Extension Views Newsletter

January-February 2016

This newsletter is mailed to approximately 1,400 farmers and agriculture businesses in Central Wisconsin at a cost of .70 per newsletter. County budgets are tight and

each department has been asked to reduce expenses. If you would like to view the Extension Views newsletter on-line versus receiving a paper copy please contact the

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newsletter/ Thank you for considering this option!

The Goss’s Wilt Conspiracy in Clark County

Richard Halopka, CCA

UW-Extension Clark County, Crops & Soils Agent

The best educational moments begin with a question from a phone call. “My seed dealer just told me I have Goss’s

Wilt in my corn, what can I do?”

My first response was, “how the disease was identified and was the disease confirmed?” They responded, “the seed

rep just told me I had the disease.”

Goss’s Wilt, I’ve heard of it, seen pictures, but never seen it in a field and it typically isn’t present in Central

Wisconsin. When I asked if I could look at the corn field the farmer replied “YES, I need an answer.”

When preforming CSI (crop scene investigating) you must go into the field with no pre-determined thoughts, you

must look for injury symptoms other people may have missed in the crop.

Upon arriving in the field with the farmer I began evaluating the

injury symptoms present on the corn. With the aid of the farmer,

pictures were taken, corn stalks were split and examined;

additional pictures were taken of the entire corn plant. What did

we find? The leaves above the ear leaf displayed severe injury to

death. The leaves below the ear leaf were in senescence. “Well is

it Goss’s Wilt?” After looking at the injury symptoms present in

the crop my response was, “no, it doesn’t appear to be Goss’s

Wilt.” “Why?” Goss’s Wilt is a bacterial infection that will display

injury symptoms of the vascular tissue in the stalk that literally

plugs the water conducting tissues and a wilt injury on leaves

usually above the ear leaf. The corn hybrid would have to be

susceptible to the disease, plus have a leaf injury from hail or

insects, and temperatures above 80 degrees to assist the entry of

the disease into the plant. The weather pattern this summer was

cooler with very few days above 80 degrees and there doesn’t

appear to be hail or insect damage on the leaves.

Continued on next page...

Table of Contents

Page 1 The Goss’s Wilt Conspiracy in Clark County

Page 2 2016 Pork/Corn/Soy Expo / Save the Date

Page 3 Crop Plan for 2016

Page 4 It’s OK to Get Frugal! Growing Grain Eco-

nomically and Surviving Stale Crop Prices.

Page 5 Strategies to Consider with Tight Margins

Page 6 Farm Succession & Estate Planning Workshop

Page 7 Dairy Cow Transitions / Heifers

Page 8 Central Wisconsin Forage Council Educational and

Annual Meeting

Page 9 Pesticide Applicator Re-certifications /

Agronomy 101

Page 10 The Science of Cover Crops / 2016 GrassWorks

Grazing Conference

Page 11 Dairy Promotion Committee / Custom Manure

Nutrient

Applicator Level 1 Training

Page 12 Upcoming Meetings and Events

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2016 Pork/Corn/Soy Expo Wisconsin Dells

February 4 & 5, 2016

Highlights:

Education Seminars

PQA/TQA

WPA Annual meeting

Hotel Reservations:

Kalahari — 1-877-253-5466

request Corn/Soy Expo rate.

Registration:

Complete 2016 Pork/Corn/Soy

Expo program and registration

form are available online at

www.cornsoyexpo.org

Save the Save the Save the

DateDateDate

March 4—5, 2016

Madison Marriott West,

Middleton, WI

WiAgWomensSummit.com

Continued….

So what is wrong with my corn?” “It appears to be a severe infection of northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) along

with anthracnose.” “How do you know that?” “I observed the tassels on the corn and some upper leaves being

straw colored with small black dots a symptom of an anthracnose infection, when looking at the leaves of corn

there are a number of cigar shaped lesions present, very common symptom of NCLB.”

The pictures were sent to an UW-Extension Specialist and he confirmed it was not Goss’s Wilt, but as the injury

symptoms indicated it was NCLB and anthracnose.

Whenever you have injuries in a crop just don’t assume it is a disease without going into the field. The summer

of 2015 had been interesting because of the number of phone calls about a believed crop injury without

investigating. To determine the cause go into the field and identify the cause of an injury. If the person you are

working with doesn’t know, that is OK; they should call someone else for advice.

