Beekeepers urged to unify and promote honey marketing
Ellsworth beekeepers were urged to unify their marketing and seek consensus among producers on key industry problems. Dr. Basil Furgala of the University of Minnesota warned of rising honey imports, adulteration, pesticide risks, and the spread of Africanized bees, urging coordinated promotions and county to national action.
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Washburn beekeepers hear bear report at meeting
Washburn County Beekeepers Association sets Thursday night session at 8 pm at the Spooner Experimental Station east of Spooner on Highway 70. Pat Savage, DNA wildlife manager, will discuss bear placement and management to minimize damage, then Harold Schulz explains introducing package bees.
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Washburn County Beekeepers Association
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Spooner Experimental Station
Spooner
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Wisconsin Beekeepers Gather For District Meetings
Beekeepers across Wisconsin prepare for district meetings as warm weather spurs activity. Northwestern district convenes March 26 at the Community Building with wintering reports, Honey Queen updates, Agriculture Week notes, and plans for the 1983 convention in Eau Claire. Potluck lunch and silent auction planned to benefit the Honey Queen program.
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PCA of Neillsville Sets Annual Meeting
The 49th annual stockholders meeting of the Production Credit Association of Neillsville is tomorrow night at 7:30 at Loyal American Legion Hall by invitation only. Entertainment includes Dr. Joe Wick and the Howie Sturtz Orchestra with dinner and dancing. Two directors to be elected. William Swaney retires. nominees Melvin Appleyard Norman Meissner Ronald Baxter and Cornelius Micke. The 1982 financials show farm credit loans above 56 million with 46.3 million outstanding year end. Capital stock and reserves rose to 10.5 million. PCA offices are in Neillsville Loyal Thorp and Black River Falls with board members Lindner Ray and Erickson.
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Lafayette
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George Ray
Dorchester
Richard Erickson
Hixton
PIK program boosts honey hopes for Pierce County beekeepers
Pierce County Beekeepers Association foresees bumper honey yields in next two years as PIK program cover crops become available for bees. President John Hecimovich notes corn reserves may prolong peak nectar flows to early 1950s levels. alfalfa and clover plantings rise to cover slopes over six percent. Beekeepers urge hive registration to guard against crop spraying, form Honey Promotions and Queen Committees, and discuss promotions funds and foreign competition concerns.
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Pierce County Beekeepers Association
John Hecimovich
Prescott
Beekeepers
Pierce County
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