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DAIRY & AGRICULTURE PROGRAM AREA TOPICS

Coming Events and Educational Opportunities

Agricultural Land Sales by Counties, Wisconsin, 2006

Agriculture Statistics for Manitowoc County

NewMS WordVehicle repair stations encouraged to meet floor drain requirements

Federal deadline is January 1, 2008 - aims to protect drinking water

NewPDF file 2007 Dairy Producers Survey

PDF file Final Report of the Northeast Wisconsin Karst Task Force (52 pages, 4.81 MB)

updatedPDF fileWisconsin Custom Manure Applicators List (9/2007) (10 pages, 126 KB)
Prepared by UW Extension Environmental Resources Center (ERC) and the Professonal Nutrient Applicators Association of Wisconsin

Crop Insurance

  1. PDF file Hints for Using Crop Insurance in 2007 (Several basic hints on how to use crop insurance this year.) (2 pages, 76 KB)
  2. PDF file Is GRP a good deal for my Corn? (5 pages, 119 KB)
  3. PDF file Is GRP a good deal for my Soybeans? (4 pages, 95 KB)
  4. Tables supporting the maps in #2 and #3

Dairy Partner / El Compañero (Employee Newsletter

Fact Sheets

PDF file Fences in Agricultural Areas (6 pages, 24 KB)

PDF fileFish Health Advisory - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (4 pages, 107 KB)

PDF file Footbath Alternatives (4 pages, 114 KB)
With the price of copper sulfate escalating to more than $70 per bag, many herds are looking for alternatives to decrease footbath costs. There seems to be some confusion about what different chemicals are doing, so it is perhaps timely to review our footbath goals.

PDF file Mycotoxin Effects in Dairy Cattle (8 pages, 443 KB)

NewPDF filePlanting Winter Rye after Corn Silage: Managing for Forage (4 pages, 351 KB)

PDF file WI Notice FLP-268 - 2007 Planning Prices Guidelines (2 pages, 29 KB)
This notice provides guidance to the Farm Service Agency farm loan officials when developing Farm Business Plans for 2007.

Farmer to Farmer Hay, Forage and Corn List - UW-Extension's Grain Team has established this website where growers facing shortages can find growers who have excess feed to sell. Use of this site is free of charge to both buyers and sellers.

Manitowoc County Livestock Facility Licensing Ordinance - Chapter 28

PDF file Chapter 28 - Livestock Facility Licensing (5 pages, 48 KB)

WDATCP Livestock Siting Homepage (Includes application, materials, worksheets, fact sheets and more.)

Papers of Interest

PDF file Composting Bedded Pack Barns for Dairy Housing (4 pages, 300 KB)
Information in this fact sheet is a summary of four articles written by University of Minnesota Extension Dairy Team members Dr. Kevin Janni, Extension Ag. Engineer; Dr. Jeff Reneau, Extension Dairy Scientist, and Wayne Schoper, Extension Educator for Brown and Nicollet Counties. Edited by Neil Broadwater, Regional Extension Educator-Dairy (March, 2005)

PDF file Prospects for Improving Reproductive Performance through Genetic Selection (8 pages, 360 KB)
Kent Weigel, Dept. of Dairy Science, UW-Wisconsin (August, 2006)

UW Discovery Farms in Manitowoc County

2007 Variety Results
2007 Wisconsin Soybean Variety Test Results
Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials for Grain and Silage 2007
PDF file Small Grain Varieties for Grain and Forage in Wisconsin - 2007
PDF fileWisconsin Soybean Variety Test Results - 2006
PDF file Winter Wheat Variety Results - 2007
PDF file Forage Variety Update for Wisconsin - 2007

PDF file 2007 Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide (9 pages, 1.5 MB)

Wisconsin Custom Operators, Inc.


Dairy & Agriculture News Releases

Manitowoc County DHIA Newsletters

Dairy Papers and Reports

Dairy Presentations

 

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

Scott GundersonScott Gunderson
Manitowoc County - UW Extension
Manitowoc County Office Complex
4319 Expo Drive
PO Box 1150
Manitowoc, WI 54221-1150
Phone: 920-683-4168
Fax: 920-683-5062
Email: scott.gunderson@ces.uwex.edu