Muddy Streets Don’t Deter Farm Process Days Attendance
Mud and soggy streets did not fully deter attendees at Farm Process Days as a core crowd still arrived while many farmers stayed home to tend overdue field work, slight attendance dip noted.
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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1986
Page
3
Wisconsin Farm Progress Days 1986 draws 120000 despite rain
Organizers still counted 120000 attendees after three days of wet conditions in De Forest Wisconsin with 580 exhibitors and corn harvest demonstrations. Rain hindered setup with muddy ruts and delays but show days stayed dry and exhibitors reported satisfaction despite weather challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Ankhony
Iowa
Wisconsin Farm Progress
DeForest
Farmers prep after rain as Farm Progress Show ends
The 1986 Farm Progress Show faced heavy ground cover from wood chips and moisture but ran three days of demonstrations. J Francour notes exhibitors towed in, crop yields reached 160 bushels per acre with up to 35 percent moisture, and organizers plan turf restoration and a Barron County show in July 1987 with harvests and tillage by Farm Progress committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francour
Barron County
Rifkin warns biotechnology as future struggle for country
Jeremy Rifkin, head of the Foundation on Economic Trends, addressed a Wisconsin audience arguing genetic engineering risks and a looming factory-like agricultural landscape. He warned of losing farms, urged stopping BGH, and urged consumer action against biotech expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rifkin
Foundation On Economic Trends
Washington, D.C
Dairy farmer calls for social impact focus on BGH debate
Richland County dairy farmer Mike Cannell, a member of the Wisconsin Family Farm Defense Fund, helped organize a day long biotechnology workshop. The event examined the social and economic effects of BGH and university research, urging balanced public forums at UW Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Cannell
Richland County
Wisconsin Family Farm Defense Fund
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm Progress Days
Gilbert Rauls
al Francour
Wisconsin Farm Progress Days Inc
Tom O'Connell
J. Francour
Rauls
Farm Progress Committee
O'Connell
Wylvia
Jim Massey
Jeremy Rifkin
Leary
Mr. Rifkin
National Institute of Health
Cannell
University of Wisconsin-Madison
UW College of Agriculture and Life Science
Mr. Cannell
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