Farm Rescue II trains responders on safe farm rescues
About 130 emergency workers practiced farm rescue techniques at the Farm Rescue II workshop at the UW Experiment Farm. Speakers warned of silo gas and machinery dangers, noted tractors and harvest gear as major injury sources, and stressed scene assessment, equipment stabilization, and consulting dealers for complex rescues.
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John McCarty
National Farm Medicine Center
Marshfield
Gary Pelot
Wisconsin Rapids
River Falls honors Floyd Doering with Distinguished Agricultural Award
Floyd J. Doering state supervisor of agriculture education at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction received the UW River Falls Distinguished Agricultural Award at the university’s College of Agriculture awards banquet. A 1949 UW River Falls graduate, Doering coached FFA at Wittenberg High School 1949 to 1965 and earned numerous honorary degrees and life memberships from FFA and agricultural education groups. The award photo hangs in the Agriculture Science Building on campus.
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Floyd J. Doering
Uw-River Falls
Doering
Gay Rohde
College of Agriculture
River Falls
Floyd Doering
Uw-River Falls College of Agriculture
State Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Association of Future Farmers of America
FFA
Wittenberg High School
National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
FFA Alumni Association
Wisconsin Adult Vocational Agriculture Instructors
United States
National Association of Supervisors of Agriculture Education
Alpha Tau Alpha
Agriculture Science
UW River Falls students win scholarships at awards banquet
Fifty five UW River Falls students received a total of 16400 dollars in scholarships at the College of Agriculture annual awards banquet. Notable honorees include Jay S. Coggins named outstanding graduating senior, receiving a 50 dollar Leonard M. Johnson Memorial Honor award and a plaque.
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Uw-River Falls
College of Agriculture
Jay S. Coggins
Ladysmith
Bryce and
Pat Coggins
Leonard M. Johnson
Buffalo County Fair entry deadlines set for 2024
Entry deadlines announced for the Buffalo County Fair with due dates for consignments and exhibits. Livestock sale entries are due June 1 at the Alma extension office per Rudy Christ president of the fair association. Exhibit entries for style revue demos and food revue are due June 23, with all other department entries due by July 1. The fair runs July 28 to 31 in Mondovi.
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McCarty
Buffalo County
Alma
Rudy Christ
The
Fair Association
Christ
Mondovi
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