If you have crop injury symptoms and need some help as an agronomy person or farmer please call your

UW-Extension office at 715-743-5121 or email me richard.halopka@ces.uwex.edu, there is a complete network

of people to help you in crop production.

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Crop Plan for 2016

Richard Halopka, CCA,

Clark County UW-Extension Crops & Soils Agent

The 2015 growing season provided a few challenges. El Niño was the buzz. Crops were planted in a

timely fashion, then in mid-June we got rain, which delayed forage harvest. Then dryer weather and

great growing conditions, overall soybean yields were near records. Corn was set back from wet

conditions early, but overall there were respectable yields a result of an extended growing season into

October. The overall challenge is low commodity prices.

What did we learn during the 2015 growing season?

1. High yields can contribute to low commodity prices.

2. Marketing crops is a twelve month a year job.

3. When planting begins have a market for your crop.

4. A crop plan or market plan may change during the season.

So, what weather conditions can we expect during the 2016 growing season? Will it be El Niño or La

Nina? I wish I had a crystal ball to help everyone. Each growing season will have quirks.

So, how should I plan for the 2016 growing season? I would focus on the normal. The weather extremes

can occur during any growing season. A good example is the excessive rainfall this December.

So, for 2016 growing season plan on a normal year, but consider the following points:

1. Develop a crop budget to determine your cost of production. You cannot sell a crop unless you

know your cost of production, even if it is fed to livestock on your farm. Once you have a cost of

production then start marketing the crop. Remember this includes forage crops.

2. Select seed hybrids and varieties that match your management goals along with your soils and

environment. Don’t select seed based on what might happen. Select seed based on yield

information and your management. If you had a problem in 2015, consider selecting a hybrid or

variety that has a resistance to a disease or insect or alter your management to reduce the risk of

repeating the problem.

3. Apply fertilizer (commercial products or livestock manure) required by the growing crop from

your current soil test information, crops require nutrients to grow and yield. Don’t expect yields if

nutrients are not supplied. Over application of fertilizer doesn’t guarantee increased yields.

Believe it or not over application can reduce yields. Remember, environment “Mother Nature”

will impact yields to a greater degree than additional fertilizer.

4. Scout fields during the growing season and when margins are tight apply a pest control or

additional fertilizer only when required to prevent an economical loss in crop yield.

Remember to manage what can be managed on your farm. You cannot manage the weather.

I hope that 2016 is a normal weather year, but every year has uncertainty. If you have questions related

to crop planning or crop budgets please call the Clark County UW-Extension office at 715-743-5121 or

email richard.halopka@ces.uwex.edu.

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It’s OK to Get Frugal! Growing Grain Economically and Surviving Stale Crop Prices.

Most farmers in Wisconsin are enjoying better than average yields for soybeans and corn. Unfortunately, many farmers are

not all smiles over the bumper crop, due to less than stellar prices for these commodities, and the outlook for major price

increases on the horizon remains bleak for these commodities. Everyone wants to see farmers be profitable. The bankers,

farm suppliers, machinery dealers, and other businesses all know when farmers are profitable they pay their bills on time

and circulate dollars throughout the entire local economy.

So, the big question for each farmer looms overhead, “How do I stay profitable or get profitable to ride out low crop

prices?” It is not wise for farmers to count on ARC and PLC government payments to provide the profit for their

operations. These programs are not designed for that purpose and expecting insurance to keep you profitable year after

year is not a very good business plan.

In order to stay profitable or become profitable requires the use of proper tools. Start with your crop record system.

Critical to good decision making, is knowing your “break even” price. When do I start to make money? This can only be

determined when you have trusted information at your fingertips. Take time to identify all the costs associated with

producing your crop, including land, seed, planting, fertilizing, pest management, insurance, depreciation, repairs, fuel, and

labor costs. Your County UW-Extension Agriculture Educator has some great spreadsheet resources to help you identify

these costs and compare them to state averages.

