Weeds cost farmers millions in northeastern forage losses
A survey across 12 northeastern states shows weeds in forage legumes cost farmers about 13 million dollars per state annually. Alfalfa losses average nearly a million dollars per state, mainly from reduced forage quality and about one fifth of yield. Common problem weeds include dandelion, quackgrass, foxtail, yellow rocket and white cockle. Choose chemical, biological, or mechanical control to keep weeds under control.
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Dunn County
Dairy milk diversion fund up to over $1.4 billion
USDA reports April collections near 817 million dollars for the 50 cent per hundredweight milk check assessments. Including 1983 milk tax receipts totaling 594 million, producer contributions to the dairy diversion exceed 1.4 billion. End-February 1984 payments reach 717.4 million, with collections surpassing payments by about 40 million.
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USDA
Montana prayers for rain across northeastern towns
Hundreds join a regional prayer drive for rain organized by Farmer County Brethren and Pastor Jeremiah Olson. Vigils across Culbertson Froid Westby Medicine Lake Plentywood Poplar Fairview Sidney and Williston seek drought relief as topsoil and subsoil moisture remain scarce in Roosevelt Sheridan and Richland counties.
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United Prayer Effort
Famer Cty Et Eee Bretheren
Jeremiah Olson
Church In
Culbertson
Olson
Roosevelt, Sheridan
Richland Counties
Montana
Culbertson, Froid
Westby
Medicine Lake
Plentywood
Poplar
Fairview
Sidney
Williston
N.C
Remembering a kind-hearted Norwegian mother
A memoir recalls a wiry 5 foot 2 inch mother who balanced farm chores and neighbor help with baking, sewing, and strong fortitude. She cooked hearty breakfasts, nursed flu patients, milking duties, and cared for grandchildren, living to age nearly 90 with humor and grace.
Rural electrification reaches Wisconsin home in 1947
A Eau Claire County woman discards a gas lamp as electricity arrives at her rural Wisconsin home in February 1947. The week marks 50 years since President Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act, clearing the way for rural power. Photo submitted by the Wisconsin Electric Co-op Association.
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Eau Claire County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Electric Co-op Association
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Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
D. S
Mama
Zelpha Erickson
Osseo
Trempealeau County
Ma Kettle
Papa
Keith Sommerfeld
Mama Olina Reitzel
Yesteryear
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