Corn on same Trempealeau County field for 48 years
The Fimreite family near Highway 93 in Trempealeau County has grown corn on the same eight acre field for 48 consecutive years. Theodore and Clifford Fimrelte explain why the level land and manure-rich soil support continuous corn, with hybrid seed since the 1930s and a history of farming that dates to 1929.
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Clifford Fimrelte
Theodore
Fimreite
Trempealeau County
Hwy. 93
Fimreites
Clifford
Theodore Fimrelte
Fimrelte
Connecticut
Eight Acre Trempealeau Field Preserves Long Corn History
A northern Trempealeau County eight acre field near Eleva remains a living record of the region's corn history. Clifford and Theodore Fimrelle of Rt. 1 Eleva describe the land as a unique story not for everyone, with residents invited to read the full account in the story below.
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Clifford
Theodore Fimrelle
Rt. 1
USDA eyes 1979 feed grain setaside continuation
Washington reports growing support for extending the feed grain setaside program into 1979 as a bumper corn crop prompts planning. USDA may delay details until late October with an Nov 15 deadline, while observers expect a similar program next year with possible higher diversion payments but no farmland value increase reflected.
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The
Farm Bureau
Bedell
Louisiana
U.S
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