Save Our Farmers Buy American seal movement gains support
Reader notes a positive in farming as T.H.A.N.K.S. proposes a USDA/FDA standard seal for U S grown foods. Founded by Dick Shaw in California, the non profit T H A N E S aims to educate consumers, promote U S produced foods, and have origin country inspections funded by producers, not taxpayers.
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Nellie Reneges on Promised Playoff Payout
A reader accuses Coach Nellie of breaking a pledge to the Clarence and Mary Willcombe farm family of Birnamwood regarding playoff earnings. The note claims Diversified Management of Madison wrote off the Willcombes’ farm as beyond saving, and that Nellie disclosed this by phone per the Wisconsin State Farmer.
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Bloomer FFA wins national BOAC award in Washington DC
Bloomer High School FFA adviser Ray Miller and student Rodney Seibel were part of Wisconsin’s national BOAC award group at the fourth annual FFA conference in Washington DC. The five day event included talks by USDA officials and university experts in community development. Ram Seibel interned in a congressional office hosted by Rep. David Obey while other finalists hailed from Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. A farm rally hosted by Rep. Obey and Gov. Anthony Earl with local officials is open to the public with lunch served.
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