Dog dealer charged in Washburn County
Sharon Melton a Shell Lake woman and licensed dog dealer will stand trial here July 3 on five counts of failure to provide proper shelter for dogs kept on her farm where about 104 dogs on the property and 11 more were housed in a barn and milkhouse. The preliminary hearing reduced charges from inhumane treatment and related counts to shelter violations, according to Washburn County district attorney Edwin Fischer.
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Shell Lake
Sharon Melton
Ms. Melton
Edwin Fischer
Washburn County
Thompson
Hector Dam
Extra feed recommendation cited against dairy gain
The article notes experts say extra grain after 30 to 45 days post lambing does not increase ewe milk and lambs gain more from direct grain feeding. It also covers a Washburn County case where a search warrant related to Ms. Melton’s dog farm was deemed improper but later confirmed, with officers finding many dogs on the 98 acre property amid complaints from humane society members.
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Dick Watthauer
Washburn County
Warren Winton
Rusk County dairy breakfast to feature Floyd Doering
Ladysmith June 4 breakfast at Ladysmith Hawkins High School will feature Floyd Doering state supervisor of agriculture education as guest speaker. Doering, a 30 year educator and public speaker, is state FFA adviser. tickets cost 2.75 from local banks or the county extension office. Also noted are Trempealeau County soil judging results with Allen Schwarzhoff, Shawn Tschanz, and Jason Steen named among top individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Doering
Rusk County
Ladysmith- Hawkins High School
Doering
FFA
Trempealeau County soil judging winners named
Osseo-Fairchild High School students Mark Zimmerman Glen Sunday Allen Schwarzhoff and Rod Keller won Trempealeau County soil judging contest coached by Steve Dickenson. Seven schools competed at the Robert Lunde farm near Osseo with Blair and Taylor teams placing second and third. Top individual was Schwarzhoff, with Tschanz and Steen high in the next spots. In land judging, contestants evaluated four soil pits and identified soil characteristics to classify and suggest farm and conservation practices.
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Trempealeau County
Glen Sunday
Mark Zimmerman
Rod Keller
Allen Schwarzhoff
Steve Dickinson
Osseo-Fairchild
Shawn Tschanz
Blair
Jason Steen
Osseo- Fairchild
Osseo-Fairchild High School
Steve Dickenson
Don Cook
Taylor
Tim Pederson
Arcadia
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
Eleva-Strum
Whitehall
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Kathryn Zum Brennen
Spooner
Melton Farm
Norman Thompson
Melton
Barron County Humane Society
Ladysmith
Osseo
SCS
Olin Fimrelle
Robert Lunde
Trempealeau County Soil and Water Conservation District
Dickenson
Fimrelte
John Langton
Massey Ferguson
Massey
Plum City
U.S. Hwy
North Star
New
Auburn
Schwellenbach Implement Co
Neillsville
Christie
Lindstrom
O&r Equipment
Menomonie
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