UW EXTENSION AGRICULTURE NEWS RELEASES

• March 7, 2006 (2 pages, 22 KB)
  • Ag Alumni & Farm Progress Scholarship Applications are Due April 1st
  • Manitowoc County DHIA Annual Meeting and Awards and Recognition Banquet
  • 2006 Farmer and Agri-Business Appreciation Pizza Party
  • Manitowoc County 2006 Ag Clean Sweep Program Scheduled
• February 28, 2006 (2 pages, 18 KB)
  • Minimizing Manure Contamination Seminar and Ground Water Hazard Tour Scheduled
  • Applications are Available for 2006 Badger Dairy Camp
• February 21, 2006 (2 pages, 18 KB)
  • Seminar to Address Ag Tourism, Direct Marketing and Value Added Agriculture
• February 14, 2006 (2 pages, 18 KB)
  • Dairy Facility Tour Scheduled
  • Dates of Interest
  February 7, 2006 (2 pages, 19 KB)
  • Heifer Raising Seminars Scheduled
  • Upcoming Events and Educational Opportunities
• January 3, 2006 (2 pages, 24 KB)
  • Strategies Needed to Market "Cull Cows"
  • Tractor Safety for Youth Course Scheduled
• December 27, 2005 (3 pages, 34 KB)
  • Dairy Road Show offers farmers a competitive edge
  • Conference to Explore the Profit Potential of Cow Manure
  • January 1st Premise Registration Reminder for Livestock Owners
  December 20, 2005 (2 pages, 15 KB)
  • Winterize Your Calf Program
  • Dates of Interest
• December 13, 2005 (2 pages, 21 KB)
  • Gaining the Competitive Edge Dairy Seminar Scheduled
• December 6, 2005 (2 pages, 15 KB)
  • Manitowoc County Forage Council Meeting Scheduled for January 13th
  • Freestall/Parlor Discussion Group Scheduled for January 4th
• Novemer 29, 2005 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • New Dairy Housing Option Available
• November 22, 2005 (2 pages, 16 KB)
  • Agriculture Conference Can Help You Connect with Your Customers
  • Conservation Program Signup Reminder
  • Dates of Interest
• November 15, 2005 (2 pages, 15 KB)
  • UW-Extension to Host Beef Meeting
  • Manitowoc-Calumet Parlor-Freestall Discussion Group to Meet
  • Luke Lensmire Wins Manitowoc County 4-H Crowley Dairy Leadership Award
• November 8, 2005 (3 pages, 15 KB)
  • Manitowoc County Dairy Futurity Deadline Approaches
  • Dairy and Agriculture Coming Events
• November 1, 2005 (2 pages, 31 KB)
  • Having Calf Health Issues?
• October 25, 2005 (2 pages, 21 KB)
  • Lakeshore Area Network for Dairy Program Formed (A program designed to link beginning and exiting farmers)
  • Sesquicentennial and Century Farm and Home Program
  • Dairy Facts of Interest
• October 11, 2005 (2 pages, 22 KB)
  • Federal Identification Number Needed for Commercial Motor Vehicles Used in Agriculture
• October 4, 2005 (3 pages, 82 KB)
  • Dairy Quiz Bowl Participants Wanted
• September 27, 2005 (3 pages, 25 KB)
  • Feed Management Considerations
  • Deadline for Registering Livestock Premises is November 1, 2005
• September 20, 2005 (3 pages, 16 KB)
  • Funding Available to Seal Old Unused Wells
  • Local Farm Owners Protecting Streams with Conservation Buffers
  • Fuel Saving Tips for Tractors and Self-propelled Equipment
• September 13, 2005 (3 pages, 25 KB)
  • Dry Fall Weather Presents New Challenges for Land Applied Manure
  • Calf Care Managemetn (In Spanish) Workshop Scheduled
  • Be Alert for Farm Traffic
• September 6, 2005 (2 pages, 14 KB)
  • Mastitis Management Update
  • Forage Council Meeting Rescheduled
• August 16, 2005 (3 pages, 26 KB)
  • Nitrates in Forages
  • Safety First - Silo-Filler's Disease Awareness
• August 9, 2005 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • 4-H Dairy Project Committee Meeting Scheduled
• Ag After Hours Scheduled
• Protecting the Lake Michigan Shoreline Program Scheduled
• Tile Line Drainage Demonstration
• Dairy Futurity Scheduled
• August 2, 2005 (3 pages, 31 KB)
  • Blue Royal Farm, Inc. to Host August 16th Forage Council Meeting
  • Three Protecting the Lake Michigan Shoreline Sessions Remain
• July 26, 2005 (2 pages, 15 KB)
  • 2005 Manitowoc Culver's Futurity Schedule
• July 19, 2005 (2 page, 15 KB)
  • Low Precipitation Levels Hurt Crops
• July 12, 2005 (3 pages, 16 KB)
  • Drought Conditions Impacting Field Crops Throughout Manitowoc County
  • Protecting the Lake Michigan Shoreline Program Scheduled
• July 5, 2005 (2 pages, 15 KB)
  • Biosecurity for Show Animals: Consider These Practices
  • Calendar of Upcoming Events
• June 28, 2005 (2 pages, 15 KB)
  • Feeding Strategies When Alfalfa is in Short Supply
• June 21, 2005 (2 pages, 14 KB)
  • Protecting the Lake Michigan Shoreline Program Scheduled
    (a five-part educational series
  June 14, 2005 (2 pages, 17 KB)
  • Twenty-two Kids to show Twenty-two Dairy Animals at the Wisconsin State Fair
  • Over 100 Manitowoc County Youth Enrolled in 4-H Dairy Projects
  • Forage Council Twilight Meeting Reminder
  June 7, 2005 (2 page, 24 KB)
  • International Seminar Examines Agriculture and Water Issues in Manitowoc County
  • Alfalfa Hay/Haylage in Short Supply
  • Dehydration Test for Calves
  May 30, 2005 (2 page, 17 KB)
  • Public Knowledge of Biotechnology and Food Production
  May 24, 2005 (1 page, 13 KB)

