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TAYLOR – Ten years ago a group of farmers reasoned that getting some milk production out of the system would help their prices. They organized voluntary checkoff money from a group of like-minded members to purchase dairy products, formed a cooperative and then partnered with food pantries that could distribute them to people in need. This month that grassroots group, Dairy Pricing Association, celebrated the milestone of ten years with a donation of 125,937 pounds of non-fat dry milk powder to help ease hunger around the world while also creating upward pressure on the Class 4 milk market – a part of the market that has recently increased in its importance to the farm milk price received by dairy producers. ....
Mushroom Festival Committee meets to make plans amid the pandemic In Muscoda MUSCODA - The news is out that the village of Muscoda will in fact be hosting their annual Morel Mushroom Festival. The event is planned for one day only this year and is intended to “bridge the gap” between the time of COVID and more normal years to come. The Mushroom Festival Committee met last Tuesday, March 2 to discuss the festival activities. The committee consists of Village Trustee Allen Blood (absent from this meeting) Village President Dorothy Hackl, Village Trustee Sanford Miller and Linda Post, who was named Chairperson for the committee. Also in attendance were Director of Public Works Troy Wardell, Dave Wiederholt representing the Fire Department, and Police Chief Bill Scramm, as well as Village Clerk Cinda Johnson. ....