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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1981
Page
13
Trempealeau County ASCS director Andy Bourget warns farmers injured by last winter's snow shortage to consult county ASCS offices before plowing any alfalfa fields established with cost sharing within five years. All seeding programs have five year life spans and will be spot checked on aerial slides this summer.
A dedication and tour will mark the completion of the U S Dairy Forage Research Center on the UW Madison campus at 3 p m June 30. Center director Dr Ray Bula notes the greenhouse complex and a field facility north of Prairie du Lac will support dairy forage research to reduce costs as cereal grains rise. The facility will serve dairy farmers in Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Ohio Missouri Iowa New York and Pennsylvania.
Farmers harvest oats as oatlage to offset alfalfa losses from winterkill. Oats seeded and harvested between boot and milk stages yield 14 to 16 percent crude protein. Wilt to 60 to 65 percent moisture, chop short for packing, test forage during ensiling, and balance rations when switching forages. Lee Milligan Pepin County agent.
Only 3,300 of more than 20,000 west central Wisconsin farmers have reported 1981 crop acres. Reports are required by July 20 to qualify for Feed Grain disaster payments on 60 percent of established yields for corn, wheat, barley and grain sorghum. Oats not covered. subsidized crop insurance buyers excluded. non subsidized insurance buyers covered if reporting. Prevented planting protection and crop history credit available. Reported so far: Barron 300, Buffalo 85, Burnett 100, Chippewa 446, Clark 200, Dunn 250, Eau Claire 265, Jackson 83, Pepin 100, Pierce 130, Polk 270, Rusk 125, St Croix 750, Trempealeau 200.
Robert E. Gard, longtime UW Extension Arts Development head and creator of the Yarns of Yesteryear, retires at month’s end and launches the Robert E. Gard Wisconsin Idea Foundation to support rural arts. The non profit will base at Aldebaran Farm near Spring Green and begin July 11 with writing workshops.
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