Couple Survives May Barn Fire Amid Big Community Effort
Steve and Laura Cutsforth credited three area fire departments and about 200 helpers for saving their 40 cows and 4,000 bales of hay from a May 2 barn fire on their Barron County farm. The 36 by 132 barn, built last April, suffered roof and arch damage, with four cattle treated for burns and one euthanized. Preliminary investigations point to faulty wiring as a possible cause, and insurance is expected to cover most losses.
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Barron County
Bear Lake-Haugen
Steve
Rice Lake
Bill Haynie
Farmers face repeated fires after dairy loss on 120 acre farm
The Burns department's women's auxiliary staffed a food stand to aid firefighters, serving sandwiches, chips, cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate from a distance. The Cutsforths, Holstein dairy owners in their late 20s with three children, describe smoke and woodsmoke odor as they recover from a blaze that destroyed milk production and caused calving losses. They plan to rebuild, with materials already ordered.
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Women’s Auxiliary
Hightower urges farmer action and bold programs
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower urged farmers to engage in politics and push innovative government programs to avert the agricultural crisis. He warned of a system driving family farms to consolidation and urged diversification, direct markets, and supply management, citing Texas efforts and a 1984 melon deal as proof. He spoke in Madison on behalf of U.S. Senate candidate Ed Garvey.
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Texas
Jim Hightower
Madison
Florida
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture department reports drop in farming costs in April
The Agriculture Department notes a 5.2 percent year over year decline in prices for farm inputs as oil prices fall. Bulk gasoline to farms averaged 84.4 cents per gallon, diesel 70.4 cents, and LP gas 67 cents, with other items like batteries, tires, barbed wire, woven fence, steel posts, baler twine and nails also easing versus April last year.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Mulder enters race for Wisconsin's 3rd District
Laboring in a sprawling district Mulder the Wisconsin Farmers Union president from Holmen announces a bid to unseat Republican Steve Gunderson. He schedules appearances across La Crosse Eau Claire Hudson Viroqua Prairie du Chien Lancaster and seeks to expand a four candidate Democratic primary field with Chesie Lee Charles Dow and Karl Krueger.
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Steve Gunderson
Osseo
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Lee Mulder
Holmen
la Crosse County
Chippewa Falls
Mulder
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Hudson
Viroqua
Prairie du Chien
Lancaster
Wisconsin
Gil Rohde
Clark County
WFU
Gunderson
National Farmers Union
Mr. Mulder
Farmers Union
Lorna
Chesie Lee
Maiden Rock
Charles Dow
Glenwood City
Karl Krueger
Bangor
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Laura Cutsforth
Laura
Lyle
Denny
Steve Cutsforth
Cutsforths
Holstein
Kevin Hagen
Hightower
Washington
Amarillo
Mr. Hightower
U.S
Ed Garvey
Washington, D.C
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
State Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Kennedy
Johnson
ASCS
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