Setaside signup ends Monday for 1978 program in Wisconsin
Wisconsin farmers must sign up by next Monday May 15 for the 1978 setaside program. State ASCS says no extension. By last Friday 23,400 farmers enrolled 287,474 acres. Dunn County tops signups while St. Croix leads acreage idle. Total counties listed show 5,105 to 9,465 acres idle across Barron to Trempealeau with 23,400 participants out of about 80,000 eligible.
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Lettuce prices set to normal by mid June in Wisconsin area
Bud Antle Co. sales manager Leon Wood says lettuce price spikes caused by poor December weather will ease for west central Wisconsin shoppers by mid June. The company, now part of a Dole-linked chain, ships to Pacific Fruit Co. with Gamble Robinson stocking lettuce in Eau Claire area outlets. Wood notes prices are unprecedented in lettuce history.
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Leon Wood
Bud Antle Co
Salinas Valley
Antle Co
Dole Pineapple Co
Pacific Fruit Co
Gamble Robinson Co
Eau Claire
Dairymen shift to dispersals amid high prices and foreign buyers
Dispersals of registered Holstein herds expand across Wisconsin and neighboring states with rising prices for young cows and calves. Dealers like Tom Morris note more buyers, including young farmers and foreigners from West Germany Japan and France, paying premium for pedigreed stock. Prices for average pedigreed cows reach 2500 to 3000 dollars while calves 6 to 10 months sell around 1000 dollars.
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