Banquet honors farm class grads
Medford graduates of the NCTI Medford Farm Training class were honored at a banquet here recently. They include Dan Czerniak Westboro Richard Halopka Deer Creek Michael Kohn Little Black Lynet te Marthaler Goodrich David Piller Deer Creek Jeff Probst Rich Lake Steve Rasmussen Little Black Robert Schmeiser Moliter and Joe Tomandi Browning. NCTI Farm Training is a five year program designed to help new farmers become established and to give experienced farmers techniques for solving complex agricultural problems.
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NCTI
Medford
Dan Czerniak
Westboro
Richard Halopka
Deer Creek
Michael Kohn
Little Black
Lynette Marthaler
Goodrich
David Piller
Jeff Probst
Rich Lake
Steve Rasmussen
Robert Schmeiser
Moliter
Joe Tomandi
Browning
Clark County plans June milk promotion
Clark County restaurants will be invited to join a June milk promotion by the Clark County Dairy Promotion Committee. Participating eateries would offer a second glass of milk free with each meal and inquiries should be sent to P O Box 68 Neillsville WI 54456 or call 743 3241 Extension 312.
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Clark County
Clark County Dairy Promotion Committee
P.O. Box
Neillsville
Open House for Sheep Producers at Jim Peterson Farm
Sheep producers are invited to an open house at the Jim Peterson farm on May 19 at 7 p.m. Learn about sheep buildings equipment pasturing and lambing in progress. The Peterson farm is 10 miles south of Grantsburg or a half mile north of the Polk County line on Highway 87.
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Jim Peterson
Peterson
Grantsburg
Polk County
Buffers in dairy rations improve low fat test cases
Dave Schwabe, Price County agent, notes buffers help when rations are high in grain and low in roughage. Sodium bicarbonate and magnesium oxide blend often works best, with bentonite slowing digestion. Ensure roughage exceeds 40 percent or effective fiber about 17 percent to reduce buffering needs.
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Dave Schwabe
Price County
Cuba City instructor wins national land judging title
Cuba City Vocational agriculture instructor Jerry Sherwin won the adult division trophy at the National Land Pasture and Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma City. He scored 213 points, leading 99 competitors. Lancaster’s Chuck Rasmussen followed with 211. Wisconsin participants posted top 50 finishes and Cuba City led state results with 23rd overall among 96 teams.
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Jerry Sherwin
Cuba City
Sherwin
Chuck Rasmussen
Lancaster
Wisconsin
Tim Hardyman
Darlington
Dave Leahy
Southwestern
Land O Lakes to expand Spencer cheese plant
Land O Lakes Inc will install a $3 million cheese dryer at its Spencer plant to boost cheese powder production. The project could add 25 to 30 jobs and start construction in June with dryer installation in September, aiming for operation by year end. Spencer plant manager Al Bauer notes the product is mainly sold for snack foods.
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Land O’lakes Inc
Spencer
Land O'Lakes
al Bauer
Polk County 4-H Dairy Bowl May 29
The Polk County 4 H Dairy Bowl is scheduled for May 29 at the Polk County Ag Center Building starting at 7 30 p m A 4 H club may enter multiple teams of four and members need not be enrolled in the dairy project Team entries are due by Thursday May 14 Three teams will advance to represent the county at the district bowl in Black River Falls on June 16
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Polk County
Polk County Ag Center
Black River Falls
Poskin Post Office to Mark 100th Anniversary This Saturday
Poskin in Barron County will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its post office with a one day event on May 16 starting at 10 a.m. at the post office featuring flag raising and a social hour. A pot luck dinner follows at noon in Clinton Town Hall. A centennial program with old photos and memorabilia begins at 2 p.m.
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Barron County
Poskin
Clinton Town Hall
SW Angus group sets May 24 show in Lancaster Wisconsin
The Southwestern Wisconsin Angus Association sponsors its fifth annual Breed and Jackpot Steer Show Sunday May 24 starting at 9 a.m. at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. Entry fees run 5 dollars for breeding cattle before May 15 and 10 dollars after. steers and commercial heifers 15 dollars before May 15 and 20 dollars after. Entries from Kevin Retallick Glen Haven WI 53810. Open to out of state entrants with classes for bulls heifers cow calf pairs Angus steers and mostly black Angus crossbreds and Angus commercial crossbred heifers. More than 1500 dollars in premiums and trophies will be awarded.
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Southwestern Wisconsin
Grant County Fairgrounds
Lancaster
Kevin Retallick
Muscallounge Road
Glen Haven
Pickle plant burns on Marks Brothers farm near here
A fire early Monday destroyed a pickle warehouse and processing plant owned by Marks Brothers Pickle Co. Firefighters faced fumes from nine pesticides and herbicides stored in the warehouse. Marlin and Gordon Marks and other family members harvest thousands of acres of cucumbers yearly for the Waushara County plant.
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Marks Brothers Pickle Co
Marlin
Gordon Marks
Waushara County
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The
du Pont Company
William Taubman
State Land Conservation Association
Agricultural Science Building
University of Wisconsin
River Falls
Polk Shepherd
Poly Manger
Hayrite
Wis
MFG. Co., Inc
Loyal
Oklahoma City
Okla
Steve Mathias
FFA
Brad Lancaster
Theron Graney
Jay Ley
Cassville
Todd Check
John Bausch
Land O’lakes
Spencer Plant
Ferg
Balsam Lake
John Deer
Hwy
S. Medford
Randolph
Randolph Concrete Products, Inc
Stark St
Marea Ome
Sososie
Kewanee
Lilliston
DieAtan
Kovar
Fwemeland
Ford
Fox New Holland
HAY Equipmen
Haybine
JD JD
Los Annals
OlIver
Bushman Enterprises
Airdraulics, Inc
HydrAulic Sales & Service
Jobs Avenue
Chippewa Falls
Hamms Cheese House
Bob Logan Tractor Company
Franklin Grove
Illinois
S & D Sales & Service
Dan & Scott Roehrborn
Cadott, WI
Alliston Aoling Cultivators
AME
Seaver ST
Eau Claire
Colfax Farmers Union Co-Op
Colfax
I. P
Hesston
Neeston
H&s
Goodhue, MN
Chopper & Heads
Fox
Rotary
Lillston
Walsh
Spacin Campbell
Deutz Allis
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