Wisconsin farmers see July to mid August price increases
Prices received by Wisconsin farmers for corn soy beans and hay rose from July to mid August according to the Wisconsin Agriculture Reporting Service. Corn moved to 3.36 a bushel in mid August from 3.16 in July, soybeans 5.99 to 7.84, hay 63 to 65 a ton. Beef at 51.90 per hundred, up 2.20 from July, hogs 42.50 to 47.80. U.S. prices also climbed for corn soybeans and hogs while beef slipped from 54.80 to 53.80. The August index for production goods rose 4 points year over year led by feed grains and feeds.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agriculture Reporting Service
Carrol Spencer
Stateulture Department
Spencer
U.S
Wetlands contempt hearing set for Jackson County brothers
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb schedules a Sept 26 hearing in Madison to determine penalties after finding Roland and William Huebner guilty of contempt for violating a 1978 wetlands settlement. Eleven violations across 15 sites appeared on land near their Petenwell Potato Farm, totaling about 7,600 acres.
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U.S
Barbara Crabb
Madison
Jackson County
Roland
William Huebner
Petenwell
Huebners
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Crabb
Brothers
Wisconsin
Reserve corn in second release period policy update
Farmers with corn under loan to the Commodity Credit Corp and corn in Grain Reserve IV and V have been notified they are not in the second release period. Producers may purchase their corn until Sept 30 without early redemption charges. Interest begins on Sept 1 at 9 percent on interest-free loans. storage payments stop. Contact all west central Wisconsin county ASCS offices for more information.
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Commodity Credit Corp
Wisconsin County
ASCS
Dead farm animal disposal options outlined by state
The state agriculture department explains farmers may bury or burn dead animals on farms if renderers refuse pickup, with disposal deadlines of 24 hours from April to November and 48 hours December to March. Dr. E. D. Baker notes some firms claim summer pickup is barred, but law aims for rapid disposal.
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State Agriculture Department
E. D. Baker
Department
Baker
Agriculture) Department
Warsh days memories from a Marshfield childhood
In the 1920s and early 30s a Marshfield Wisconsin family endures weekly washday work. A shabby farmhouse on five scrubby acres uses a backyard well, root cellar, and a Sunday prep of clothes and pockets full of treasures. Dad and Eugene haul in tubs and a copper boiler before the long awaited electric washing machine arrives.
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Marshfield
Wisconsin
Dad
Big
Eugene
Mother
Memories of washing up a family’s hard work and play
A sister recalls the brutal chores of scrubbing and wringing laundry by hand, the grit of winter and summer routines, and playful mischief around the clothesline. She describes siblings, Mother, and Father managing the work, the fear of cold, and funny scenes like suds battles and sock-laden chaos.
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Eunice
Ellsworth Depot Scene at Pierce County Fair 1908
Photo from 1908 shows Ellsworth depot used by special trains bringing residents from Stillwater River Falls and Prescott to the Pierce County Fair in Ellsworth, highlighting historical rail access to the event.
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Stillwater
River Falls
Prescott
Ellsworth
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