Once you know your “break even” price, you may begin to develop a marketing plan and follow it. No one has a perfect

crystal ball to see into the future, however, it is pretty common knowledge that unless a new market opens up somewhere

worldwide, we do not expect a large price rally for the 2016 crop. Therefore prices look somewhat stale for the next year

or so. Once you know your costs, and your probable income, you will know your probable profit margin. If that number is

zero or less, you need to make some changes.

The next step is to identify which costs you can control or change. Beginning with seed, consider purchasing only the traits

you need for your farm or fields. If you rotate your crops, you may not need double or triple stacked traits. If you are

growing continuous corn you may need them. Work with your seed suppliers, they want you to be profitable so they get

paid and so they can retain you as a future customer. Consider soil fertility. Have you been checking your soil’s fertility

gauge every four years by soil testing? If so, you might have soils that are showing VH (very high) to EH (excessively

high) levels of phosphorus and potassium. You might wish to draw down your “soil bank nutrient account” a little bit this

year by cutting back on purchase and application to those fields. Don’t starve your crops, but don’t overfeed them either.

Overfeeding is hard on both the profit margin and the environment.

Be sure to understand the Law of Diminishing Returns. Everyone supports using fertilizer on fields that need it and crops

that need it, to increase crop production. However, at some point, adding more fertilizer increases yield by less per unit of

fertilizer. Realize also, that you can even add too much fertilizer to a point where it can reduce yields.

Land ownership and rent tends to be another major factor to be considered. If you cannot make money on some parcels

due to high rent or other factors, renegotiate or stop renting the land. That is a hard thing to do, but it just doesn’t make

sense to work hard just to lose money. It is a farmer’s human nature to not want to let go of a piece of ground they have

been working. Have your heard the saying, “Farmers don’t want to own or control all the land, just the land that touches

theirs?” Hmmmmmm! Be willing and be able to walk away, with no hard feelings.

Do you want or need help evaluating the cost of production or marketing of your crops? Call or stop in to visit with your

local UW-Extension County Agriculture Educator. They are available to provide you with University backed, unbiased

research and are committed to assist you with making sound economic decisions.

If your goal is to obtain the highest yield possible from your fields, year after year, you might want to rethink that goal. If

your goal is to maintain a reasonable and comfortable profit margin each year – you will most likely be in business and

enjoy farming for a long time. “Get Frugal” – it’s OK!

George Koepp

UW-Extension Agriculture Educator

Columbia County

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Strategies to Consider with Tight Margins

Richard Halopka

UW-Extension Clark County

Crops & Soils Agent

With decreasing grain prices, how can I produce a profitable crop? The decrease in the grain market will have farm managers

“scrambling” to remain profitable in 2016. With the past market prices, many planted, harvested, and sold crops without much

thought to cost of production or marketing. Let’s review some basic steps to provide a profit on your farm.

Soil test

For around a $1.50 per acre this may be one of the least cost management tool available, yet it at times is the least

considered. A soil test will provide a snapshot of available crop nutrients and recommendations for the crops you have

selected.

Remember, soil is alive, dynamic, and in some state of flux. View soil as your savings bank which will provide and

store nutrients for your growing crop.

Cover the basics first, pH, macronutrients, then review secondary and micronutrients. Remember, correcting pH will provide a

greater amount of available nutrients from the soil nutrient bank. If a soil test is below optimum levels, apply fertilizer at crop

removal to reduce fertilizer inputs, if the soil test is above an optimum level little additional fertilizer may be required by the

crop.

Account for your “on farm” nutrients

Livestock manure and legume credits are the on farm nutrients. Livestock manure should be applied to fields that will

have the greatest response from the fertilizer application (low or optimum nutrient levels). Remember manure is a

fertilizer that contributes plant nutrients to the soil nutrient bank and become available to the crop. It will reduce

purchased fertilizer and allow sustainability of the farm.

Do a crop budget

A crop budget including cost of inputs, farm yields and a local selling price for your crop will be required. Farm

managers must know their cost of production to establish a market price to sell their crop. UW-Extension has a number

of spreadsheets or factsheets to assist farm managers to develop a budget.

Market crop or look for an alternative crop or markets

Marketing a crop can be very complex or rather simple. If you have a livestock enterprise the majority of the grain and

forage will be marketed through livestock products sold off the farm at a higher price compared to the current cash

market.

