Growth implants shown to boost cattle gains
Wisconsin beef producers hear that estrogenic implants used since the 1950s are effective when properly applied. Cooperative specialist Woody Lane says implants raise weight gain by 8 to 15 percent during 80 to 200 days, improve feed efficiency, and do not affect carcass quality or leave residues, though results vary with management and pasture use.
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Rathke tops Valley Beef sale with top steer purchase
Sara Rathke of Fredonia bought the top selling Chi Angus steer at the Valley Beef Association Club Calf sale, fetching 790 dollars as the second annual sale drew 13,250 dollars from 33 head. The VBA includes 45 members across Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet, Brown, Door, Oconto, Shawano and Waupaca counties.
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Farmer wins first round with Iowa foreclosure moratorium
Independence Iowa farmer Alfred Hettinger won a court ordered moratorium on foreclosure until March 1986 after a Land Bank judgment. Judge R J Curran may rule on a full year moratorium while Hettinger fights foreclosure on two farms. the case highlights farm debt pressures in a state of economic emergency declared by Gov Branstad.
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Reagan attacks ECM subsidies on wheat exports
On Oct 16 President Reagan accused the European Common Market of unfairly subsidizing European wheat exports. He ordered international negotiations to curb protectionism as the trade deficit loomed, noting U S farmers lose about 2 billion annually and the EC share of world wheat exports rose to over 16 percent.
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