tax exemption for farmers improving land to curb erosion and asks assessors to ignore value increases from soil conservation work. The piece argues soil is a national resource and calls for broad support, potentially at state or national levels, to fund soil preservation.
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Assembly
Barbara Gronemus
Whitehall
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Wisconsin Women For Agriculture
Wisconsin Women In Farm Economics
Silver Lake College
Department of Agriculture
Madison
John Cottingham
Farm Bureau
WFBF
Don Haldeman
WIFE
WWA
Grange
NFC
AMPI
Secretary of Agriculture
Board
WAF
Board of Agriculture
Legislative Committees
S. Thomas More
Bertels
Thomas More Bertels
Manitowoc
Dad
Document
Country Today
Hugh Johnson
Animal Movement
Delaware
California
the Writer's Notebook
Bloomer
New Auburn
Philip J. Tremblay
la Crosse
Vernon
Jackson
Juneau
Monroe
Buffalo
Trempealeau
Wabasha, Olmstead
Houston
Minnesota
P.O. Box
West Salem
Philip Tremblay
Congress
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