Weather modification rules approved by state agriculture board
Wisconsin state agriculture board approved licensing rules for weather modification after hearings in Eau Claire Green Bay and Madison with minimal testimony. The rules require a license 25 days before operations a permit for each attempt 24 hour notice to officials and 10 times operation cost bond. Legislative AB 63 seeks to ban weather modification with fines up to 250 dollars and would shift control to the legislature.
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State Weather Modification Advisory Council
Eau Claire
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Hay preservative costs and guidelines for Minnesota farms
University of Minnesota agronomists summarize the Hay Preservation publication noting hay should be stored between 25 and 35 percent moisture with preservative to cut storage losses. Higher moisture increases spoilage risks and potential hay heating. Propionic acid preservatives prove most reliable, with rates rising as moisture rises and need for economic evaluation per farm operations.
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University of Minnesota
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Dairy bill passes first hurdle in House
The House Agriculture Committee backed a bill to prevent federal milk-price supports from dropping before October 1981. Only Reps. Richard Kelly and Paul Findley opposed as the measure moved to the full House by voice vote. The bill extends the 1977 provision to shield supports from dropping below 80 percent parity, with USDA buying and reselling dairy products if prices fall.
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House Agriculture Committee
Richard Kelly
Rfla
Paul Findley
B-Ill
USDA
Seven day outlook and dairy price discussion in 1981
The report cites a National Weather Service seven day forecast for Eau Claire with normal highs and lows for June 1981. It also covers the legislative push for a new dairy circuit breaker in a bill, Rep. Bergland and Rep. Kelly debate, and dairy price dynamics influencing production and beef-to-cheese shifts.
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Eau Claire
National Weather Service
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