AGRICULTURE DAIRY & LIVESTOCK

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CONGRATULATIONS TO JEANE JONES FOR WINNING THE DRAWING FOR A
$50 gift certificate from the Jefferson County Farm Bureau

Check back weekly for the "Question of the Week"

 

CONGRATULATIONS - Vicki Raatz, Waterloo

YOU ARE THIS WEEK'S WINNER!

October 3 - October 10

      

The dairy industry's economic contribution to the state of Wisconsin averages $_______ every minute?

A. $19,000

B. $29,000

C. $39,000  

  

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Items of Interest

• Spreadsheet for Estimating the Value of Rubber Floors in Freestall Barns
• What Research shows about the Use of Rubber Floors for Cows
• Sand Laden Manure Handling Alternatives
• Cost of Raising Heifers
• Procedural Drift (paper-Word document)
• Livestock Market Outlook
• Dairy Facility Occupancy Rate (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
• Ration DM Adjuster (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
• Measure dry matter routinely on the farm and make rations more consistent
  A food dehydrator can make it simple (8 pages, 44 KB)
  by David R. Mertens, Ken Bolton and Matt Jorgensen
• Building Rental Value (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
• Fair Rent for Farm Buildings
• From Price to Margin Manager
• Dairy Partner/El Companero Newsletter

Dairy & Livestock Links of Interest

Timely Topics (weekly news releases)

Cowscope Newsletter (published monthly)

• 2008 Cowscope Newsletters
• 2007 Cowcope Newsletters
• 2006 Cowscope Newsletters
• 2005 Cowscope Newsletters

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding Agriculture Dairy/Livestock in Jefferson County, please contact:

Kenneth Bolton - Dairy & Livestock
UW-Extension, Jefferson County Office
864 Collins Road
Jefferson, WI 53549-1976
Phone: 920-674-7295
Fax: 920-674-7200
Email: kenneth.bolton@ces.uwex.edu

Ken provides educational programming to Jefferson County residents in the areas of livestock economics, production and management.

• Farm Visits
• Farm Management Information
• Farm Management Workshops
• Production & Financial Management Trouble Shooting

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