Wisconsin dairy referendums and checkoff details
WMMB responds to John P. Boland letter clarifying dairy promotion funding and the advisory referendum. Wisconsin dairy farmers vote on continuing amending or terminating the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Order which imposes a 5 cent per hundredweight checkoff. Federal law requires 15 cents per hundredweight for dairy promotion, with up to 10 cents staying at state programs. if the state order ends, the full 15 cents goes to the national program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Boland
Gays Mills
Wisconsin
U.S
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
Wisconsin students gain Washington experience with Close Up program
Wisconsin high schoolers joined 280 peers in Washington D C for a Close Up Foundation government study week. They met lawmakers, debated policy, and learned about democracy, sponsored by grants from ANR Pipeline Co Burlington Northern Foundation 3M and RJR Nabisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C
Close Up Foundation
ANR Pipeline Co
Burlington Northern Foundation
RJR Nabisco Inc
Kasten says Dems hold up CCC funds harming dairy farmers
Sen. Bob Kasten charges Congressional Democrats are delaying a $6.7 billion CCC emergency funding bill, leaving dairy farmers and the whole dairy program in the lurch. Wisconsin plants have laid off workers and borrowed at high interest to cover operations, while state law requires prompt milk payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corp
U.S
Bob Kasten
Wisconsin
Sen. Kasten
House
Senate
California farmer wins 50 million against Bank of America
Rancher Robert Stanghellini and his family secured a 50 million verdict after alleging Bank of America gave bad financial advice. The jury awarded 20 million in compensatory damages and 30 million in punitive damages. Bank officials plan to appeal as he faces foreclosure after losses from tomato crops and promised operating loans were cut off.
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California
Bank of America
Robert Stanghellini
Stanghellini
Fly Predators Face Limits in Controlling Flies
UW Madison extension entomologist Walt Gojmerac notes that fly predators as biological control agents are slow to work. Suppression can take 30 days on livestock, 98 days on poultry, or four months on a horse ranch, and longer delays reduce their usefulness.
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Uw-Madison
Walt Gojmerac
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WMMB
Mr. Boland
Washington
Katherine Neilan
Arlington
Boland
Kasten
Dems
CCC
Yuba City, Calif
Madison
Hydro
Side Hill Hydro
Gleaner K
Curtis Brothers & Co
Kuehn
Neillsville
M.F
FOX
M.F. Ealers
H&s
J.D
Hartje Farm
Home & Tire Center
Laval
Coulters
SERVE INC. LOMIRA/CAMPBELL SPORT
Ford
Ford Credit
New Holland
Menomonie
East
Ellsworth
West
D.A
D.A. Goss
Cab ‘Ab No Cal
A.C
H.M
Amco
N.S
N.H
GEHL
Ee Farm
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