Crop insurance plan takes novel approach
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland unveiled a nationwide crop insurance reform plan intended to replace existing disaster programs. He described the proposal as the Carter Administration's alternative to what he termed half-baked disaster legislation, presenting it to about 45 editors of national farm press.
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Bob Bergland
Carter
National Farm
Bergland
Historic National Press Club
Jim Sanders named SCS district conservationist in Eau Claire
James Sanders, 37, currently in Adams County, will assume the Eau Claire County district conservationist post on June 5 replacing retiree Jim Tomlinson. He will assist farmers with soil erosion controls, contour strips, diversions, and waterways. Sanders has a Wisconsin education in soils from UW Madison and has worked in Trempealeau, Wood, Monroe, and Ashland counties.
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Eau Claire
James Sanders
Adams County
Wisconsin
Eau Claire County
Jim Tomlinson
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Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Mr. Sanders
Waupaco County
Appleton
Uw-Madison
Trempealeau County
Wood County
Wisconsin Rapids
Monroe County
Sparta
Ashland
Friendship
Webster farm praised as conservation showpiece in Trempealeau County
Wayne and Myrna Webster on their 462 acre Trempealeau County farm are lauded by district soil conservationists as a conservation showpiece. Since 1970 they have built 222 acres of strips, 5200 feet of waterways, a runoff retarding toe-wall, 4000 feet of streambank fencing, 30 acres of wildlife habitat and tree planting. The Websters were named Trempealeau County Farmers Home Administration farm family of the year in 1976 and honored as farmer cooperator of the year by the county Soil and Water Conservation District.
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Wayne
Myrna
Greg
Mark
Deanna
Trempealeau County
Heaven
Myrna Webster
Pearly Gates
Ole Fimrelte
Hank Thompson
Mr. Webster
Soil Conservation Service
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Webster
Trempealeau County Farmers Home Administration
County Soil and Water Conservation District
Period outlook with mild temps and light clouds
Forecast calls for occasional cloudiness and mild temperatures through the period with little or no precipitation. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid to upper 40s.
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