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February 2012

Columbia County tops senior division in 4-H Meats Judging Contest
The team from Columbia County took top honors in the senior division of the State 4-H meats Contest held Feb 18 at University of Wisconsin Madison Meat Laboratory. Team members were Jessica Taylor, Hannah Tayl
Cooperative Extension
Feb 21, 2012
Leasing Farm Land and Assets Workshop scheduled for Feb. 29
Equitable land and asset leases are a hot topic of discussion with rising farmland prices and fluctuating crop prices. A workshop dealing with leases, lease contracts, profit margins, land values and rental rat
Cooperative Extension
Feb 17, 2012
Opportunities in Marketing to Distributors Program offered for farmers in southeast Wisconsin
Are you farming in southeast Wisconsin and looking for new or alternative markets for your farm products? Perhaps you are looking to expand your business and are in need of new sales opportunities. SEED (S
Cooperative Extension
Feb 17, 2012
Preparing For the Next Swing in Milk Price
Traditionally, farm business managers have received direction from financial advisors to maintain at least a 1:1.5 Current Ratio in order to weather periods of deficit cash flow. The logic behind the recommenda
Cooperative Extension
Feb 17, 2012
Will I Be Able To Pay The Bills?
The primary financial stressor facing the dairy industry during late 2008 and throughout 2009 was the challenge to pay the bills with less than adequate Cash Flow (CF). While related, CF and Profit are distinct
Cooperative Extension
Feb 14, 2012
3rd Annual Upper Midwest Hazelnut Growers Conference scheduled for March 2-3
The third annual Upper Midwest Hazelnut Growers Conference will be held March 2 and 3 in Decorah, IA at the Hotel Winneshiek. The conference provides research-based information to prospective, beginning, an
Cooperative Extension
Feb 03, 2012
Build a Financial “Fence”
Fences have been used for centuries for identifying property lines and to corral and protect livestock. A similar structure can be utilized to protect financial integrity, your business from certain risks and t
Cooperative Extension
Feb 03, 2012
Cash Flow Projection; Management Options Identified
Understanding benefits of completing unattractive tasks often provides the motivation to benefit from otherwise unavailable outcomes. While perhaps not exactly in the same vein as visiting the dentist, the use
Cooperative Extension
Feb 03, 2012
Midwest Dairy and Beef Husbandry Conference scheduled for March
The care and well-being of dairy and beef cattle is the focus of the upcoming Midwest Dairy and Beef Husbandry Conference to be held on March 1, 2012 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI.
Cooperative Extension
Feb 03, 2012
Projecting Business Performance: The Business Plan in Action -Cash Flow
As this is written in mid-December 2011 milk prices remain above $20.00/cwt and feed prices, although historically high, have fallen. In fact the last six months have been a good time to produce milk in Wiscons
Cooperative Extension
Feb 03, 2012
Polk, Dane and Barron County 4-H teams top state Dairy Quiz Bowl contest
Polk County’s senior dairy bowl team topped the State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest on January 28 in Portage. The team will represent Wisconsin in November at the national contest in Louisville, KY. Dane County
Cooperative Extension
Feb 01, 2012

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