March/April 2015 - Shawano County
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March/April 2015 - Shawano County
Shawano Ag Newsletter University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Shawano County UWEX 311 North Main Street Shawano, WI 54166 (715) 526-6136 Website: http://shawano.uwex.edu March/April 2015 Greetings! As you may have noticed, I have switched to a bimonthly newsletter...but no worries, you won’t miss out on Extension news! I keep the Extension website (http://shawano.uwex.edu)and my Facebook page (uwex.shawano.ag) updated, so check back often! Just a few notes for this month and next… Like us on Facebook at: uwex.shawano.ag Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Ag Agent: Jamie Patton [email protected] IN THIS ISSUE: Assessing Alfalfa Stands Farm Succession Workshop Farm Family Health & Business Mgmt Conference Shawano County Agriculture Awards Banquet Dairy and Beef Well-Being Conference Hay Market Report If you are still debating your cropping strategy this year, remember the 2015 Crop Budget Cost of Production Calculator is available for download at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/farmteam/. Look under the Enterprise Budgets heading and then go to the Field Crop section. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the 2015 budget. Although no one has a crystal ball, the latest (February 20, 2015) 2015 USDA Grains and Oilseeds Outlook is predicting lower prices and producer returns this year— http://www.usda.gov/oce/forum/2015_Speeches/Grains_Oilseeds.pdf. The February 2015 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook can be accessed here http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1783484/ ldpm248.pdf. Remind your favorite high school and college students to apply for local agricultural scholarships, such as the Shawano County Forage Council scholarships (due May 1, http://goo.gl/forms/hXNFQr1Hym), Shawano County Farm Bureau scholarships (due March 15, http://goo.gl/forms/oQYRel3hBv), and the Shawano County Farm Progress Days scholarships (due April 15, http://shawano.uwex.edu/ agriculture/youth/). I also want to make you aware of two Tractor and Machinery Certification courses offered in our area. Fox Valley Technical College, Clintonville Regional Center—Mondays and Thursdays, March 16 through April 13—4:30 to 7:30 pm—$148.20—Registration deadline, March 9th—(715) 8231555 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Oconto Falls Regional Learning Center (two courses at Beaver Machine in Coleman)—March 21, 28; April 11, 18, 25; May 2– 8:30 am to 12:20 pm— $80.01— (920) 498-5444 An Artificial Insemination Certification Program will be at Maple Ridge Dairy in Stratford, WI on April 6th and April 7th from 9 am to 4 pm. The program fee is $70 and pre-registration is required with the Marathon County UW-Extension Office. You can register online here http://goo.gl/FQ5Uru More information can be found at http://shawano.uwex.edu/files/2010/11/AI_Training_2015.pdf. Lastly, just a reminder that the Wisconsin Public Service Farm Show is March 24-26 at the EEA Grounds in Oshkosh. Stop by the Extension booth and say hello! With that, have a healthy, safe and productive planting season. Please don’t hesitate to give the office a call if you have any questions I can be of help with. Like you, as the weather warms, I will be out in the field more and in the office less. However, leave me a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can! Jamie THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX requirements. UW-Extension programs are open to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnic background or economic circumstances. Please make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure access to educational programs as early as possible preceding the event. Requests will be kept confidential. Assessing Alfalfa Stand Condition in the Spring Dr. Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin As alfalfa comes out of dormancy in the spring we should evaluate stands for condition and yield potential. The earlier we make a determination the more possibilities we have for remedial action. This stand assessment should occur in three parts: 1) Are individual plants alive? This assessment can begin as soon as the frost is out of the ground and continue until spring greenup occurs. The process is to dig a few plants 4 to 6 inches deep and look at the condition of the taproot. If the taproot is turgid (like a potato, leftmost plant), it is alive and healthy. If the root is browned, dehydrated, and ropey (like two plants on the right), it is dead or dying. This assessment can be repeated until greenup occurs and stand can be assessed on that basis. 2) Are plants injured? Alfalfa forms buds in the fall for spring growth. If these buds are killed the plant must form new buds in the spring, delaying growth and reducing yield. The three taller stems in the picture (above line) are from buds formed in the fall and the shorter stems are from buds formed in the spring. The delayed, shorter growth will reduce yield of first cutting and then plants will recover. If you see this, consider management to reduce this in the future, such as adequate soil pH, fall application of potassium, more winterhardy varieties. 