FOND DU LAC COUNTY FORAGE COUNCIL

	FOND DU LAC COUNTY FORAGE COUNCIL Rm. 227 Administration/Extension Bldg. UW - Fond du Lac 400 University Dr. Fond du Lac, WI 54935 920-929-3171
*"Promoting forage profitability and resource conservation in Fond du Lac County"*

Congratulations to this year's local award winner! Friend of Forages: Kevin Mueller, Agronomist, Van Dyne

2012 Board of Directors:
President: Vice President: Treasurer: Secretary: Directors:	Jeff Pickart, Producer, Malone Dan Liner, Producer, Van Dyne Mike Yahr, Nutritionist, Campbellsport Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent, Fond du Lac Steve Abel, Producer, Eden Randy Julka, Producer, Rosendale Tim Scannell, Nutritionist, Eden John Wieringa, Producer, Waupun Kalie Everson, Agronomist, Malone Jim Senn, Producer, Campbellsport
Council Objectives:
To promote the efficient production and utilization of forage crops in Fond du Lac County. To promote the greater use of forage crops within the Fond du Lac County agricultural base. To create an awareness of the benefits for utilizing forage crops in cropping and livestock systems. These benefits include the conservation of our soil and energy resources in Fond du Lac County. To financially support local forage production field research and demonstration projects. To identify local educational needs regarding the profitable use of forage crops. To address local educational needs through forage management meetings, field days, workshops, newsletters, and other media sources. To recognize outstanding forage producers, educators, and agribusinesses within Fond du Lac County. To act as an information link between the county and Midwest Forage Association
Member Benefits:
Participation in state and county field days, meetings, trade shows, and tours. Being a member of an organization whose goals are to make YOU a better and more profitable forage manager.
BECOME A MEMBER!:
2012 Membership Form
Current Membership:
60 producers, agribusiness personnel, and ag professionals
Examples of Projects and Activities:
Alfalfa scissor-cutting project - annual Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) Verification - 1995 to present Summer Twilight Meeting with Dodge Co. Forage Council Corn Silage Dry Down Project - annual Wisconsin Alfalfa Yield and Persistence Project Dairy Forage Day and FC Annual Meeting - December Effect of fall aftermath on first-cut forage quality - 1990-92 Forage tours - as planned Hosted Wisconsin Forage Expo - 1994
For more information contact Mike Rankin