RELATED LINKS OF INTEREST

• UW - Extension Agriculture Program Teams
• UW - Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources

AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION

• 2009 Pesticide Applicator Training - The Private Pesticide Applicator Trainings for 2009 have already been completed. However, you are still able to obtain your applicator's license by self study. There is a $30.00 fee which includes materials and test processing. Make check payable to Pesticide Certification Training. The certification covers a five year period. In order to set up self study, please contact the Extension Office for more information.
• Cash Farm Lease (1 page)
• Feed Inventory Charts, Tables and Formulas (11 pages)
• 2007 Custom Rate Guide (9 pages) - This publication summarizes rates paid by farmers for custom work in 2007. The figures are based on reports by: farmers who hire custom work, custom operators who perform work, and machinery dealers who rent out equipment.
• 2005 Wisconsin Land Sales
• Premises ID - The Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC).. You may go to the Farm Service Agency and pick up a paper application and send it in the mail or go to the WLIC website and register. The Wisconsin Premises Registration Act requires anyone who keeps, houses, or co-mingles livestock to register their premises. Premises that are not currently licensed by the DATCP are required to register as soon as possible. Those premises currently licensed by the Department must register by their annual license renewal date. For more information about WLIC and Forms for Premises ID
  

PEPIN COUNTY FARM MANAGEMENT CLUB

You may now pay your 2009 Farm Management Club dues of $10.00 to the UW Extension Office, PO Box 39, Durand, WI 54736.

The Farm Management Club is an organization that has been in existance in Pepin County for over 50 years. This organization is dedicated to offering educational trainings/workshops/field days to farmers, agri businesses and interested parties in Pepin County and the surrounding communities.
Learn more about Farm Mangagement Club . . .

PEPIN COUNTY DAIRY PROMOTION COUNCIL

This Council is made up of dairy producers, businesses, and individuals interested in promoting the dairy industry in Pepin County. This council sponsors the Pepin County Town and Country Dairy Breakfast every year. If you are interested in being a part of the council or helping at the dairy breakfast contact the Extension Office at 715-672-5214. This year the PEPIN COUNTY TOWN AND COUNTRY DAIRY BREAKFAST is Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Joe and Jan Drier Family Farm from 7 to 11 a.m. Pancakes, maple syrup, sausage, cheese, milk, pudding and ice cream will be served. Free will donations will be accepted. The Drier Farm is located at N7149 Co Rd X, Arkansaw, WI 54721.

HOUSEHOLD PESTS

• Multicolored Aisian Lady Bettle
• Larder Beetle
• Fruit Flies in the Home
• Box Elder Bugs
• Bats Information for Wisconsin Homeowners
• Controlling Deer Damage in Wisconsin
• The Raccoon
• Woodchucks: Their Ecology and Control
• Mole Control

AGRICULTURE PROGRAMMING PARTNERS

The Pepin County UW-Extension works closely with a number of agriculture related organizations and governmental agencies. These organizations and agencies are involved in business development, education, regulation, licensing, government programs, and so on.

• Land Conservation
• USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Recycle/Solid Waste Department

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding Agriculture in Pepin County, please contact:

Robert Cropp
Pepin County - UW Extension
County Government Center
740 7th Avenue W, PO Box 39
Durand, WI 54736-0039
Phone: 715-672-5214
Fax: 715-672-5216
Email: robert.k.cropp@ces.uwex.edu