Education Aims to Protect Bees From Insecticides in Wisconsin
Beekeepers in Chippewa and Eau Claire counties emphasize education and cooperation with farmers to limit honey bee losses from agricultural spraying. Incidents include six colonies destroyed near Chippewa Falls after late spraying on alfalfa and clover forage. Experts urge documenting damage, notifying beekeepers 24 to 48 hours before spraying, and adopting careful pesticide choices and IPM practices.
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Chippewa
Eau Claire
Audrey Williams
Chippewa-Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County
Irv Possin
Chippewa Falls
Larry Kolbrak
Chippewa County
Kolbrak
Possin
Barron County 4-H dairy delegates head to Wisconsin State Fair
A delegation of 23 Barron County 4-H dairy members will depart August 4 for Milwaukee to compete in the 1981 Wisconsin State Fair junior dairy show. Adults Levert Olson Renee Wurzbach and Ted Matthys accompany, with members showing Holsteins Jerseys and Guernseys from multiple clubs. Cattle will be trucked to the fair by Ted Matthys and the group travels by a chartered bus with exhibitors from Polk and Chippewa counties.
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Barron County
Milwaukee
Levert Olson
Renee Wurzbach
Ted Matthys
Barron Sales
Polk and
Chippewa
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