Bio: Rohde, Gilbert C. (16th Term as Wis. F.U. President – 1973)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Rohde, Deshant

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 01 Mar 1973

Gilbert C. Rohde, Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.), was elected to a 16th term as president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union by unanimous vote of the directors aa the annual convention ended a week ago Tuesday in Madison.

National F.U. President Tony Deshant was the keynote speaker at the convention. Rohde, in his annual address, protested curtailment of agricultural programs by the Nixon administration, and said the Farmers Union would oppose such cuts.

Among other actions, the delegates favored a shield law to protect newsmen from having to reveal their sources and expressed concern for the preservation of the family farm.