Developing a marketing plan for grain would be the next consideration. A grain marketing plan is developed to capture

additional income from grain sales during the year. Successful grain marketing will require an understanding of markets

and resist fear/panic sales during the year. The goal of a plan is to capture additional income during the year by

following some strict guidelines and/or incorporating risk management tools to return greater income from the grain you

produce. To develop a marketing plan you must know your cost of production.

Alternative crops may be another consideration, remember you must have a market for an alternative crop before you

consider planting the crop.

Manage what you can mange

Remember, you can’t manage the environment. You can only manage what is measured. Year after year management

decisions are made as a result of the previous year’s environment. Plan for what is normal in your area.

Last, but not least, don’t fear the unknown. Ask questions, your agronomy professionals, extension agents, and university

specialists are available to assist you. It is recommended that you make decisions from non-biased information that has research

evidence.

If you have questions related to the 2015 growing season please contact your Clark County UW-Extension Crops & Soils Agent

at 715-743-5121 or email richard.halopka@ces.uwex.edu.

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What’s Your Farm’s FUTURE?

Farm Succession & Estate Planning

Workshop

February 4, 2016

Abbotsford City Hall 203 N 1st Street

Abbotsford, WI 54405

8:30am - 3:00pm

Space Limited To First 75 People

$20 per farm (admits 2 people) $12 for each additional

person.

*Non-Refundable* Registration Deadline:

January 29, 2016

Pre-Registration required

**No Walk-ins**

This Educational Session is

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To Register Contact:

Clark County UW Extension Office

517 Court St Room 104

Neillsville, WI 54456

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Cost: $15 per person or $25 for two from

same farm/company, Lunch included.

Registration with payment required by

Feb. 23 We reserve the right to cancel this workshop due to insufficient enrollment,

refunding those who have registered.

Name(s) _________________________________

Address__________________________________

Phone ___________Email ___________________

Payment calculator:

$15 per person x ____attendees = $______due

$25 (2 attendees same farm/company) = $ _____due

Total $_______

Make checks payable to ‘Taylor County UW-Extension’ and mail to: Taylor County UW-Extension

925 Donald St, Room 103,

Medford, WI 54451

More information at http://taylor.uwex.edu

Heifers: The Next Generation

March 3, 2016 9:30a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Abbotsford City Hall 203 E Birch St, Abbotsford

(north end of main street, adjacent to the library)

Dairy Cow Transition 3 Weeks Pre-Calving to 3 Weeks

Post-Calving

February 10, 2016 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Centennial Community Center 412 E Centennial Ave

Stetsonville, WI 54480

Cost: $15 charge per person or $25 for two

people same farm/company (share handouts)

Includes lunch and all materials.

Pre-registration with payment is required by Feb 1

We reserve the right to cancel this workshop due to

insufficient enrollment by Feb 1, refunding those who have

registered.

Name(s) _____________________________________ Address_____________________________________ Phone _____________Email _____________________ Payment calculator:

$15 each x ____attendees = $_____

Make checks payable to ‘Taylor County UW-Extension’ and mail to: Taylor County UW-Extension 925 Donald St, Room 103 Medford, WI 54451

More information at http://taylor.uwex.edu

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Thursday, February 24, 2016

Loyal City Hall

Loyal, WI 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

WI Forage Council or Midwest Forage Association

membership is not a requirement to attend this

meeting.

Cost for this program is $5.00 (cost of lunch).

Pre-registration is required by February 19.

Please contact Clark County UW-Extension Office at

715-743-5121 to register.

Make checks payable to: Central WI Forage Council

Mail payment to:

Clark County UW-Extension Office

517 Court Street, Room104

Neillsville WI 54456

For more information contact

Richard at 715-743-5121.

Speakers and Topics

Damon Smith, Assistant Professor, Field Crops Pathology Efficacy and economics of using fungicide on

alfalfa in Wisconsin

Diagnoses and management of northern leaf blight and Goss’s wilt in field corn

UW-Extension, Low Lignin Alfalfa Richard Halopka, Clark County– UW Extension Mid-West Hay Market Report Midwest Forage Association Benefits of Membership Central Wisconsin Forage Council Annual Meeting

CEU’s will be available for this program

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University of Wisconsin, States Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin Counties Cooperating.

