Haylift ceremony honors farm heritage at Cataract School
Children from Cataract Elementary near Sparta staged a haylift event on the Joe and Alice Schaitel farm. Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Albert McDonald attended as the feature guest while students sang two songs and wore farm caps.
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Alabama official praises Wisconsin haylift effort
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Albert McDonald visited Wisconsin last Friday to thank farmers for sending 3,000 tons of hay during a record drought. Governor Anthony Earl and Secretary Howard Richards joined ceremonies in Lake Mills Sparta and Eau Claire, with events at the Gilbert Untz and Schaitel farms. Train crews and farm families helped move hay to the South, and McDonald lauded a strong Wisconsin Alabama rapport amid a historic act of neighborly unity.
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Weekend Storms Delay Field Work Across Wisconsin
The National Weather Service warns farmers may again delay field tasks this weekend as thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Friday with a chance of showers Saturday. Temperatures will reach the low 70s on Thursday and Friday, mid 60s on Saturday, with overnight lows in the upper 40s.
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Crop report signals large U S corn crop and low prices
The 1986 U S corn crop reached 8.27 billion bushels, second largest in history, with a 4 billion carryover from last year. Soybeans and wheat also show large or low outputs, while traders warn prices could drop further if a marketing loan program is adopted.
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