Marquardt dispersal sale nets 142000 dollars
The Duncan Creek Farms sale of 100 Marquardt cattle drew about 300 bidders and sold for 142000 dollars averaging 1420 per animal. Two top lots at 4200 each highlighted fierce cow and calf demand while Minnesota buyers and Lake Mills led many buyers from surrounding counties. The 25 year breeding partnership ends after the first farm sale.
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Duncan Creek Farms
Here
Richard and
Mervin Marquardt
Alvin Piper
Lake Mills
Wisconsin
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Dunn
Rusk
Wood
Lake Geneva
Minnesota
Mervin
Marquardt Farm
Forecast Brings Hope to West Central Wisconsin Farmers
Area farmers received welcome weather news. The Twin Cities forecaster predicted a normal June with near five inches of rain at Eau Claire and good drying periods. Chief meteorologist John Graff told The Country Today that drought fears ease as May rainfall runs 30 to 35 percent below normal.
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Twin Cities Weather Bureau
John Graff
The
Country Today
Wisconsin
Chippewa County
Clark County
Barron
Buffalo
Chippewa
Clark
Dunn
Eau Claire
Jackson
Pepin
Pierce
Trempealeau County ties conservation to Farmland Program rules
Trempealeau County officials require a conservation plan prepared by the Soil Conservation Service for Farmland Preservation Program applicants or risk denial. A Whitehall farmer was denied after refusing SCS planning, with the county citing act language. The region touts strong conservation, including Goodyear Award wins, amid drought and scarce rainfall in May.
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Trempealeau County
Soil Conservation Service
Soil and Water Conservation District Board
John Walek
Independence
SCS
Farmland Preservation Act
Soil and Water Conservation District
County Soil and Water Conservation District
Richard Barrows
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