An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The University of Wisconsin-Extension provided equal opportunities in employment and programming

including ADA and Title IX requirements.

PESTICIDE

APPLICATOR

RE-CERTIFICATIONS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2- Colby VFW ,

104 S. Division St, Colby

FRIDAY, MARCH 4-Thorp Fire Hall,

101 S Wilson Street, Thorp

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9-Neillsville

Courthouse Auditorium,

517 Court Street , Neillsville

All classes will be held 9:00 a.m. – 2:30p.m.

The cost of the training session is $35.00 which

includes study material and testing fee. There is a

$7.00 mailing fee if we have to mail the material to

you. For the General Farming exam, you must register

at least one week in advance of the session you plan to

attend.

Pick up material at the Clark County UW-Extension

Office, 517 Court Street, Courthouse, Room 104,

Neillsville, or send payment of $42.00 (made payable

to the Clark County UW-Extension) and we will mail

material to you.

Self-study is another option that you might want to

consider. If interested in self-study you would need to

make an appointment with the UW-Extension Office.

The test must be taken in our office, under self-study.

Also, if you choose to do self-study, you have to

achieve 70% correct answers to pass the test rather than

50% for those people attending trainings. Small group

training outside of the scheduled dates and

locations can be arranged.

If you have any questions regarding this training please

do not hesitate to contact

Clark County UW-Extension,

715-743-5121.

Lunch is not provided.

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UW-Extension Staff Richard Halopka

Crops and Soils Agent

richard.halopka@ces.uwex.edu

Melissa Kono

CNRED Agent

melissa.kono@ces.uwex.edu

Christine Hollar

4-H Youth Development Agent

christine.hollar@ces.uwex.edu

Nancy Vance

Family Living Agent

nancy.vance@ces.uwex.edu

Brianna Miller, WNEP

brianna.miller@ces.uwex.edu

Lori Hendrickson, Support Staff

lori.hendrickson@co.clark.wi.us

Kim Kolano, Support Staff

kim.kolano@co.clark.wi.us

SAVE THE DATE “The Science of Cover Crops”

Wednesday February 24th, 2016

Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison

1-day conference to discuss what is truly known about cover crop benefits. This conference is geared toward farmer, consultant, industry, government, extension and research audiences – plan on an active discussion.

For those interested in even more discussion, the Midwest Cover Crops Council working group meeting is planned for February 23rd, 2016. Conference agenda and registration details will be posted at www.mccc.msu.edu. Questions? Contact Matt Ruark (mdruark@wisc.edu).

Conference includes sessions on dairy, beef, sheep,

chicken, rabbits, and more. Plus silver pasturing, cover

crops in livestock systems, soil health and year round

grazing.

Come and enjoy some great local food and Chula

Vista’s water park.

Contact Heather Flashinski at

grasshealther@hotmail.com or 715-289-4986

for brochure, volunteer opportunities or to exhibit.

2016 GrassWorks

Grazing Conference

January 14-16, 2016

Chula Vista Resort

Wisconsin Dells, WI

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FULL COURSE - 12 HOURS TOTAL (SIX 2-HOUR SECTIONS)

FULL COURSE - 12 HOURS TOTAL (THREE 4-HOUR SECTIONS)

REFRESHER COURSES - 6 HOURS TOTAL *Participants will receive a $130 reimbursement upon

completion of a nutrient management plan **Participants will receive a $260 reimbursement upon completion of a nutrient management plan GET STARTED TODAY

Thursday, January 21—February 25 $260**

7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.

NTC Spencer Campus Class #64764

Fridays, January 8—January 22 $260**

10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

NTC Medford Campus Class #64761

Wednesday, January 20—February 3 $260**

10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

NTC Wausau Campus Class #64762

Thursday, January 21—February 4 $260**

10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

NTC Spencer Campus Class #64763

Thursday, January 21—February 4 $130*

7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.

NTC Spencer Campus Class #64769

Friday, January 8; 10:00 a.m.-3:00p.m. $130*

Friday, January 15; 10:00a.m.—12:00pm.

