National beef checkoff sets $1 per head fee today
The national Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Program takes effect October 1 with a uniform $1 per head checkoff on all cattle sales. An 113 member producer board will oversee promotion and research funding, while state councils manage funds locally. Wisconsin expects about $20 million for state activities. nationally about $65 million. A May 1988 referendum will decide if the checkoff continues.
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Cattlemen's
Beet Industry Council
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Beet Council
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
Wisconsin farmers urged to unite on future policy options
Richards and Hammond told St. Croix County Farm Bureau that farmers must collaborate to preserve family farming amid market and policy pressures. He floated supply management, collective bargaining, free markets, or combinations as possible paths, noting mixed signals from Washington and Europe about world markets. He warned of low returns on equity and high loan costs, urged attention to production signals, taxes, and the need for market-driven solutions.
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Howard Richards
St. Croix County
Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Richards
Reagan
Washington
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