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Should horse-slaughter plants be allowed to operate in the United States?

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Is it OK for people to live in conditions of their choice as long as it's environmentally friendly and doesn't harm other people's rights?

Will recent foodborne illnesses cause people to increase purchases of locally produced foods?

Is biofuel production the primary reason for corn-related food-price increases?

Should Conservation Reserve Program land be opened for haying and grazing?

Have this spring's lower-than-average temperatures made you question whether global warming is a real issue?

Is the Great Lakes Compact enough to keep water from being diverted to other regions of the nation?

Can Wisconsin continue to lead the nation in cheese production?

Will Wal-Mart's exclusion of milk produced by cows supplemented with recombinant bovine somatotropin reduce rBST's use?

Should Wisconsin's and Minnesota's raw-milk sales restrictions be loosened?

Should all Managed Forest Law program land be open to public use, no matter the enrollment level?

Is the Upper Midwest's environment better than it was 40 years ago?

Will spring planting in your area be behind an average year?

Are you willing to enroll acreage into a carbon-credit program?

Will Wisconsin�s strengthening of bovine-importing rules keep bovine tuberculosis out of the state?

Should Wisconsin have a state wind-energy siting law that overrides local ordinances?

Will starting daylight saving time early save energy?

Should towns be allowed to suspend development until comprehensive growth plans are in place?

Should the Wisconsin Legislature ratify the Great Lakes Compact water-protection agreement?

Should term limits be placed on all state and local elected positions?

Are Wisconsin�s farm nutrient-management planning rules working?

Are Canadian purchases of Wisconsin cheese companies good for the Upper Midwest dairy industry?

Has the national housing market slowdown eased development pressure in your area?

Would you eat meat from cloned animals?

Should the Wisconsin Fairest of the Fair title be changed to Fair Ambassador so more males enter the competition?

Did you make major end-of-the-year business purchases to reduce your income-tax burden?

Will you make a New Year's resolution for 2008?

Have farm bill delays made differences in your management decisions?

Have you "regifted" a Christmas present you've received?

Are you seeing the effects of global warming on the region's agriculture?

Are fuel prices increasing your local and online holiday gift shopping?

Does "absence labeling," such as rBST-free on certain milk labels, mislead consumers?

Is the Department of Natural Resources' earn-a-buck program adequately reducing the state's deer herd?

Have rising oil and gas prices made you seek alternative energy sources to heat your home?

Are tuition increases limiting rural residents' access to post-secondary education?

Should some county Farm Service Agency offices be closed to save money?

Have animal-related crop damages increased during the past 10 years?

Should Wisconsin animal-health fees or general tax revenues be raised to cover DATCP animal-health programs?

Are animal well-being guidelines needed to help assure farmers give proper care to animals?

Should the Wisconsin DNR secretary be appointed by a citizens' board or by the governor?

Will the change in ag secretaries make a difference in federal farm bill policies?

Should schools be required to provide students with science credits from agriculture classes?

When you attend an event such as Farm Technology Days, do you �window shop� or go to make a specific purchase?

Have your fields and gardens produced better, on par with or worse than you'd expected this year?

Should milk trucks be exempt from road-weight limits in all Wisconsin counties?

Are we in a temporary weather cycle or being affected by global warming?

Should counties be allowed to limit sizes of animal-production farms?

Do you support the Wisconsin Senate's "Healthy Wisconsin" universal health care plan?

Are livestock show conflicts tarnishing the Wisconsin State Fair�s image?

Should the House Ag Committee have made more drastic support program changes in its farm bill proposal?

Are you concerned that Upper Midwest groundwater levels might be getting too low?

Are you willing to pay extra to utilities so electric companies can upgrade their delivery systems?

Is the corn in your area knee-high on the Fourth of July?

Are you attending a Fourth of July fireworks display this week?

Would you allow a wind-energy farm to be built on or adjacent to your property?

