Vernon County’s Volden brothers honored for soil conservation
Dan and Carl Volden and families farm 450 acres west of Viroqua on Highway 56. Named Vernon County outstanding cooperators, they have expanded conservation practices, including contour strips, manure storage, and windbreaks, as part of a county erosion control plan aiming to reduce soil loss by 2000.
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Dan
Carl Volden
Viroqua
Vernon County
County Land Conservation Department
Hastings
LCC
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Land Conservation Board
New UW Extension Agents Named in Three Counties
Three University of Wisconsin Extension agent positions will be filled in Jackson La Crosse and Vernon counties between Oct 15 and Nov 15. Vernon County agent Larry Fitzmaurice starts Oct 15 replacing Tim Rehbein who resigned June 30. Jackson County 4-H agent Alice Meade begins Nov 1 succeeding Richard Pederson. Crawford County home economist Mary Meehan Strub takes over Nov 15 from Judy Rommel La Crosse County post.
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University of Wisconsin
Jackson, la Crosse
Vernon Counties
Larry Fitzmaurice
Vernon County
Tim Rehbein
Alice Meade
Uw-Madison
Jackson County
Richard Pederson
Mary Meehan- Strub
Extension
Crawford County
Judy Rommel
la Crosse County
Pesticide Training Sessions Set in La Crosse County
La Crosse County extension agent Steve Rischette announced private pesticide applicator training and certification sessions. Each 9 30 a m to 4 p m session covers similar information, with a $20 registration for materials. Sessions: Oct 22 Hamilton Town Hall West Salem Nov 4 Farmington Town Hall Mindoro Dec 4 Village Inn Bangor Jan 23 St Josephs Ridge School St Josephs Ridge Feb 5 Hamilton Town
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Steve Rischette
Extension County
la Crosse County
Hamilton Town Hall
West Salem
Monroe Holstein awards available in Monroe County
The Monroe County Holstein calf loan program offers a $750 interest free two year loan for a registered Holstein heifer purchase. Applicants must reside in Monroe County and be 8 to 15 years old. Deadline October 18 at the Monroe County extension office in Sparta. The program also seeks outstanding Holstein girl and boy nominees aged 14 to 18 with documented achievements.
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Monroe County Holstein Breeders
PCA of
Tomah
First Bank of
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Monroe County
Sparta
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Voldens
Vernon County Cooperators
Jeff Hastings
Waldens
Kenneth
Jim Radke
Soil Conservation Service
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Hillsboro
American Legion Hall
Genoa
PCA
Federal Land Bank
Brothers
The
NRI
Mr. Hastings
Uw-Extension
Mr. Fitzmaurice
Marshfield
la Crosse
Rischette
Crosse County
Farmington Town Hall
Mindoro
Bangor
St. Joseph’s Ridge School
St. Joseph’s Ridge
Monroe
Don Tim
Menomonie Hwy
East
New Holland
Ellsworth Hwy
West
John Deere
J.D
H.p
Farmall
F.F. Hitch
Rex
Tanden
Good Now
Easton
J. Deere
Gehl
Nice
Smt
Howe
M.F
H.C
Oliver
U.P.S
O & R Equipment, Inc
Menomonie
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