Dutch Elm Disease Spreads In State and New Areas Hit
Wisconsin reports five new counties with Dutch elm disease Chippewa Eau Claire Oconto Shawano Vernon while severity rises where already established. Experts attribute milder winter stronger beetle survival and longer vulnerable periods to the spread and higher costs of control in rural and urban areas.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Oconto
Shawano
Vernon
Gayle Worf
University of Wisconsin
Worf
Chuck Koval
Koval
Westby Youth Wins National FFA Honor
Paul L. Veum 20 gains American Farmer degree at Future Farmers of America National Convention in Kansas City. He graduates Westby High School in 1964 and studies pre veterinary science at Wisconsin. Veum farms with his father and brothers on 320 acres raising 102 Holsteins, registered Yorkshire hogs, and crops including tobacco. He has produced five State Fair champions and participates in the Mondovi testing program for swine.
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la Crosse Tribune
Westby
Wis
Paul L. Veum
Kermit Veum
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Kansas City
Veam
Westby High School
University of Wisconsin
University
Cedric
David
Trygve
Cornell University
Lincoln Neprud
Paul
West Allis
Northwest
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Mondovi
Paul Veum
Fillmore Youths Plan Trips To State Fair
Fillmore County 4-H winners will exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair Aug 27 to Sept 5 and at the junior market show Sept 19 to 21. Champions span beef, swine, sheep, poultry, rabbits, horses, gardening, photography, and more with many named winners from Spring Valley Fountain Preston Lanesboro and other towns.
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Preston
Minn
Fillmore County
Gregory Leuhr
Pam Miller
Larry Miller
Ray Williams
Mabel
Angus
Hereford
Danny Graskamp
Fountain
Dale Barnes
Canton
Guernsey
Keith Evers
Wykoff
Holstein
Robert Holmen
Lanesboro
Steven Tammel
Spring Valley
Lynn Kiehne
Barrow
Mary Michener
Peggy Anderson
Holly Anderson
Wether
Richard Anderson
Mark Bliefus
Thomas Blahnik
Robert Coe
Chatfield
Gary Fairchild
Sylvia Cox
Man From Westby-Coon Prairie Excels In FFA and Farm Yields
Paul, an outstanding FFA member and state farmer degree recipient in 1964, gained state star farmer honors the same year. He led corn yields with notable attention, and has interests in horsemanship with a Palomino colt on the farm. Cedric won the state championship last year with 167 bushels per acre. Paul's adviser was Dale Nestingen. he also starred in band and track, sang in the choir, and held multiple offices in school and church groups.
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Cedric
Paul
FFA
Dale Nestingen
Westby-Coon Prairie Luther League
Coulee Region All Jersey Unit Holds Annual Meeting
Francis Hough from the State Department of Agriculture spoke on milk handling and marketing at the Coulee Region All Jersey Milk Cooperative annual meeting held at Schmidty's Bar and Restaurant. Bernard Timm and Jack Domskey were reelected to the board for three years. Julius Manske presided. John Bosshard served as master of ceremonies as forty members and guests attended.
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Francis Hough
State Department of Agriculture
Coulee
All-Jersey Milk Cooperative
Schmidty’s
Bernard Timm
Jack Domskey
Julius Manske
John Bosshard
Minnesota farmers upbeat on record soybean harvest
Minnesota expects a record soybean crop of 78 million bushels based on August 1 forecasts from the State Crop Reporting Service. Yield is seen at 23 bushels per acre, up 44 percent from last year, with corn at 300 million, wheat 19 million, oats 153 million, barley 20.6 million, and flax 4.6 million bushels.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Gale Couple Earn Century Farm Award at Wisconsin State Fair
Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Byom of Gale Wisconsin received a Century Farm certificate during Recognition Day at the Wisconsin State Fair. The farm traces to Martinus Larson who arrived from Norway 103 years ago and passed to Frederick Larson in 1903. The Byoms, now with three children Wanda Duane and Kathy, operated the estate as their family farm until May when Winfred Byom left farming for a custodian job at La Crosse State University.
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Galesville
Wis
Winfred Byom
Hardies Creek
Gale
Byom
Fernanda Larson
Martinus Larson
Norway
Frederick Larson
Byoms
Wanda
Duane
Kathy
la Crosse State University
Real Estate Values Rise in Wisconsin Farms
Wisconsin farm real estate values increased six percent from a year ago and reached the highest level on record. The March 1966 average per acre value was $155 including land and buildings, up $8 from last year and $22 above March 1960. The spring average per farm was $27,400 amid strong demand, tighter mortgage money, and rising interest rates.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service
Wheat Crop Boost Aims To Improve U.S. Standing With Soviets
The Agriculture Department announced a 15 percent increase in 1967 wheat planting allotments to replenish stocks after heavy exports. A larger crop could let the United States meet potential Soviet grain requests while still restricting overseas shipments if needed.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Blair Youth Groups Plan Joint Picnic
Blair Wisconsin Blair FFA and Future Homemakers groups announce a joint picnic at 7 p.m. Sunday August 21 in Blair Riverside Memorial Park.
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Blair
Wis
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers
Blair Riverside Memorial Park
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