Would you be willing to participate in a carbon-credit program?

Do you know of unused wells that should be closed on or near your property?

Do you fear there will be a shortage of large-animal veterinarians in the Upper Midwest?

Do you agree with the proposed immigration legislation relating to farm workers?

Do you have a severe-weather plan for your home?

Will gas prices affect how far you travel for summer vacations?

Does Wisconsin's animal premises identification program help control animal disease outbreaks?

Did early April's cold and snow delay your field work or gardening plans?

Should the Wisconsin Legislature increase state deer-baiting and feeding bans?

Do you believe federal corn acreage estimates are accurate?

Should the Wisconsin DATCP board have taken a stand on immigration rules?

Did you have more difficulty adjusting to daylight saving time this spring than in recent years?

Does someone in your household work off the farm to obtain health insurance?

Should land-use planning be used to protect farmland and forestland from development?

Do you think rising corn prices will prompt farmers to plant more corn than in past years?

Do you buy mail-order garden seeds, or buy them in stores?

Do you think the U.S. ethanol industry is over-expanding?

Do you believe products from cloned animals are safe to eat?

Do you favor eliminating federal milk orders?

Do you think animal emissions significantly contribute to global warming?

Will you give locally grown food as gifts this year?

Should the federal farm bill be extended or should a new bill be developed?

Did you spend more on this year's Thanksgiving dinner than you spent on it last year?

If you stopped eating spinach as a result of the E. coli outbreak, have you started purchasing it again?

Has ethanol production caused higher corn prices?

Do you expect gas prices to go up, down or remain steady after the elections?

Is Wisconsin's animal premises identification program worthwhile?

Have energy costs led you to take more home energy conservation measures than in past years?

Will you attend any farm-related conferences or continuing education programs this winter?

Do you use weather information on Page 2A of The Country Today?

Should railroad prices be regulated to make grain transportation affordable for marketers?

If you have land available, would you consider producing your own biodiesel?

Is the food supply safer from bioterrorism than it was before Sept. 11, 2001?

Should state government take over total funding of schools?

Should wildlife officials be allowed to kill wolves that harass livestock?

Would you rate this year's growing season as good, average or poor?

Do you read The Country Today's auctions on the Web site?

Have you read auctions on The Country's Web site?

Should Wisconsin animal-waste handling rules allow limited winter spreading?

Do you feel you have adequate health insurance coverage?

Will you buy ethanol-blend gasoline if it's more expensive than regular unleaded gasoline?

If you use immigrant laborers, do you know if they are legal to work in the United States?

Would you rate your current crop condition excellent, good, average or poor?

Should Wisconsin Farm Technolgy Days be held in a permanent location?

Have you read the full online version of The Country Today?

Do you believe emerald ash borers are already in Wisconsin and Minnesota?

Is enough being done to protect the food chain from agroterrorism?

Do you fully understand federal dairy pricing policy?

Will fuel prices make differences in your Farm Technology Days travel plans?

Are your soil moisture levels:

Should more organic meat processing plants be built in the region?

Will removing soft drinks from schools increase children's use of healthful beverages?

Should the government subsidize ethanol companies regardless of the companies' profit margins?

Do you favor a program to pay farmers for not developing their land?

Is enough being done to support the Upper Midwest's growing horse industry?

Should working lands enterprise areas be used to protect Wisconsin working lands?

Which, if any, would you pay a premium for?

Do you favor an expanded daylight savings time as an energy-saving measure?

Should Wisconsin county boards have fewer supervisors/representatives?

Will spring road-weight limits hamper your business?

Did you pay more or less than you anticipated to heat your home this winter?

Should Wisconsin's ethanol production be expanded?

Do you think the newly approved Wisconsin livestock-siting regulations will affect your farming operation?

Should Wisconsin's attorney general be allowed to file "public nuisance" lawsuits against farmers?

Should 8-year-olds be allowed to hunt with their parents in Wisconsin?