NTC Medford Campus Class #64766

Wednesday, January 20; 10:00 a.m.-3:00p.m. $130*

Wednesday, January 27; 10:00 a.m.-12:00p.m.

NTC Wausau Campus Class #64767

Thursday, January 21; 10:00 a.m.-3:00p.m. $130*

Thursday, January 28; 10:00 a.m.-12:00p.m.

NTC Spencer Campus Class #64768

Custom Manure Nutrient

Applicator Level 1 Training

Friday February 19, 2016

12:30p.m.—3:30p.m.

Abbotsford City Hall

Dairy Promotion Committee

Do you want a Voice in your “check off” money and

how it is spent locally?

Are you looking to become a member?

Some Opportunities to Promote

Dairy Consumption are:

In-school visits

Dairy Trivia Challenge

Dairy Promotion Floats in Parades

Billboard Advertising

Radio Advertising

June Dairy month Recipe Contest

Supporting All Dairy Breakfasts.

Promoting Youth?

Clark County Fair “Saw Cow” Contest

Little Britches Dairy Show (Fair)

Rural Safety day

State Fair Dairy Display

Contact Mark McQuire 715-937-1934

or Mary Ann Olson 715-743-3569 for more

information

BLOOD DRIVE IN

CLARK COUNTY

1/22/16 Missionary Baptist Church Gymnasium ,

Greenwood WI

12:15pm-5:15pm

1/26/16 American Legion Hall Ballroom,

Loyal WI

12:30pm-5:30pm

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The University of Wisconsin Extension provides affirmative action and equal opportunity in education, programming and employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, gender/sex, creed, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or parental, arrest or conviction record or veteran status. La Universidad de Wisconsin-Extensión proporciona acción afirmativa e igualdad de oportunidades en educación, programas y empleo, para todas las personas calificadas, sin tener en cuenta raza, color, sexo, credo, discapacidad, religión, nacionalidad de origen, ascendencia, edad, orientación sexual, gravidez o paternidad, historial de detención o con-dena o estado de veterano de guerra. If you need an interpreter, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to access this program, activity, or service, please contact the program coordinator at 715-743-5121 as soon as possible (10 days is reasonable) preceding the scheduled event so that proper arrangements can be made in a timely fashion.

Upcoming Meeting / Events Make sure to listen to WCCN and WAXX for any cancellations

January 1—

February 25 Nutrient Management Training NTC *Multiple Campus*

10:00am-3:00pm or

7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

January 14-16 Grass Works Grazing Conference Wisconsin Dells– Chula Vista Resort Contact: Heather F.

715-289-4896 .

January 22 Organic Vegetable Production Winter Hungry Turtle Institute, Amery WI 9:00am-3:30pm

January 24-26 Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable

Conference WI Dells: Kalahari Resort & Con.

Contact: 920-478-4277

January 26 Farm to Table Tasty Vegetables Superior, Wisconsin 6:00pm-8pm Contact 715-394-5712

February 4 Farm Succession Abbotsford City Hall 8:30am-3:00pm

February 4-5 2016 Pork/Corn/Soy Expo Wisconsin Dells 1-877-253-5466

February 10 Dairy Cow Transition Centennial Community Center 10:00am-3:00pm

February 18 Agronomy 101 Loyal City Hall 12:30p.m.-3:30p.m.

February 19 Nutrient Applicator Training Abbotsford City Hall 12:30p.n.-3:30p.m.

February 24 The Science of Cover Crops University of Wisconsin-Madison Contact Mark Ruark

mdruaark@wisc.edu

February 24 Central Wisconsin Forage Council

Annual Meeting Loyal City Hall 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

February 25-27 MOSES Organic Conference La Crosse, Wisconsin Contact: MOSES 715-778-5775

February 26 Agronomy 101 Loyal City Hall 12:30p.m.-3:30p.m.

March 2 Pesticide Applicator Training Colby VFW 9:00am

March 3 Heifers: The Next Generation Abbotsford City Hall 9:30am-3:00pm

March 4-5 Wisconsin Age Women’s Summit Madison Marriott West, Middleton WiAgWomensSummit.com

March 4 Pesticide Applicator Training Thorp Fire Hall 9:00am

March 9 Pesticide Applicator Training Neillsville Courthouse Auditorium 9:00am