Prentice farmer recalls farm group aid and milk coop history
Rep Lary Swoboda recalls cooperation by farmers and Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool amid calls for action on parity and cost of production. He cites 1930s dairy efforts, farmer ownership, and low salaries for directors as examples of collective initiative and support during tough times.
Wisconsin Farmer Seeks Subscriptions and Advertising
A farm manager from Oklahoma now in Wisconsin praises The Country Today and urges readers to subscribe and advertise. He notes his background managing a 5,000 cow dairy and highlights the paper’s value among local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Target price plan under fire from rural advocates
Congressman Gunderson and Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Haldeman proposed a target price system for dairy. Critics warn against def ill payments and dependency on taxpayers, arguing a $12 per hundredweight target understates costs and benefits no one. The Wisconsin Farm Unity Alliance launches a Rural Crisis Action Center in Vir COqua to mobilize farmers and rural communities to question representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunderson
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Haldeman
Wisconsin Farm Unity Alliance
Howard Ross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prentice Farmer
Lary Swoboda
D-Luxemburg
the Lord
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool
The
Wisconsin Cooperative Milk
Farm Unity
Rural Crisis Center
Viroqua
Pizza Plaza
Temple Theater
Farm Bureau
P.S
H&s
HAY Equipment
Owatonna
Harvester
Elec
Menomonie
Hwy
Hook
Radio Shack
Optimus
IMX
Sci-Caustics, Inc
B&w TV
Radio PortaVision
CitiLine
AFC
FCC
TANDY
Citibank