Inter State Fair Dairy Champions Named at La Crosse Show
Winners of open class dairy at the La Crosse Inter State Fair were announced with top honors to Jersey senior and grand champion shown by the Koss family from Galesville, Brown Swiss senior and grand champion shown by Dave Emmons, and junior champions for Guernsey and Jersey with exhibitors Livesind and Livesind? John from Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Koss
Donald
Howard
Ricky
Terry Koss
Dave Emmons
Galesville
Wayne Lyons
Frank Livesind
Waukon
Iowa
John
Selin
Viroqua
Neshonoc Farms
Bert Brown
West Salem
Larry Sullivan
Fred Hoth
la Crosse County Hospital
Edgar Schroeder
Onalaska
All Tribune
Jackson County Fair Opens Open Class Cattle Divisions
Jackson County Fair in Wisconsin opens cattle divisions to counties beyond Jackson for the first time. Residents have priority entries through Aug 6, then first come basis. Open class cattle stay Sept 3 4 with judging Sept 3 and release Sept 4. Junior dairy and beef cattle show Sept 5 under the show tent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Marshfield
Eugene Savage
Jackson Fair
Allen Bringe
University of Wisconsin
Richard Vilstrup
Bringe
Fillmore County to Pick Queen of Conservation
Entries for the Fillmore County Conservation Queen contest are due August 18 at the Preston Soil Conservation district office. Sponsored by the Fillmore County Soil Conservation District, the winner advances to an area contest and then the state contest in Belchester on September 12. Open to unmarried Fillmore County girls aged 16 to 21, entrants submit a 200 word essay on How Can I Contribute Toward Soil and Water Conservation and take a locally prepared conservation quiz while listing community activities and responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Minn
Soil Conservation District
Fillmore County Soil Conservation District
Belchester
Fillmore County
Dairyman Faces Daily Loss From Cows Beyond 90-Day Breeding Window
A dairyman incurs a dollar loss per cow for each day a cow remains over 90 days after calving without being rebred. The rule implies ongoing costs tied to extended interval from calving to conception.
NITRATES HIGH IN STUNTED CORN IN DROUGHT AREAS
Wanless outlines eight feeding tips for drought damaged corn in La Crosse County. Do not rush to cut, test samples for nitrate before green-feeding, ensile stunted corn, and monitor silage gas. Follow university guidance and send samples to UW Madison with a $1 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wanless
Soils Department
University of Wisconsin, Madison
South American Farm Leaders Visit Wisconsin Coops
About 80 rural leaders from Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia and Venezuela visit Wisconsin cooperatives on Wednesday August 19. They tour the Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales barn in Sparta Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative Union Center and Oakdale Cooperative Electric Association guided by Wayne Weidemann of the International Cooperative Training Center at the University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Sparta
Oakdale
Union Center
Equity Cooperative
Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative
Oakdale Cooperative Electric Association
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Colombia
Venezuela
Wayne Weidemann
International Cooperative Training Center
University of Wisconsin
Trempealeau Farmers Can Get FHA Loans
Whitehall Wisconsin Trempealeau County farmers may apply for emergency feed loans offered by the Farmers Home Administration at a 3 percent interest rate. The loans assist those affected by hail or drought and applications are being received at the FSA office in Whitehall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Thomas Pattison
Farmers Home Administration
Madison
Trempealeau County
Farmers Home Administration Office
Farmers Invest More in Machinery than Major Industries
The article notes farmers hold twice the investment in machinery compared to the steel industry and five times that of the automobile industry, highlighting agricultural capital intensity and its economic implications.
