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The August newsletter is jam-packed with information on what federal health-care reforms bring, the summer conference, news and events. AND MORE!!!

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WFU in the News:

The massive egg recall isn't just a cautionary breakfast tale, says WFU Executive Director Scott Schultz on WQOW in Eau Claire. It gets at the deep problem of agriculture consolidation we've seen in the last 30-plus years.
http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13021148   

If you missed this year's summer conference but want to know what our speakers had to say, click on the link to view the video or listen to the audio at WisconsinEye.
http://www.wiseye.org/wisEye_programming/ARCHIVES-conf_conv.html 

And for more on the event, see this story by Country Today.
http://www.thecountrytoday.com/farm/article_d7774260-b04f-11df-81e0-001cc4c03286.html

Click to read an article from Country Today on Wisconsin Farmers Union's question-and-answer session on what health-reform means to rural residents. The event was co-hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs and features Steph Larsen, a Wisconsin native and the group's assistant director of organizing in its Rural Organizing and Outreach Program.
http://www.thecountrytoday.com/country_life/article_648b9e92-aada-11df-84e3-001cc4c03286.html

Writing in the Sun Prairie Star, WFU President Darin Von Ruden outlines a brighter future for Wisconsin dairy farmers.
http://sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=5773

Darin Von Ruden writes in support of the Rural America Preservation Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.). See it here at the Capital Times.
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/mailbag/article_159162d9-f66b-542e-9ae0-58033d952b33.html