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Repro Money: A Team-Based Program To Improve the Reproductive Performance of Your Herd

January 12, 2012 – Evaluating Twin–Row Corn Silage Production

• Alfalfa Frost
• Breakfast on the Farm
• VPA – Private Lands Leased for Public Access
• Master Gardener 13th Annual Plant Sale
• Outagamie County Agriculture: Value & Economic Impact Statement
• Think Safety When Buying and Handling Fresh Produce

USDA

Many farmers don’t realize that most of the USDA conservation programs are open for sign-up at any time, continuously, not just for a few weeks each year.  The programs offered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are listed on the attached NRCS Year Round -Sign Up – and are open year-round for applications.

04-21-12 Instruction to Controlled Burns, Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Brillion Nature Center, W1135 Deerview Road.   A day-long workshop on controlled or “prescribed” burns.  The workshop is intended for prairie landowner, landowners enrolled in conservation programs, and local fire department.  The morning session will focus on why fire is used as a management tool, how fire behaves, how to safely conduct a burn, and how to prepare a burn plan.  The afternoon session will demonstrate burn equipment and an actual burn.  For more information or registration, view the Final Controlled Burn Brochure (pdf) or contact Julie Peterson - jpeterson@pheasantsforever.org or Richard Nikolai – Richard.Nikolai@wisconsin.gov.

12-17-11: Organic, Energy and High Tunnels Offered through USDA Special Initiative – including :  On-Farm Energy Initiative and Organic Initiative

12-17-11 New Opportunities for Farms Wildlife

Visit the www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov website for more information on how to apply for these initiatives. Landowners in Outagamie County can sign up at the Appleton Service Center, 3369 West Brewster Street, Appleton; phone 920-733-1575, Extension 3.

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