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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1982
Page
13
Stalk rot is spreading through Pepin County corn fields, mainly on unirrigated sandy soils where drought stress occurred in August, with some rot in hail damaged areas. Fungi and bacteria weaken stalks, causing lodging. UW Extension urges resistant hybrids, crop rotation and residue plowdown, plus balanced soil fertility as controls led by ag agent Lee Milligan.
ASCS directors across west central Wisconsin urge farmers not to remove or sell grain stored as collateral without contacting the local ASCS office. Unauthorized removal can lead to penalties, repayment of loans, denial of future loans, or imprisonment. One farmer is already serving prison time for selling government stored corn. If grain is to be used for feed, loan must be repaid before removal.
Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize 1970, predicts world population will rise from 4 billion to 8 billion by 2042, demanding a doubling of food production to avoid social and political chaos. He spoke at Disney World's Epcot Land Pavilion dedication in Florida, where the Future World exhibit showcases plants grown under experimental conditions.
The American Farm Bureau urges immediate research on controlling the killer bee and the Varroa Mite hitchhiker. Director Don Rawlins cites uncertain arrival in the United States and warns of potential collapse of domestic honey production and crop pollination if the mite devastates colonies.
A Trempealeau County native describes teaching at Ox Bowl in Jackson County for 75 dollars a month, living with a clerk and his wife, facing poverty, Prohibition era liquor in a nearby garage, and shifts to Eleva for higher pay. She later marries, recalls six years teaching and a life transformed by early years in the classroom.
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