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DAIRY & AGRICULTURE PROGRAM AREA TOPICS

Coming Events and Educational Opportunities

Manitowoc County Dairy Youth Projects & Awards

Agriculture Items of Interest

The 2009 UW-Extension Midwest Manure Summit at Lambeau Field drew nearly 300 people from across the country.  The conference focused on manure handling and processing technologies for dairy farms.  The presentations of this conference are posted at the following website: www.midwestmanure.com.

PDF file Coping with High Feed Costs by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW-Extension Dairy Nutritionist (13 pages, 112 KB)

PDF file Coping with High Input Costs by Dr. Bruce Jones, UW-Extension Farm Management Specialist (17 pages, 370 KB)

Agricultural Land Sales by Counties, Wisconsin, 2007

Agriculture Statistics for Manitowoc County

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

PDF file 2009 Manitowoc County Custom Operators List (10/2009) (4 pages, 21 KB)

Wisconsin Custom Operators, Inc.

PDF file Wisconsin Custom Manure Applicators List (8/2008) (10 pages, 115 KB)
Prepared by UW Extension Environmental Resources Center (ERC) and the Professonal Nutrient Applicators Association of Wisconsin

PDF file 2007 Dairy Producers Survey

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

Dairy Partner / El Compañero (Employee Newsletter

Fact Sheets

PDF file Fences in Agricultural Areas (6 pages, 24 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 USDA’s Gross Margin Insurance Program for Dairy: What is it and Can it be Used for Risk Management

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

PDF file Planting Winter Rye after Corn Silage: Managing for Forage (4 pages, 351 KB)

Truck with Square BalesFarmer 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 A Look at Wisconsin Agriculture

PDF file Cross Ventilated Barns - Kansas info (via Joe Harner)

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)

PDF file Water Quality and Quantity for Dairy Cattle (5 pages, 193 KB)
Jim Linn and Mary Raeth-Knight, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota


Prevention GuideManure Spill and Run-off Prevention and Response Guides

PDF file Manitowoc County - Preventing Manure Spills and Run-off (6 pages, 345 KB) Updated Sept 2009
PDF file Manitowoc County - Responding to Manure Spills and Run-off (4 pages, 474 KB) Updated Sept 2009


Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project

"Identifying and reducing the sources and methods of transport of phosphorus and E.coli into the surface waters of Manitowoc County”

Discovery Farms$40,000 from our local community is required to successfully implement the Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project. As an important stakeholder in our community, we need your tax deductable contributions.
PDF file Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area
PDF file Learn more about the Discovery Farms Project (1 page, 190 KB)
PDF file Here's a map to the Discovery Farms Project, Come Visit Us! (1 pages, 1770 KB)
PDF file Manitowoc County Agriculture: Value and Economic Impact



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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