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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1978

Page

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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.

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.

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.

USDA The Farm Bureau Bedell Louisiana U.S

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