• Resch's to Host Forage Council Twilight Meeting
• Join the Dairy Tour
• May 17, 2005 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Manitowoc County Fair Dairy Forms Available
  • Tighten Your Fan Belts
  • Dairy Water Intake Increases
  • Final Reminder - 4-H Dairy Managerial Project
  • Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium Offers Animal Production Premises I.D.
  • Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals
• May 10, 2005 (1 pages, 13 KB)
  • 4-H Dairy Managerial Project
  • State Fair Dairy Information
  • Dairy Tour Scheduled

• April 26, 2005 (3 pages, 592 KB)
  • Fitting and Showing Workshop
  • Dairy Princess Applicants Sought
  • Watch Out for Potential Scams
  • Manitowoc County Ag Alumni Associaton Awards Scholarships
  • Farm Progress Days Scholarship Awarded

• January 4, 2005 (3 pages, 25 KB)
  • Farmers Can Cloain Tax Credit for Modernizing Their Dairies
  • Farmers Urged to Take Care with Glyphosate (Roundup) to Avoid Resistance
• January 18, 2005 (3 pages, 26 KB)
  • Manitowoc County Forage Council Forage Update Seminar and Annual Meeting
  • Ag Regulations Update
  • Getting an Accurate Forage Analysis from Large Rectangular Bales
• January 25, 2005 (3 page, 25 KB)
  • Ice on Alfalfa
  • Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium - Register your premises today
  • February Coming Events

• December 7, 2004 (1 page, 20 KB)
  • Farm Couples Getaway Weekend
• December 14, 2004 (2 pages, 16 KB)
  • Gaining the Competitive Edge Seminar Scheduled for January 12th
  • Wisconsin Farm Couples Weekend Getaways
• December 21, 2004 (2 pages, 27 KB)
  • Private Applicator Certification Tarining Classes Scheduled
  • Variety Trails Available
  • Evaluating Milking Systems; When and Why
  • Reminder - Gaining the Competitive Edge Seminar Schedul
• December 28, 2004 (2 pages, 25 KB)
  • Four-State Dairy Management Seminar Scheduled
  • Raising Qual;ity Dairy Heifers Seminar Scheduled

