New ad intern joins Country Today staff
Cary Backenger, a 20 year old UW Eau Claire advertising major from Beloit, joins The Country Today ad staff as relief driver for vacationing salesmen. She beat 11 other candidates, enjoys the work, and aims to move toward media and sales while proving herself in a male dominated field. Backenger has farm equipment and physical fitness interests and comes from a family with COLT Industries ties.
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Cary Backenger
Uw-Eau Claire
Weevil damage threatens Wisconsin alfalfa crops
Heavy rains delaying alfalfa cutting trigger weevil infestations, warns University of Wisconsin Extension forage specialist Dwayne Rohweder. The state Agriculture Department issued an alert for potential severe damage as Southern Wisconsin logs the week’s heaviest rainfall, while moisture favors corn growth.
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University of Wisconsin Extension
State Agriculture Department
Class action suit filed against AgriStar Credit Corp
About 25 farmers from Lafayette County join a nationwide class action against Brookfield based AgriStar Credit Corp alleging misrepresentation about eight year lease buyout terms for Harvestore silos. They seek relief under deceptive practices and unfair trade acts while dispute over fair market value versus promised buyout percentages. A June 29 hearing will address a dismissal motion and a stipulation barring dismantling on expir ing leases before then.
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Lafayette County
Brookfield
AgriStar Credit Corporation
Wisconsin
Lafayette
AgriStar
Harvestore
Attorney General's Office
U.S
AgriStor
Gehl mower conditioners offer fast cutting and drying
Gehl promotes its full line of mower conditioners for hayfields including pull-type swing-frame self-propelled and disc models. The 2170 pulls nine foot three inch wide with intermeshing ribbed rolls boosting edges 35 percent for quicker conditioning and less leaf damage. West Bend Wisconsin company promotes efficiency and lower maintenance with a three point flotation system.
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Gehl
Gehl Company
West Bend
Wisconsin
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