Barron names interim agent Sue Miller to aid farmers
Sue Miller, 26, former Dodge Jefferson farm management agent, will assist Barron County extension office as interim ag agent this spring and summer. She works with Don Drost on programming, farm management, and fair activities until Farm Progress Days on July 14 to 16, and also serves part time with Polk County Farmers Home Administration. The interim post ends August 15.
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Sue Miller
Dodge
Jefferson Counties
Barron County
Ms. Miller
County
Barron
Barron Ag
Don Drost
Polk County Farmers Home Administration
Medford Student Wins 1987 Dekalb Award
Medford Dawn Prochnow daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Prochnow was named winner of the 1987 Dekalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award at Medford Senior High School. She has served as president of the local FFA chapter and her agricultural program includes beef and horses.
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Dawn Prochnow
Dale Prochnow
Medford
Dekalb
Medford Senior High School
St Croix County ASCS Office Hours Change
Effective May 11 through Sept 11 the St Croix County ASCS office hours shift to 7 30 a m to 4 p m Each Friday at noon the office closes to the public to allow staff to finish clerical work due to heavy workload.
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St. Croix County
ASCS
Wisconsin Minnesota plan replacement of 16 bridges across Mississippi
Wisconsin and Minnesota transport leaders gathered in Prescott to outline replacement and repair of 16 cross state bridges from La Crosse to Superior. Projects include La Crosse La Crescent 1991 and Stillwater Houston 1993 with Wisconsin shares totaling millions, plus deck replacement on Blatnik Duluth Superior in 1990. Wisconsin cites fuel tax indexing as long term funding stability and notes 600 local bridges replaced in four years with about 10 million annually planned for local bridges.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse
Superior
Consin
Duluth
Waste-to-energy plant tour planned near Twin Town
RC&D sponsors a Barron County tour of the waste-to-energy incinerator Thursday May 28 at 10 a.m. Glen Anderson, county solid waste coordinator, will lead from the incinerator adjacent to the Twin Town Cheese Factory 32 miles south of Almena. Pre-registration is requested through county Land Conservation Departments.
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River Country Rc&d Council
Barron County
Glen Anderson
Twin Town
Almena
Lake acidity test kits available in Barron and Spooner
Dairyland Power Co operative and BEC announce May 19 lake acidity testing. Kits can be picked up at Barron Electric Co op from 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. and at BBC Spooner on May 13 from 8 15 to 9 15 a.m. or 3 30 to 4 30 p.m. Call Barron 537 3171 or Spooner 635 3635 if not available. Samples tested May 19 at Barron 8 30 to 10 30 a.m. and at Spooner 1 to 4 p.m. Samples must be collected with kits within 24 hours of testing.
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Barron Electric Co-op
Barron
BEC
Dairyland Power Cooperative
BBC Spooner
Spooner
Wayne King
BBC
John Deere
Ashland hosts rad waste meet in Wisconsin
The Low Level Radioactive Waste Council holds a public information meeting in Ashland at 7 30 p m on May 20. The session at Sigurd Olson Institute on Admiral Leahy Drive aims to inform and answer questions about low level radioactive wastes as Wisconsin vies to host a disposal site for a seven state Midwest compact. Contact Teri Vierima at the Wisconsin Department of Administration for details.
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Wisconsin
Midwest
Teri Vierima
Wisconsin Department of Administration
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Baldwin
Prescott
Mississippi River
DOT
Ronald Fiedler
Mississippi
St. Croix
St. Louis
Wis
la Crosse-La Crescent
Minn
Nelson-Wabasha
Stillwater
Houston
Grantsburg
Rc&d
Annie Hoffman
Mark and Mary McGuire
Route 3
Greenwood
Ashland
Schmidt Imp
Salem
Arcadia Implement, Inc
Durand Implement, Inc
Durand
Menomonie Equipment
Menomonie
MEYER
Greene Implement, Inc
Osceola
Hillsboro Equipment, CO
Hillsboro
Kohel Implement, Inc
Cameron & Rice Lake
Morrison Implement, Inc
Chippewa Falls
MT. Horeb
Polfus
Richmond
Stratford Farmers Co-O
Stratford
Serve Inc
Campbellsport
Stefferud Implement, Inc
Westby
Caroline Implement, Inc
Marion
Rey Me Ag
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