Do you think January's warm weather was the result of global warming?

Should the Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer program be discontinued?

Do you receive and use garden-seed catalogs at your home?

Should farmers receiving state wildlife abatement permits be allowed to control who hunts on their land?

Do Department of Natural Resources officials overstep their authority?

Did your property tax bill increase this year?

Have donations made to summer storm recovery made differences in how you donate to charities this holiday season?

Do you feed birds during the winter?

Will you spend more or less on Christmas than last?

If you use a Christmas tree this year, will it be real or artificial?

With war and hurricanes putting pressure on the national budget, should farm subsidies continue?

Which do you trust most for weather forecasts?

Should governments control the use of outdoor wood-fired boilers?

Are you looking forward to the season's first substantial snow?

Are you satisfied that the DNR has worked enough to simplify Wisconsin's deer hunting seasons?

Do you plan to do more winterizing because of possible higher heating costs?

Will proposed budget cuts in the agricultural appropriations bill affect you?

Will you use temporary grain storage this fall?

Will Upper Midwest dairy producers suffer if the Milk Income Loss Contract program isn't extended?

Will Wisconsin's livestock siting rule be beneficial to agriculture?

Do you plan to make any farm management changes this fall because of the hurricane�s effects?

Should property owners on both sides of a line fence be responsible for half of the fence's cost if only one person has livestock?

Do school start dates affect the availability of seasonal employees?

As the price of vegetables rises, will you buy more produce from farmers markets and/or grow more yourself?

Will gas prices affect your harvest?

Are farmers' right to farm being compromised by nonfarm rural interests?

Are rules strong enough to create a level playing field in fairs' market animal shows and sales?

Do you plan on attending the Wisconsin State Fair or the Minnesota State Fair?

Should eminent domain be used for private economic development?

Would you be more or less likely to attend Farm Technology Days if it were in the same central spot each year?

Is your hay cutting so far:

Is the USDA doing enough to screen for bovine spongiform encephalopathy?

Do you approve of utilities forcing counties to sell their public land?

Has Wisconsin's Farmland Preservation Program been effective in keeping land in agricultural production?

Do you plan to attend a dairy breakfast this year?

Do you buy gas with ethanol in it?

Would you rather pay increased taxes to keep your community's school open or allow consolidation with a neighboring school district?

Is your spring farm work on schedule, behind schedule or ahead of schedule?

How expensive does gasoline have to be before your travel plans are affected?

Are you satisfied with the management of wolf packs in the Upper Midwest?

Is winterkill a problem on your farm this year?

Should farmers have the right to sell their prime agricultural land for development?

Should manure spreaders/tankers be allowed on roads with weight limits?

Should Wisconsin make it legal to shoot feral cats?

Should Wisconsin's deer hunting age be lowered to allow 10-year-olds to hunt?

Should Wisconsin mandate that gasoline contain 10 percent ethanol?

Should DATCP promote products that may be a boom and bust?

Do you believe Social Security will go bankrupt without changes in its funding?

If enacted, will the proposed 5 percent cut in federal subsidies affect your farming operation?

Should Wisconsin impose limits on compensation for damage to livestock and hunting dogs by timberwolves?

Do you approve of Gov. Doyle's proposal to increase Wisconsin state deer hunting licenses from $20 to $32?

Should a percentage of casinos' off-track bets be allocated to Wisconsin horse and agricultural organizations and activities?

Should Wisconsin's livestock siting rules include an odor component?

Have tax credits such as use-value assessment changed your use of conservation incentive programs?

Should the United States allow cattle imports from Canada?

Would you be willing to pay more income or sales taxes to help the state fund financially strapped rural public schools?

Will the threat of Asian soybean rust make a difference in your 2005 planting decisions?

Of our top 10 stories from 2004 listed on the front page of this week's edition, which do you think is the most important?

Should the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board reduce the number of its directors?

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