Prices paid at Altoona purebred calf sale reach highs
Brisk bidding at the third annual Stars of Tomorrow calf sale at the Eau Claire County Highway Shop produced averages above 900 dollars per Holstein calf, topping 1 100 dollars for calves from St Croix and Eau Claire counties. Notable purchases included Crisdhome Comet Rudola Twin and Henadel Monitor Deborah at 1 100 dollars each.
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Altoona
Stars of Tomorrow
St. Croix
Eau Claire
Rudola Twin
Crisdhome Farm, Inc
New Richmond
Kevin Horn
Pittsville
Jan Marie Styer
Henadel
Deborah
Dale Honadel
Augusta
Wisconsin dairying hailed as entering a golden era
UW Extension dairy scientist Dr. Dave Dickson spoke to about 400 farmers on Bessie the cow highlighting the dairy industry’s value. He argued cholesterol myths are unfounded, cows use grass instead of scarce grain, and dairying will be extremely profitable in Wisconsin with cows remaining long term.
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Uw-Extension
Dave Dickson
PCA
Federal Land Bank
Bessie
Dickson
Wisconsin
Dr. Dickson
Bumper year reported for PCA and FLBA as membership grows
At the Eau Claire Chippewa Falls Production Credit Association and Federal Land Bank Association annual meeting attendance topped 400, a record. New FLBA board members are Fred Smith and Clayton Myers. former directors replaced are Vivian Kamrath and Dan Eslinger. PCA loans average about $30,000 with 550 borrowers totaling $16.5 million. FLBA average loan around $46,000 for a 200 acre farm. Both groups expect another strong year aided by moisture and farmer confidence.
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Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls Production Credit Association
PCA
Federal Land Bank Association
FLBA
Chippewa
Dunn
Eau Claire
Fred Smith
Rt. 1
Cadett
Clayton Myers
Rt. 2
Arkansaw
Vivian Kamrath
Pepin
Dan Eslinger
Stanley
Clark
Kermit Cooke
Chippewa Falls
Cooke
St Croix County offers tractor safety course in March
St Croix County will run a tractor safety school for youths 14 and 15 who will operate farm machinery for non parents. Instructor Tom Wells leads a 20 hour program at New Richmond High School agriculture shop starting March 28, with sessions on March 28 April 4 11 and Saturdays April 1 8 15. Fee 10 includes insurance and materials. Register by March 27 with name and address at the Agricultural Center Baldwin.
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St. Croix County
Glenn Bartett
Tom Wells
New Richmond
New Richmond Senior High School
Agricultural Center
Baldwin
Bartelt
Morton Hill Skyliners Lead Dunn County Dairy Bowl Duels
Nine teams competed in the Dunn County 4-H Dairy Bowl with the Morton Hill Skyliners taking the junior division and the Missouri Valley 4-H Club winning the senior division. Skyliners members were John Schwebach Joel Fesenmaier and Pat Fesenmaier. Missouri Valley team members were Pat Baier Jeff Gasteyer Ron Brenner and Celeste Weinzirl.
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Morton Hill Skyliners
Missouri Valley
John Schwebach
Joel Fesenmaier
Pat Fesenmaier
Missouri Valley 4-H
Pat Baier
Jeff Gasteyer
Ron Brenner
Celeste Weinzirl
Rita sets sixth butterfat record in Wisconsin herd
Rita, a registered Holstein from Door County owned by Joe Kuehn of Egg Harbor, achieved her sixth consecutive 1000 pound butterfat record. In 306 days she yielded 23,430 pounds of milk and 1,092 pounds of fat, joining 17 cows with six or more 1000 pound fat records.
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Door County
Ode to a Dairy Cow at Chippewa Falls meeting
UW Madison dairy scientist Dr. Dave Dickson read his ode to a dairy cow to the Chippewa Falls PCA and Federal Land Bank Association. The verse lauds the cow for fidelity through seasons and notes how scientific tests show she puts ice cream in the cone. It ends with a humorous line about a belt keeping pants up.
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Uw-Madison
Dave Dickson
Chippewa Falls Pca
Federal Land Bank Association
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Harley Barfknecht
Rice Lake
Eau Claire County
Robert Lentz
Dallas
Larry Marquardt
William Matz
Stram
Robert Steinke
Fall Creek
Valley Bean Farms, Inc
Eau Claire County Holstein Breeders Association
Mret
Dick Schumacher
World
The
United States
Anchor Inn
Henry Ruff
Bloomer
Steve Meinen
Meinen
Mr. Cooke
Land Bank
Midwest Livestock Producers
Owen Berg
Blair
Mel Alleshaski
Chili
Geoffrey Dobbs Colfax
Grassland Feeder Pig Co
St. Paul
Rogers United Miller, Inc
Larry Geurkink
Rita
Egg Harbor
Sunflower Grower
Thorp
Sunflower Marketing
John Trog
Jim Jones
J & J Aerial Spraying
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