September
17 – Shawano County Forage Council Dry Down – drop off samples by 2:30 p.m. at United Co-op, 1212 Bay Lakes Road, Shawano
23 – Badger Crop Connect
September 23, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Register by 5:00 PM on Sept 22: https://go.wisc.edu/6uzk8q
Badger Crop Connect is a new crop production webinar series developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Crops and Soils Program for the 2020 growing season. Badger Crop Connect’s goal is to bring agronomists, crops consultants and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin. This will be the last of the regularly scheduled crop connects on the 2020 growing season however, there will be a pest management Special Edition in the morning on September 29th. The webinar on September 23rd will have 0.5 credit in the area of Nutrient Management and 0.5 in Soil and Water Management available. Resources shared by Extension Specialists will be available from the Resources link listed below.
September 23rd Agenda:
Local Update on Crop Conditions
Alana Voss, Juneau & Sauk Counties Agriculture Educator
Soil Compaction: Preventing, Measuring, and Reducing: (tires, loads and soil conditions)
Francisco Arriaga, UW- Madison Soil Extension Specialist
Lime, Manure, and More. Get your 2021 crop off to a good start this fall
Carrie Laboski, UW- Madison Soil Extension Specialist
Pre-registration is required –Connection link will be sent on September 22nd by 9:00 AM. Please register for this free webinar at: https://go.wisc.edu/6uzk8q
Resources from the webinar will be posted to this website https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/grain/badger-crop-connection/
Please direct any questions to Extension Agriculture Educators Mike Ballweg michael.ballweg@wisc.edu or Dan Marzu dan.marzu@wisc.edu
This program is sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension with special support from the following Extension Educators: Mike Ballweg, Sheboygan County, Dan Marzu Lincoln and Langlade Counties, Nick Baker Rock County, Josh Kamps Lafayette County, Jerry Clark Chippewa County and Kimberly Schmidt Shawano County.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides affirmative action and equal opportunity in education, programming and employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, gender, creed, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or parental, arrest or conviction record or veteran status.
24 – Farm Management Update for Ag Professionals: Eastern WI Forages Update September 2020 – 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Register at: https://go.wisc.edu/62av56 No charge to attend. Register by 5:00 p.m. on September 23rd.
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If you have any questions regarding Agriculture in Shawano County, please contact:
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Kimberly Schmidt, Agriculture Agent UW-Extension Shawano County Shawano County Courthouse 311 North Main Street, Room 109 Shawano, WI 54166 Phone: 715-526-6136 Fax: 715-526-4875 Email: kimberly.schmidt@wisc.edu |
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Rhonda Sumnicht, Office Assistant Shawano County Courthouse 311 N Main Street, Room 109 Shawano, WI 54166-2198 Phone: 715-526-6136 Fax: 715-526-4875 Email: rhonda.sumnicht@co.shawano.wi.us |
