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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1986
Page
1
May 4 11 observes soil stewardship as a historic call to care for land and water. The piece recalls settlers exhausting resources, urges responsible management, education, and community action as caretakers for God, stressing prudent use of inheritance and wise stewardship for the land.
The second phase of Conservation Reserve signup runs through May 16 to place eligible land into sod, trees, or wildlife shrubs. Land must have two years of crop history in 1981-85 and erosion above a standrd, with Class 6 7 8 land exempt. Wisconsin phase one produced $51.30 per acre for 10 years with about 13,000 acres accepted in March.
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers west Thursday and similar, plus possible thunder showers Friday into Saturday. Temperatures will range from mid 60s highs to mid 40s lows across the period.
Nearly 600 Wisconsin farmers at Green Bay Madison and Menomonie farm shows report solid debt management and optimism for agriculture's near term. Most support letting financially troubled farmers fail, and DNR should pay deer damage. Farmers willing to bear about 440 dollars yearly crop losses to enjoy deer on their farms.
The State Bank of Withee seeks $550000 in primary capital by May 19 with a $650000 goal by May 12 and a $100000 cushion, to avert closure. It has raised $185400 so far and offers 29750 shares at $30, with directors buying $145000, to fund operations and lending.
Bank directors seek to sell shares to keep the institution as a community asset after a 1.2 million loss last year. Five factors cited include farm land values, high taxes, and sustained high interest rates. Staff have not received raises or most benefits for two years as sales progress is tracked.
Economist John Urbanchuk told Congress the Chernobyl accident is unlikely to cause a disaster for current Soviet crops or have long lasting agricultural harm. He warned a worst case 10 percent loss is possible, but wind patterns favor northern areas with less grain value. Radiation expert J Frank McCormick noted the winter wheat harvest is still months away.
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