Drought Aid Sought Across Three States
Drought stretches through northeastern Iowa southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin with aid approved for Wisconsin Crawford Juneau La Crosse Monroe Richland Vernon and Minnesota 21 counties approved and others applying. Local officials seek low interest loans and freight relief while farmers press for grazing and harvest feed permissions amid crop losses and grasshopper infestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Coulee
Mississippi River
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Crawford
Juneau
la Crosse
Monroe
Richland
Vernon
Roland Bergman
la Crosse County
George Daley
Lewiston
Winona
Daley
Albert Quie
Rolvaag
Freeman
Fillmore
Houston
Olmistead
Mower
Wabasha
Houston County
Francis Januschka
Milwaukee County 4-H Exhibitors Gather for State Fair
Twenty four 4-H members from Milwaukee County travel to the Wisconsin State Fair to exhibit dairy and beef cattle and to take part in demonstrations and dress revue. Club members include Barre Badgers Fauver Hill Walker Bangor Township Halfway and Pleasant Valley groups with several named youth among them. Others will show swine or perform in the state 4-H band and chorus, with names not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Kathy Horman
Jeanette Nuttelman
Dorothy Nehls
Bonita
Vicki Nuttelman
Barre Badgers
Brookside
Keith ‘Heinze
400 Club
James Johnson
Dan
Gary Jones
Bangor Township
Walter Knudson
Philip Johnson
Halfway Club
Darrell Stair
Lewis Valley
James Tauscher
Pleasant Valley Club
Chevyl Nubbe
Mormon Coulee
Jean Hoyer
Brookside Club
Linda Craig
Farmers Union Cooperatives Consolidate to Form Valley Cooperative Exchange
Stockholders approve consolidation of Kendall Cooperative Exchange and Four-County Farmers Union Cooperative. At Kendall 213 yes 27 no. at Union Center 226 yes 35 no. Effective Sept 1 the new Valley Cooperative Exchange will operate both locations with a temporary board led by Harry Weiland and officers named. First stockholders meeting planned in early September to adopt by laws and elect a permanent board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Schaller
Wonewoc
Clarence Gerkin
Elroy
Frank Vlasak
Holden
Dairy Purchases Show Average Yearly Spending
The average person spent 50 dollars on dairy products last year according to a recent report.
Luehr Named Associate County Agent in Fillmore
Gregory D. Luehr of Luverne will join the Fillmore County Extension staff as associate county agent on Aug 17, leaving Rock County after 12 years as its agent. A Spring Grove area native, he holds a U of Minnesota degree in agricultural education and has extensive extension, 4-H, and FFA experience. He and his family plan to live in Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory D. Luehr
Luverne
Fillmore County
Luehr
Houston County
Spring Grove
University of Minnesota
Rock County
North Dakota
Veterans’ Agriculture
Winona
Minn
FFA
Preston
Grasshoppers Rise in Allamakee County Crops
Allamakee County extension director Kowan Gene Car reports a large grasshopper population. As hay is removed, hoppers may invade corn and soybean fields. Suggested controls include unmowed hay strips in field centers and early morning chemical spraying, with headlands and grassy margins also targeted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Kowan Gene Carroll
Allamakee County
Tremplo Youths to Exhibit 114 Livestock at Eau Claire Expo
Trempealeau County 4 H agent Ray Shanklin announces 57 county youths will exhibit 114 head of livestock at the Northwestern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Exposition to be held September 21 to 23 at the Eau Claire junior fairgrounds. Exhibitors hail from Whitehall Osseo Ettrick Melrose Hixton Galesville Stanley Independence Arcadia and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Ray Shanklin
Eau Claire
Dennis Middleton
Earl C. Olson
Jerry Manka
Gary Erickson
Robert G. Hanson
Jeffrey P. Paulson
Warren Myhres
Jim Thompson
Ralph Gunderson
Osseo
Randy Lakey
Trempealeau
Russell Butman
Eugene Howe
Ettrick
Gayle Conrad
Melrose
Orville Hagen
Jim Jarstad
Hixton
James Emmons
John Emmons
Lee Carhart
Mark Sacia
Ann Thompson
Richard Sacia
Robert Hanson
Wendell Hovre
Claxton Backler
Robert Hammond
Steve Grover
Tom Nichols
John Nichols
John Dykstra
David Emmons
Garry Deeren
Dan Grant
Galesville
Richard Halama
Stanley Halama
William Kampa
Benjamin Halama
Tony Schroch
James Schlesser
Roger Roskos
Daniel Symiek
Gary Symicek
James Kulig
Donald Powis
Ronald Halama
Lonnie Lee
Independence
Tom Patzner
Barbara Patzner
Kenneth Jackson
Nancy Kube
Donna Kube
Diane Kube
Kenneth Gandera
Joyce Gandera
Shirley Gandera
Charles Rumpel
Ronald Rumpel
Jim Forsythe
Arcadia
Grasshoppers Add To Woes In Trempealeau County
Grasshoppers in Trempealeau County reach 6 12 per square yard with 15 per yard able to consume all. County agent Peter Bieri warns they attack corn small grains legumes and pasture. Sevin spray mix 1 pound per 10 gallons water per acre to control before alfalfa reaches 10 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bieri
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Sion
Trempeleau
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Amsterdam Prairie
Holmen Prairie
Burr Oak
St. Joseph’s Ridge
Bangor
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Milwaukee
Joe's
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James and Lena Hoyer
R. Owen Anderson
Guardian
Luminall Paints
Bob
Paint and Supply
Copeland Ave
Farmers Union Cooperatives Consolidate
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High School
de Soto
Red Mound School
Genoa
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