Wisconsin beekeepers report severe 1981 honey crop year
Beekeepers and market specialists describe the 1981 Wisconsin honey crop as depressing, with poll cited causes including prolonged cloudy weather after rain, heavy winterkill of alfalfa and white clover, acid rain, and Project Elf in the north. Bee yards faced bear damage in west central Wisconsin, while pesticide-caused losses have declined. Honey Week declared by Gov. Dreyfus, and industry groups seek better beekeeper farmer pesticide communication amid forecasts of historically low yields.
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Wisconsin
Navy
Project Elf
Lee Dreyfus
Cindy Trenor
State Department of Agriculture
Bear damage hits Wisconsin honey harvests since 1969
Beekeepers report extensive bear damage this summer across Stanley Owen Withee and Medford areas with 50 of 500 600 hives destroyed in some yards. Bears damaged apiaries amid rising bear numbers and concerns over farmland adaptation. Officials note bear activity linked to a statewide WHPA survey and DNR monitoring while weather and other factors may also affect honey yields.
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Kohn
Wisconsin Honey Producers Association
WHPA
Natural Resources Board
Stanley
Owen-Withee
Medford
Commission approves Barron lab funding in regional lab boost
State Building Commission releases 27200 for Barron Regional Animal Health Laboratory improvements as Sen. Daniel Theno notes this should end speculation about the lab’s future. He stresses the lab and its services are vital to regional residents and the agriculture department remains committed to keeping the lab open.
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Marlon Schwier
State Department of Agriculture
John Polich
Sam B. Ferguson
State Building Commission
Barron Regional Animal Health Laboratory
Daniel Theno
Ashland
4-H Leaders Banquet Set in Buffalo County Alma
The 1981 Buffalo County 4-H Leaders banquet will be Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. at Trinity of Norden Church. Banquet honors 4-H leaders for youth service with speaker Jane Hieb of the National Hog Producer column. Tickets are $5.50. order by Oct. 20 from Jean Larson, Eleva.
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Trinity of Norden Church
Jane Hieb
the National
Jean Larson
Rt. 2
Eleva
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