WMMB Forms Long Range Plan for Dairy Industry Future
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board voted to form a strategic planning commission to examine the dairy industry's long term future. Members include Fred Fischer and John Rosenow from the board and staffers Will Dahl Ric Johnson and Les Lamb, with an interim report to the full board by May 1 1986. Discussions covered mission review budgeting and potential collaboration with other groups amid industry declines and shifting promotions.
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Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
WMMB
Fred Fischer
Valders
John Rosenow
Cochrane
Tim O’harrow
Oconto Falls
Nancy Hughes
Phillips
Fischer
Rosenow
O’harrow
Hughes
Commission
Will Dahl
Ric Johnson
Les Lamb
Giraud
Wisconsin Dairy Task Force
Farm Bill Clears House Panel Open for Debate
Washington reports the House Agriculture Committee has approved the Food Security Act of 1985, with five crop years of market price linkage for wheat corn cotton and rice and maintained target prices for 1986 1987 and likely 1988 1990. The measure offers optional programs for wheat and corn with acreage controls, export subsidies and loan terms, plus dairy reforms, conservation reserves, livestock purchases, food assistance extensions and broader rural development rules.
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House Agriculture Committee
Wisconsin Wheat Yield Prospects Rise with Fertility Tips
University of Wisconsin agronomist Ed Oplinger cites current state average wheat at about 50 bushels per acre, potential to reach triple that, and 117 bushels in plots. He notes 300 percent acreage rise, European yields at 180 bushels, and 10-step plan focusing on fertility, cultivar choice, planting date, spacing, and storage to boost Midwest production.
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Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison Agronomy
Ed Oplinger
Outagamie County
Oplinger
Kansas
U.S
Europe
Midwest
Wisconsin Wheat Acreage Climbs After Long Decline
Wisconsin planted wheat acreage rose 300 percent in five years per the Wisconsin Agriculture Reporting Service. Historical highs came in 1878 with 2.1 million harvest acres yield over 21 million bushels, followed by a long decline to 31,000 acres by 1970. By 1980 winter wheat dominated and 160,000 acres produced nearly 9.5 million bushels last year.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agriculture Reporting Service
Reporting Service
Roger Stewart
Wisconsin Wheat Acreage and Yield Report Declines
The 1985 estimates show wheat acreage at 157000 with 17000 planted in spring wheat. Projected yield approaches 7.5 million bushels per the Reporting Service. The downturn in Wisconsin wheat, blamed on smut and other diseases, is noted by Mr. Stewart.
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Wisconsin
Stewart
Swensons Host Wisconsin Family Farm Day at Iowa County
Swensons host a Wisconsin Family Farm Day at Arena Dairy featuring Paul and Judy Swenson. Events run 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a 4 p.m. Chautauqua, 6 to 8 p.m. chicken supper, and 8 p.m. barn dance. Governor Anthony Earl will proclaim Sept 28 as Wisconsin Family Farm Day at the Capitol Friday.
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Paul
Judy Swenson
Friends of the Family Farm
Anthony Earl
Capitol
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Madison
Milwaukee
Dowaine Giraud
WMMEB
Mr. Giraud
Country Today
Dahl
John Komives
Lakeshore Group Ltd
Dairy Council and Nutrition Council
Komives
Small Business Development Center of
National Dairy Council
Mr. Komives
Ship of State
Eugene Runde
Cuba City
Dan Stangel
Kewaunee
Washington D.C
Jim Jeffords
Vermont
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Credit and Rural Development
USDA
Agricultural Research Authority
Seymour
Argee
Caldwell
Charmany
Mr. Oplinger
Swensons
Iowa County
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