Wisconsin farmers donate milk to aid the needy
About 37 farmers from western and central Wisconsin formed the Committee for Economic Justice and ran Phase One of their Save the Family Farm plan by giving away milk, butter, and cheese in Eau Claire Milwaukee Madison and St Paul. They say dairy farmers face a bad economy and aim to pressure passage of the Save the Family Farm bill.
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Committee For Economic Justice
Wisconsin
Iona Sen
Tom Harkin
Eau Claire
Milwaukee
Madison
St. Paul
Minn
Fom Saunders
Prairie Farm
Farm Unity Alliance
New York
Mr. Saunders
Wisconsin Madison places third in dairy judging event
In the National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo UW Madison finished third behind Ohio State and California Poly. Individual winners included Chris Roe of UW and Shawn Pfaff of Melrose Mindoro. Darlington topped FFA Dairy Products Judging with Clint Dirkson earning individual honors. A Chippewa County meeting planned a Nov 1 food giveaway to divert milk to plants supporting the Save the Family Farm and Harkin bills, with committees formed for procurement, pickup and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Ohio State
California-Poly
Chris Roe
Lincoln High School
Alma Center
Shawn Pfaff
Melrose-Mindoro
Darlington
Clint Dirkson
Chippewa County
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