Potential young farmers study at District One ag camp
About 100 vocational agriculture students from 25 western Wisconsin districts graduated June 9 from a four day District One ag camp designed to acquaint potential young farmers with future farming tools. District One instructors taught insect and plant disease ID and forage testing assisted by the NIR mobile lab. Don Sobotta led classes on air planter calibration spray equipment and farm computers. Dave Gavin taught farm records analysis and computer use.
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District One ‘Ag
Wisconsin
Anderson
NIR
Gavin
Sheep show set for Saturday at Marion
A Hampshire breed sheep show and conference head to Mayford Mengert Farm in Marion for a noon start and potluck. Judge Al Pullin will oversee classes for ram lambs ewe lambs and yearling ewes with trophies donated. The day features an educational demonstration and Hampshire breeders are invited to join the Hampshire Sheep Breeders organization.
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Marion
Mayford Mengert
Waupaca County
al Pullin
Hampshire
Seymour
Wisconsin Sheep Breeders’ Cooperative
Hampshire Sheep Breeders
Warren Finder
Brooklyn
Jeff Held
Oakfield
Connie Schmidt
Iron Ridge
District One agriculture program expands reach across Wisconsin
Agriculture courses give hands on experience to high school students from Ellsworth St. Croix Central Colfax Elk Mound Menomonie Glenwood City Augusta Fall Creek Osseo-Fairchild Alma Center Mondovi Abbotsford Owen-Withee Colby Neillsville Thorp Stanley-Boyd Cadott Bloomer Gilman Cornell Lake Holcombe New Auburn Chippewa Falls Eau Claire Memorial. Dale Deidrich conducted four day program analyzing feed and computer ration balancing for livestock classes. He notes value for students deciding on ag education or farming and helps acquaint western Wisconsin residents with District One capabilities.
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Ellsworth
St. Croix Central
Colfax
Elk Mound
Menomonie
Glenwood City
Augusta
Fall Creek
Osseo-Fairchild
Alma Center
Mondovi
Abbotsford
Owen-Withee
Colby
Neillsville
Thorp
Stanley-Boyd
Cadett
Bloomer
Gilman
Cornell
Lake Holcombe
New
Dale Deidrich
Wisconsin
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Eau Claire
Cooperative Educational Services Agency
Cesa 5
Cesa 6
State Department of Public Instruction
Wtae
District One
Jim Anderson
The
Country Today
DPI
Don Sobotta
Dave Gavin
Johne
Dunn
Meredith Moore
State Veterinary Office
Solberg
Sue Finley
Walt Nechville
Orville Nelson
Uw-Stout
District
Philip J. Tremblay
Chippewa Falls
New Auburn
Auburn, Chippewa Falls, and
Eau Claire Memorial
Ken Brager
Gilman Voag
Ed Derdzinski
Brad Webster
Huffcutt CO. Inc
Herbert St
Sylvania
Stolp Radio & Television
Main St
Russell Lund
Woodville
Midwest
Ettrick
Duane Johnson
Mgr
Ettrick Market
Midwest Livestock Producers
Francis Creek
Midwest Livestock Pichiness Cooperative
Manitowoc
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