Fisher to speak at first meeting of new farm advisory board
Dairy farmer Fisher joins 11 other Illinois Indiana Iowa and Michigan farmers on a newly formed advisory council to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. He aims to discuss farm credit policy and parities while stressing loan extensions and a supply management program to support dairy and grain farmers amid mounting debt pressures.
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Wisconsin mink rancher sees huge China export potential
Mary Cooper, a leading mink rancher, recounted her observations from Wisconsin's governor's trade mission to Heilongjiang China. She described China's industrious, receptive market, need for dairy and livestock, and the potential for live animal sales, while noting modernization alongside strict government controls and social policies.
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Mink ranchers weigh labor and luxury in farming life
Mary and Paul Cooper run Poor Paul’s Place a 25 year mink operation. They boast disease-free status and wins at international shows while facing feed costs, rationing, culling, and market volatility. They employ hand grading and computer analysis to select top mink as they plan births through May and vaccines.
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