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Sauk Ag Updates Newsletter

October 2008

November 2008

Calendar of Events

November
18,19,21	AI Training
December
3	"Selecting Corn Hybrids" Distance Ed Program, 1-3 p.m., Room 213 West Square Building, Baraboo
10	Arlington Dairy Day
January
6	Dairy Road Show, 10-3 p.m., West Square Building Basement, Baraboo
13	Manure Digester Summit, 9:30-3 p.m., West Square Building Basement, Baraboo
20	Heart of the Farm - Green Fields, financial management one-day conference for farm women, Kraemer Library, Plain
February
6	Heart of the Farm, farm business and risk management one-day conference for farm women, West Square Building, Baraboo
20	Quickbooks Training for Farmers, MATC-Reedsburg
March
27	Dairy Facilities Tour

 

Highlights

New! 2007 Custom Rate Guide

2007 Custom Rate Guide

Sauk County Farm Connect Guide

2006 Farm Connect Guide (16 pages, 180 KB)

Dairy Production

An Update on Synchronization Protocols...the Latest Research (27 pages, 2188 KB) By Denise Brusveen, Sauk County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent. Presented at Sauk County Dairy Optimists Meeting, April 2008.

Dairy Workers Training Module Order Form Brochure (2 pages, 244 KB)

Sexed Semen Survey Fact Sheet (2 pages, 257 KB) By Denise Brusveen, Sauk County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent; Ryan Sterry, Polk County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent; Dr. Paul Fricke, UW-Madison Dairy Reproductive Specialist and Dr. Kent Weigel, UW-Madison Dairy Geneticist.

Commodity Marketing

Helpful information for marketers

Sauk County Marketing Club

Links to other good commodity marketing sites

Farm Financial Management

Business Planning/Business Performance for Graziers (43 pages, 982 KB)
By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent, February, 2004.

Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC) Insurance (6 pages, 163 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at MATC Farm Management Class, February 2004.

Developing a Business Plan to Take to Your Banker (26 pages, 680 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent and Kevin Falk, Columbia County Dairy Grazier. Presented at Columbia/Dodge Grazing Network Winter Meeting, January 2006.

Economics of Managed Grazing (25 pages, 947 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented February 2006.

Getting Started with a Farm Transfer (11 pages, 1203 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at Farm Transfer Workshop, January 2006.

Machinery Ownership vs. Custom Hire (33 pages, 2672 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented January 2006.

Sauk County Livestock Enterprise Budget (4 pages, 114 KB)

Successful Farm Business Start Up: A Few Ideas (27 pages, 2843 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented January 2006.

What's Happening in Wisconsin Agriculture? Why Should You Care? (25 pages, 801 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at UW-Milwaukee, February 2001.

Business Planning for a Successful Farm Start-Up (51 pages, 1.20 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, February 23, 2007.

Figuring the Cost to Own and Operate Farm Machinery (41 pages, 2.07 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, February 24, 2007.

Organic Agriculture: Is It for You? (31 pages, 2.12 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the MATC - Farm Management Class, February 2007.

Value-Added, Small-Scale and Alternative Agriculture

Beekeeping Basics (47 pages, 2.52 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Bee Pollination (24 pages, 1.32 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented for Sauk County Master Gardener class, December 2005.

Case Studies of Wisconsin Dairy Artisans (82 pages, 14.1 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent and Laurie S.Z. Greenberg, UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.

Government Programs for Small Farms (18 pages, 1.22 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent and Steve Bertjens, Southwest Badger RC & D Council, Inc.

Hands-Off Income Options for Landowners (11 pages, 2.32 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Is There Value-Added in Your Future? A Checklist (2 pages, 111 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Making Your Idea a Reality Through Financial Planning (48 pages, 691 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent and Jim Faust, Dunn Co. UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the 6th Annual Value Added Agriculture Conference on January 30 - 31, 2004.

Meat Marketing Regulations in Wisconsin (12 pages, 141 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the Value-Added Meat Marketing Workshops in Lancaster, Hancock and Spooner, Spring 2001.

Non-Traditional Agricultural Markets: A Few Trends and Examples (35 pages, 1.70 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent, and Eydie Ridder. Presented at the Sauk County Institute of Leadership, November 2004.

Per Capita Consumption of Selected Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (1 page, 77 KB) Compiled from USDA Economic Research Service data by Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Quick and Dirty Market Assessment (1 page, 58.4 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Small Acreage Options and Market Trends (35 pages, 2.88 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation's Women's Leadership Conference, March 15, 2004.

"Trends...What's Hot, and What's Not" PowerPoint presentation By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference, January 4, 2004.

Turning Grass Into Cash: An Intro to the Art of Managed Grazing (92 pages, 20.3 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent, and Ron Bula, Beef, Sheep & Poultry Grazier and Certified Organic Farmer. Presented at the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, February 2006.

What it Takes to Succeed at a Small Farmers' Market (20 pages, 3.41 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. February 2001.

Sauk County Agricultural Organizations

• Sauk County Farm Bureau, Office: 608-356-8372
  President, Karen Reisinger, 608-544-2514
• Sauk County Pork Producers
  Contact: President, Jon Wyttenbach, 608-643-6241
• Sauk County Dairy Promoters
  Contact: Cathy Yanke, Dairy Ambassador, 608-643-2022
• Sauk County Dairy Breakfast Committee
  Contact: Beth Klemm, 608-522.4905
• Sauk-Columbia Honey Producers
  Contact: Dan Licht, 608-522-4890
• Sauk County Fair
  http://www.saukcountyfair.com/

STAFF

Denise Brusveen
Sauk County - UW Extension
West Square Administration Bldg
505 Broadway
Baraboo, WI 53913-2404
Phone: 608-355-3250
Fax: 608-355-3550
711 for Relay
Email: denise.brusveen@ces.uwex.edu