Life after bankruptcy for Wisconsin dairyman farmer
Con nie Alexander, a Rusk County dairyman now in a financial limbo after bankruptcy, says there is life after bankruptcy. Living on a farm reclaimed by the FmHA with his wife Josefina and children, he plans for another growing season and reflects on survival over pride and hardship.
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Rusk
Connie Alexander
Rusk County
Wisconsin
Alexander
Fmha
Josefina
Joe
Carina
Old Jackass Farmer Rebuilds Life After FmHA Battle
Philip J Tremblay recalls losing four Ohio farms and five children to a bitter divorce before arriving in Rusk County in 1980. He faced denied loans, bankruptcy, and forced sales, yet rebuilt with smaller gear, bucket milkers, and a 15 cow starter herd. He advocates a year of farming vacation to fix equipment and markets.
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Alexander
Ohio
Rusk County
Ladysmith
Fmha
Philip J. Tremblay
Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Honor Winners at Madison Meeting
The Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association named Fascinator Trixy of Double J as High CPI and honored top producers across herd fat protein and milk categories. Awards went to Johnson, Schuster, Doberpuhl, Strandberg, Gill, Haeuser, Gleich, Owens, and 4-H and FFA youth winners, with 1984 production and life records highlighted. The 1987 National Jersey Convention is planned for Eau Claire and the state sale for May 4 at Vernon County Fairgrounds.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Douglas Schuster
Ringle
Rudy Doberpuhl
de Pere
D. L. Strandberg
Alma Center
William Gill
Cumberland
D.L. Strandberg
Merlin Haeuser
Cochrane
Mr. Haeuser
Gil-Bar Farm
Janesville
Steve Johnson
Mondovi
Maple Lawn Samson Sally
Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association
Vernon County Fairgrounds
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Robert Johnson
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Jersey Journal
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Harry Gleich
DeerBrook Farm
DeerBrook
Agnes Owens
Frederic
Allen Zirk
Kendall
Joel Seeger
Prairie Farm
Keven Jensen
Chetek
Bruce Greene
Cadett
David Rowbotham
Walworth
Wisconsin Ffa
Shelly Zettler
Athens
Faye Schumacher
Mark Wallace
Hillsboro
Bob Randall
Gays Mills
Shelly Patterson
Greenwood
Tom Albrecht
Seymour
Cindy Stewart
Viola Kickapoo
Greg
Dunham, Westby
Dawn Schumacher
Forest
Fritz Nellie
Jersey Association
American Jersey Cattle Club
James Cavanaugh
Maurice Core
Charles Seefeldt
Granton
Marshall's
Tampa
Ford
Ford Motor Credit Company
Bangor
Stratman
St. Joseph
Winnecome Wentzel Ford Tractor & Equip
Bloomer
Gilman Gilman Tractor Implement Co
EAU Claire Bark River Culvert & Equipment Co
Waupaca
Moore
West Salem
Salem
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