State ag department repeals EIA regulation
The Wisconsin agriculture department repealed its EIA intrastate control rule, removing cold branding and quarantine for reactors. A separate rule still requires a negative Coggins test for entering horses. Three horse owners sued the rule’s validity. the repeal allows removal from quarantine and testing at owners’ discretion.
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State Agriculture Department
Willis E. Lyle
State Agricultural, Trade and Consumer Protection Board
Wisconsin
Lyle
Bob Richardson
Spring Valley
Bergland outlines 20 percent wheat setaside for 1979
Secretary Bergland announced a 20 percent setaside for the 1979 wheat crop, mirroring 1978, with a $2.35 a bushel loan and a $3.40 target price. He called the plan stabilizing and anti inflationary, asserting it will help producers and consumers, sustain farm prices, and preserve wheat reserves and world food security.
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Beef check off vote planned for 1979
President Carter signed a farm credit bill authorizing a new beef check off referendum for 1979. The plan would deduct .3 percent from cattle sales to fund beef industry promotion and research. A simple majority of cattle owned by voters will decide, with a task force and USDA oversight guiding the process.
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Richard McDougal
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Robert Dole
R-Kan
Senate
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Mr. McMillan
China to get clean wheat export program
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland said federal inspectors work with exporters to ensure U S wheat sold to China is smut free and handled cleanly. China has ordered about 2.5 million metric tons this year after canceling orders four years ago over smut concerns. Bergland plans a Peking visit in early November to discuss long term needs and U S reliability as a supplier.
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Bob Bergland
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Peking
County agent wins state award
Calvin Kraemer Chippewa County agricultural agent was among six UW Extension agents honored at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents meeting in Boise Idaho. He received for best news column. Other winners included Todd Planer Wood County for best radio program and feature story of the year F LaVerne Gillespie Racine County for best colored slide series James D Hansen Manitowoc County dairy agent for best direct mail piece Leslie F Huber Dodge and Jefferson County for best newsletter and Dane County horticultural agent James C Schroeder for best television program.
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National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Boise
Idaho
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Wood County
F. LaVerne Gillespie
Racine County
James D. Hansen
Manitowoc County
Leslie F. Huber
Dodge and
Jefferson County
Dane County
James C. Schroeder
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