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Loyal Bank Contributes to Incubator
Posted on October 1st, 2010 No commentsCitizens State Bank of Loyal presented a check for $25,000 to be used for the creation of the Central Wisconsin Agribusiness Innovation Center, being planned for northern Clark County. The business incubator will serve emerging companies in agribusiness, renewable energy, biotechnology, food processing and related industries, according to Wisconsin Ag Connection.
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Fed Economist to Speak at Ag Forum in Madison
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No commentsThe effect of the recession on Wisconsin’s agriculture community will be examined at a forum open to the public in Madison on Jan. 20. An economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, ag economists and commodity specialists will be the featured speakers, according to a news release.
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Wisconsin Farmers Turning to SBA for Help
Posted on December 26th, 2009 No commentsStrapped for credit, farmers are turning to the Small Business Administration and other government lenders for help. In fact, Wisconsin leads the nation in the number of farmers seeking help from America’s Recovery Capital Loans, a temporary program offered through next September or until the money runs out. Read more in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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New Dairy Farmer Assistance Approved
Posted on December 18th, 2009 No commentsWisconsin’s 13,000 dairy farmers will receive an estimated $57 million in assistance, or about $4,500 for the average size dairy farm in Wisconsin, before the end of the year through the Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment program. Read more in the Business Journal of Milwaukee.