Farm families weigh money and talk in rural living seminar
UW Extension staff led a daylong seminar in Whitehall and Black River Falls on Strategies for Rural Living focusing on farm families. Judy Rommel and Nyla Musser highlighted finance goals, sharing, and planning, while stressing communication and family councils to ease financial stress and protect farm operation.
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Uw-Extension
Trempealeau
Jackson
Judy Rommel
River Falls
la Crosse County
Nyla Musser
Jackson County
Jane Jensen Rauth
Trempealeau County
4-H
Carmen Baysinger
Alice Meade
Family times program urges effort to strengthen farm families
Four UW Extension agents spoke in Black River Falls about sustaining farm families through sharing and communication. They urged families to discuss expenses, recognize each other, plan time together, and use ideas from the book Family Times to ease stress and improve harmony.
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University of Wisconsin
Trempealeau and
Jackson Counties
Carmen Baysinger
Trempealeau County
Ms. Baysinger
Jane Jensen Rauth
Special TV broadcast for National Agriculture Week
A nationwide telecast titled Of Stars and Farmers airs March 14 to 20 on more than 130 stations. Farm broadcaster Ray Wilkinson narrates comparing real farmers with Hollywood counterparts from Country and The River. Jo Ann Smith of the National Cattlemen’s Association discusses beef industry changes. Magie and Vick Roberts of Chillicothe Missouri share farming struggles, and Steven Heltshuse of Williamsburg Iowa explains his bid for a own farm amid setbacks. See local papers for time and station.
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of Stars and Farmers
Ray Wilkinson
Hollywood
National Cattlemen’s Association
Jo Ann Smith
Vick
Magie Roberts
Chillicothe
Missouri
Steven Heltshuse
Williamsburg
Iowa
Jewell Ivy
Jo Ann
WITI Offers Farm Couple Seminars in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute schedules two 16 hour sessions for farm couples in Ladysmith and Rice Lake. Feb 18 20 25 27 Ladysmith 10 am to 2:30 pm at Security State Bank. March 11 13 18 20 Rice Lake on WITI campus. Pre register by calling (715) 234 7082 for adult education. The program covers career transitions workplace adjustment tests self evaluation resumes and job search plus a panel of people who have changed careers.
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WITI
Rice Lake
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute
Ladysmith
Security State Bank
USDA Researchers Seek Longer Farm Freshness Through Genetics
USDA scientists study genetic engineering to extend freshness of fruits and vegetables by delaying ripening and reducing fungi. Key projects include blocking enzymes that release galactose to keep produce firm, using sugars to suppress dormant fungi, detecting chilling injury via delayed chlorophyll emissions, and tracking vitamin C and B vitamin losses during storage.
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USDA
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