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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1985
Page
6
Dwight Dickson, fair board chairman, called this year’s Brown County Fair very successful despite about a $4,000 loss. Attendance around 75,000, far below earlier estimates, with 4-H and season ticket holders counted but not verified. Grandstand shows were free. overall operation described as crisis managed with no real problems.
Outagamie County agent John Biese labels wild proso millet a rising weed problem in northeast Wisconsin. The annual weed spreads via southern combines and can engulf corn. Eradicane is weak in year two and three, but Bradicane plus Bladex works in later years. It appears strongest near field entrances and headlands.
Darlene Boeder of Kewaunee, daughter of calf owner Orville and Ruth Ihlenfeldt, shows the champion senior Guernsey calf. It marks the Ihlenfeldts first cattle showing at the fair in 15 years.
John Roach, newest dairy and livestock specialist for the Outagamie County extension office in Appleton, discusses forage management with Freedom area farmer Vern Newhouse in Seymour. A native of Florence County, Roach brings nine years of professional experience, UW River Falls animal science degree, and eight years of livestock management at the University of Minnesota. He is married with two children.
Don Jaworski of Northeast Wisconsin Technical Institute urges farmers to embrace technology to boost efficiency and work on debt reduction. Beginning late November, five farm management courses run through May covering welding soils dairy herd management business and machinery. Classes at Green Bay campus and other centers offer two and six hour blocks with flexible scheduling and minimal weekly meetings. The department comprises eight instructors two tutors and 25 part‑time teachers.
Gov Tony Earl signed a law requiring recipients of farmland preservation tax credits to meet local soil conservation standards. New signers from 1986 must follow local rules, with 1984 credits given until 1988 to comply. Contracts after July 1, 1986, subject. county committees must draft standards by Jan 1, 1986, approved by the State Land Conservation Board, monitored by local LCC.
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