Alaska farm uses yield focus amid price swings on 860 acres
Dane farmer and AMPI Mid-State official Gregory Blaska runs 400 acres at B Farms Inc with his son and brother, renting 460 more. They emphasize yield over price, lower input costs with no tillage, and milk and beef production. Last year corn yielded 160-170 bu per acre. cattle and dairy herds support income while market lows bite ag-related businesses. The Blaskas trace farm roots to the turn of the century and continue on the home place since 1978 with three children.
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Mr. Blaska
B’’ Farms Inc
Jeff
Gregory
Ampi Mid- States
Alaskas
Mineral Point
Rebecca
Jessica
John
Salary not a major factor in hiring farm help
Farmers in Barron and surrounding areas report salaries are not the main issue when hiring. They note competitive wages, housing, and benefits, plus six month bonuses of beef and hog, but long hours and lack of qualified applicants affect hiring. Some applicants inquire about operation type and housing before salary.
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Marilyn Gilding
Sauk City
Wildlife painter eyes federal duck stamp prize in New Hampshire contest
Guastella, 61, a Wisconsin wildlife artist and printer, spends hours on paintings and mailed a duck pair to the federal duck stamp contest. With about 1,500 entries, he aims to win someday. He was a 25 finalist in Wisconsin Sportsman Artist of the Year and has won International Printing Excellence awards. He runs a seven‑employee shop in Wisconsin producing forms and color prints, plans more shows in Illinois and Minnesota after retirement.
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New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Sherman Ave
Illinois
Minnesota
Guastella
Weather Service faces lawsuit over unpredicted storm loss
A Boston judge ruled the National Weather Service must pay 1.25 million to three lobstermen’s families, citing a faulty wind buoy as the negligence. The case, likely a precedent, argues misforecast stemmed from sensor neglect rather than the forecast alone. Attorneys warn of looming suits amid rising forecasting costs and calls for caveats in forecasts.
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National Weather Service
Boston
Weather Service
Tom Reppert
The
Weathermen face liability questions over forecasts
Experts debate negligence and liability for forecasts at a meteorology conference in Montreal. Weather service officials defend uncertainty in forecasting while noting no losses on forecasts. Private forecasters face higher risk, with calls for malpractice insurance to cover negligence and misrepresentation.
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Weather Service
Forrester
Winston Carter Jr
Houston
Montreal
Sheboygan Adds Lake Michigan Snagging Ban
The state bans snagging in all streams along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Sheboygan County this fall after a May vote by the Natural Resources board. Warden Doug Hoskins notes no biological reason supports the ban, which covers Oct 1 to Nov 15 on eligible tributaries and shoreline sections in Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Milwaukee and Kenosha counties.
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Sheboygan County
State Natural Resources Board
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DNR
Door
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Marinette
Oconto
Milwaukee
Kenosha
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Jerome Foods, Inc
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OLD Farmer's Almanac
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Gerald R. Ford
Richard Nixon
R'B
Juneau
Alaska
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Florida
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Frank H. Forrester
New York
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Sue the Weatherman
Mr. Witten
Tampa, Fla
Sunshine Skyway
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Tampa
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Detroit
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