- Founders of the Farmers Health Cooperative of Wisconsin (FHCW) report that the new co-op is providing the state’s farmers and agri-businesses with affordable, quality health insurance at a faster rate than was originally projected. We have easily surpassed the 1,000-member mark after only a few months of our April 1, 2007, unveiling. Originally the goal was to be at our current point in April 2008,” said Bill Oemichen, WFC president and CEO. “The fact the Farmers’ Health Cooperative of Wisconsin is growing this rapidly is a testament to the need for this program benefiting Wisconsin’s farmers.” The need for FHCW is also illustrated by the fact that 12 percent of current FHCW members were previously uninsured.
- A new option for quick burndown of winter annuals and other tough broadleaf weeds in multiple cropping systems is now available from FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC). Rage D-Tech herbicide has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in a variety of crops for fast, consistent burndown of a broad spectrum of weeds. Rage D-Tech is an economical option for consistent control of winter annuals, including marestail, henbit, dandelion, shepherdspurse and mustards; and other broadleaf weeds, including bindweed, waterhemp, lambsquarters, velvetleaf, ragweed and smartweed.
- More than 1,100 Appaloosas traveled to Oklahoma City to compete for prestigious titles in the 60th National Appaloosa Show and the World Championship Youth Show that began June 25 at the State Fair Park. Despite highly unusual daily downpours, hundreds of exhibitors competed throughout the 13-day event in 209 classes; all of which allowed the participants and their horses to demonstrate the excellent disposition and versatility of the Appaloosa breed. Overall, the 60th National Appaloosa Show and the World Championship Youth Show had a combined number of 4,344 entries, a slight increase over last year’s total entries. Though the 60th National Appaloosa Show and the World Championship Youth Show just concluded July 7, exhibitors and their Appaloosas are already preparing for the esteemed World Championship Appaloosa Show that will take place Oct. 26-Nov. 3 in Fort Worth, Texas.
