Declining enrollment closes Wisconsin agribusiness program
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute in Rice Lake plans dropping its agribusiness and a farm management program due to poor enrollment. Second year students can finish, and officials hope the cuts are temporary. Despite job demand in agriculture, teens avoid ag studies, signaling broader statewide disinterest.
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George Theis
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute
WITI
Rice Lake
Richmond
Question on vocational agriculture paths sparks student curiosity
Wendy Durand of rural Rice Lake showcases a license plate motif reflecting a broader question: what career avenues exist for vocational agriculture students. The dialogue spotlights student interest in practical training and future opportunities.
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Wendy Durand
Rice Lake
Ellises Plant Trees With Effortless Hoedad Method Behind Business
Burnett County residents John and Jeanne Ellis plant a forest behind their business using a hoedad. They work across acreage with quick, precise motions, dropping trees with roots fanned and soil tucked in. Six years of the job have left them lean and suntanned, resembling summer boaters on the St. Croix.
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John and
Jeanne Ellis
Webster
Burnett County
Ellises
St. Croix
USDA approves harvesting setaside land in 41 counties
Farmers in 41 northern and northeastern counties may harvest or graze 1987 Feed Grain Program setaside land for the year. County offices must be notified of grazing or harvesting plans and which fields are designated setaside. Hay or forage can be given away but not sold for more than harvesting costs. The order is effective immediately and applies to listed counties.
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ASCS
Jack Bertz
Milford Thompson
Madison
USDA
Ashland
Barron
Bayfield
Burnett
Chippewa
Douglas
Dunn
Iron
Polk
Price
Rusk
St. Croix
Sawyer
Washburn
Pepin
Buffalo
Brown
Calumet
Door
Florence
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Checks Cool Start For Memorial Day Weekend
Cool weather moves into Wisconsin as Memorial Day weekend begins. The forecast calls for lower temperatures and light winds across the state with several areas an extended chill following a warm spell last week.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin to Hire 12 More Grade B Dairy Inspectors
Wisconsin legislators advance a plan to add 12 Grade B dairy inspectors to enable annual visits to all Grade B farms. The Joint Finance Committee, 15 to 0, approves funding changes requiring half inspection costs from industry and half from the state with new $22 Grade B and $35 Grade A license fees. Dairy plants may pay fees for patrons, and reinspections trigger added charges of $22 for Grade B and $20 for Grade A.
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Wisconsin
Joint
Howard Richards
DATCP
Assembly Agriculture Committee
al Department
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Albert Schultz
Witi Agricultural
Theis
Vo-Tech
Dan Reil
Americas Dairyland
Kevin Hiean
Stoep
Ellis Forestry Service
Lake States
International
U.S. Forest Service
Superior National Forest
Minnesota
Wisconsin Dnr
The
Forest Service
Mr. Ellis
Alabama
Judy Brown
Kristy Guell
Dean Heltemens
Grandpa Allen Guell
Campbellsport
Fond du Lac County
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