Sauk Ag Updates Newsletter
November 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
April/May 2009
February/March 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
Calendar of Events
September |
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29 to
October 3 |
World Dairy Expo, Madison |
October |
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14 |
Manure Spill Demonstration Field Day
NelDell Farm, W13615 Nelson Road, Wisconsin Dells |
28
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Registrations due for DEAL or NO DEAL |
November |
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3 |
DEAL or NO DEAL: Managing Thru the Mayhem
Mason's Bar & Grill, 1940 Prairie Street, Prairie du Sac
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26
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Thanksgiving Holiday - Sauk County UW Extension Office closed |
27 |
State-mandated Furlough Day - Agriculture Agent unavailable |
December |
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1 |
Dairy Financial Situation Workshop co-sponsored by Sauk and Columbia Counties, Arlington |
9
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Arlington Dairy Day, Arlington |
24 - 25 |
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Holidays - Sauk County UW Extension Office closed |
Highlights
Manure Digester Summit Presentations : From January 13, 2009
- Overview/Feasibility of Manure Digesters
John Reindl, former Dane County Recycling Coordinator Click here for Power Point presentation
Larry Krom, Renewable Energy Manager for Focus on Energy Click her for Power Point presentation
- Financial Aspects of Manure Digester Projects
Larry Krom, Renewable Energy Manager for Focus on Energy; Click here for PowerPoint Presentation
Mike Dreischmeier, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Engineer Click here for Power Point presentation
Tom Brennan, Bank of Prairie du Sac Agricultural Loan Officer
- Regulatory Requirements for Manure Digester Projects
John Vosberg, Sauk County Land Conservation Department Engineer Click here for Power Point presentation
Mark Cain, Wisconsin DNR Click here for Power Point presentation
- Technical Considerations for Manure Digester Projects
Vance Haugen, Crawford County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent Click here for more information
Michael Zander, President and CEO of Energies Direct, LLC, Sauk City Click here for Power Point presentation
Paul Soglin, CFO of Energies Direct, LLC, Sauk City
Melissa Dvorak, GHD, Inc. Click here for Power Point Presentation
New! 2007 Custom Rate Guide
2007 Custom Rate Guide
Sauk County Farm Connect Guide
 2006 Farm Connect Guide (16 pages, 180 KB)
Powerpoint Presentations
Agriculture in Sauk County (44 slides, 1.03 MB) By Denise Brusveen, Sauk County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent. Presented at Sauk County Institute of Leadership Class on April 9, 2009.
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
Sauk County Marketing Club
Rental Forms and Agreements
Cash Farm Lease (8 pages, 62.33 KB)
Cash Farm Lease with Flexible Provisions (4 pages, 2.14 MB)
Crop Share Lease (8 pages, 301.98 KB)
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, 608-347-6135
- Sauk County Dairy Promoters
Contact: Dorothy Harms, Dairy Ambassador, 608-524-2421
- 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
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