Hay River Watershed project seeks more signups by Nov 9
Barron County landowners have one month to sign water quality improvement contracts for the Hay River Watershed project. The DNR funds, totaling 900000 dollars for western Barron and Dunn counties, aim to reduce nonpoint pollution. Project manager Steve Elbert notes 26 new contracts due by November 9 and highlights farmer flexibility to install practices over five years.
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Tech school ag coordinator paves way for farm computers
Jim Anderson, agriculture coordinator at District One Technical Institute in Eau Claire, says computers are the fastest growing farming tool. He oversees programs across an 11 county area, emphasizing cost, marketing, and milk production analyses, with hardware affordable for farmers. He notes reluctance fades as attitudes shift and stresses learning to record by hand before computer adoption. Classes run in Colfax, Plum City, Eau Claire, Greenwood, and Gilman.
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District One Technical Institute
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District One
Uw-Madison
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Raspberry Growers School Planned for Nov 11
The 1982 Wisconsin Raspberry Growers School will be held November 11 at the Holiday Inn on Highway 41 Fond du Lac. UW Extension staff will cover insect disease and weed control plus alternative small fruit crops. Gene J. Galleta, USDA Beltsville, Md, will discuss cultivar potentials. Registration is $15 per person, $27 for two from a business, deadline November 5.
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Elden Stang
Wisconsin
Gene J. Galleta
Usda Fruits Laboratory
Beltsville, Md
Galleta
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