• October 12, 2004 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Sespuicentennial and Century Farm and Home Program
  • Upcoing Dates of Interest
  • Mandatory Livestock Premises Registration: Hearings Set in Five Wisconsin Cities
  October 5, 2004 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Milking Systems Seminar Planned
  • Midwest Dairy Herd Health Conference November 10-11

• September 28, 2004 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Mastitis Management and Dairy Prproduction Focus of
    Seminars for Spanish-Speaking Dairy Farm Employees
  • Move Calves Successfully
• September 21, 2004 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Preventing Manure Spills and Run-off
• September 14, 2004 (2 pages, 22 KB)
  • What's That Corn Worth Anyway?
  • Practice Safe Animal Handling Procedures
• September 7, 2004 (1 page, 21 KB)
  • Corn SilageMaturity Being Monitored
  • Harvest Corn Silage at the Correct Moisture

• August 28, 2004(2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Planning for the Inevitable First Frost on Corn
• August 10, 2004(3 pages, 18 KB)
  • Biosecurity for Show Animals: Consider These Practices
  • Environment Mastitis
  • Have You Reviewed Your Bedding Management?
• August 3, 2004(2 pages, 18 KB)
  • Can We Feed Scabby Wheat to Dairy Cows?
  • A Combination of Strategies Can Control Pesky Flies

• July 20, 2004(2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Agriculture generates $51.5 billion and 420,000 jobs in Wisconsin
  • Deadline Nears for Manitowoc County Fair Award Forms

• July 13, 2004(2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Family, Friends and Neighbors Lend a Helping Hand
  • Disaster Relief Funds Established
  • Manitowoc County Forage Council Summer Twilight Meeting
• July 6, 2004(3 pages, 97 KB)
• What is the Manitowoc County UW-Discovery Farms Project Area?

• June 29, 2004 (2 pages, 20 KB)
  • Cooling Dry Cows
  • How's Your Calf Sanitation?
  • Factors Affecting Mastitis in Dry Cows

• June 22, 2004 (3 pages, 23 KB)
  • How to Cope with Low-quality Foarage on Your Dairy
  • An Update on Milk Urea Nitrogen - MUN

• June 8, 2004 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • 2004 Breakfast on teh Farm a Success
  • Discovery Farms Advisory Committee to Meet
  • Reminder about Conservation Program Sign-up-Deadline is June 18th
  • Manitowoc County Forage Council Summer Twilight Meeting

• June 1, 2004 (2 pages, 15 KB)
  • Wet Weather Woes Causing Significant Crop Damage
  • Manitowoc County Forage Council Summer Twilight Meeting

• May 4, 2004 (2 pages, 21 KB)
  • Alfalfa Quality to be Monitored, Results Made Available
  • Manitowoc County Ag Alumni Association Awards Scholarships
  • Farm Progress Days Scholarship Awarded

• May 18, 2004 (2 pages, 36 KB)
  • State Fair Dairy Information
  • USDA Rural Development Energy Grant's Available
  • Additional Signup Period for Conservation Cost Sharing in Manitowoc County
• May 25, 2004 (2 pages, 36 KB)
  • Things to Consider for Late-or Re-Planting Corn

• April 6, 2004 (3 pages, 14 KB)
  • German Dairy Farmers Tour Manitowoc County
  • Program to Focus on Manure Handling Technology
  • Farm Progress Days Scholarships Available
• April 13, 2004 (3 pages, 33 KB)
  • Watch Out for Farm Traffic This Spring
  • Livestock producers can keep bad smells at bay
  • Nutrient Pest Management Program offers new, free phosphorus publications
• April 20, 2004 (2 pages, 22 KB)
  • Pricing Standing Hay
  • 2004 Manitowoc County Agricultural Clean Sweep Scheduled
  • Breakfast on the Farm Slated for June 6th
• April 27, 2004 (2 pages, 23 KB)
  • Signup for Conservation Cost Sharing Opens in Manitowoc County

If you have any questions regarding Agriculture Dairy/Livestock in Manitowoc County, please Email: scott.gunderson@ces.uwex.edu