3) Are there thin spots in the field? A healthy stand should have 55 stems/ft2. Early assessments, before stems are visible, may need to assess based on plant count. A high yielding alfalfa stands seeded last year should have 20 plants/ft2, counts as low as 12 will produce good yield but result in shortened stand life. Stands, seeded last spring or fall with less than 12 plants/ft2 should be disked and reseeded. A high yielding alfalfa stand over 1 year old should have at least 6 plants/ft2. If plant density is less than 6, oats (2 bu/a) or Italian ryegrass (10 lbs/a) can be overseeded to increase yield this year. Stand should be turned over either immediately or at end of year. Thin Stand Adequate Stand IS RETIREMENT IN YOUR FUTURE? Do you have questions about the future of your farm and the estate you leave behind? Please join us for a Farm Succession and Estate Planning seminar on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 from 10:00 to 1:00 at The Four Seasons Hotel. We will have three presenters: Rick Bollenbeck—an attorney who specializes in estate planning, Jared Nelson—Sr. Regional Financial Consultant from Farm Bureau Life Insurance, and Jamie Patton from the UW Extension. Attendees will discuss viable solutions to business and estate succession issues many Wisconsin farm families face. The presentation will explore how to be fair to children in passing the business to heirs, while also providing a fair inheritance to non-active children; how to surmount common estate-tax traps; making sure attendees and their spouses are prepared for retirement and the potential need for long-term care; how to assemble and work with a team of professional advisors; and how to bring all these aspects together to make it work for the long term benefit of your family and farming operation. Complementary coffee and doughnuts will be provided during the workshop. Please save the date and join us then! Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Place: The Four Seasons Hotel/Resort – 201 N. Airport Rd. - Shawano Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pm Hosted By: Ben Albrecht, Chandas Thompson, & Shawano County Farm Bureau About our presenters: Rick Bollenbeck is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1979), the Seattle University School of Law (1983) and Boston University (Masters of Law and Taxation) (1985). Rick practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Criminal Law and Litigation. He is an attorney with the firm of Bollenbeck Fyfe, S.C. Jared Nelson, Sr. Regional Financial Consultant with Farm Bureau Life Insurance is a 1998 graduate of Carroll College. He has 16 years of experience in the financial services industry and focuses on helping farms transition assets from one generation to the next. He grew up on a dairy farm in Melrose, WI and now lives in Mt. Horeb with his wife and three daughters. Jamie Patton, Shawano County Agriculture Agent, is a graduate of Iowa State University (1997 & 1999) and Oklahoma State University (2003). Prior to joining UW-Extension, Jamie was an associate professor at Northwest Missouri State University with teaching responsibilities in leadership development, precision agriculture, and soil science. In her role as Shawano County Agriculture Agent, she has focused on assisting local farmers with financial, production, and environmental sustainability. Please RSVP to Joy Schulz [email protected] or 715-803-4030. Your response is requested by March 10. UW-Extension and the Rural Health Initiative Farm Family Health & Business Management Conference Strengthening You and Your Farm March 26, 2015 9:30 am 2:30 pm (Registration begins at 9:00 am) The Main Event (206 Lemke Street, Cecil) $15 per person (includes lunch) Topics and Speakers: Strengthening your Employees’ Status – How Changes in Immigration Laws Could Impact Dairies Strengthening Your Mind – The Importance of Brain Fitness as We Age Strengthening your Public Image – Telling our Story on Social Media - The Local Experience The Rural Health Initiative for Farm Families Strengthening your Finances – Creating a Retirement Paycheck with Wise Investments Strengthening Your Bones – Improving Mobility and Strength - the Strong Bones Program Strengthening Farm Risk Management – Farm Liability Insurance – Changes in Manure Classification Luca Fagundes Attorney Fagundes Law Nancy Schultz Family Living Agent Shawano County UW-Extension Panel Discussion Rhonda Strebel Executive Director Rural Health Initiative Jon Aumann Financial Advisor Edward Jones Kara Skarlupka Strong Bones Instructor Bill Kriese District Manager Rural Insurance Pre-registration is required by March 22nd Shawano County UW-Extension (715) 526-6136 FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS by the Rural Health Initiative for Marathon, Outagamie, Shawano, and Waupaca Farm Families Walk-in, no registration for health screening needed – 8:00 am to 9:30 am 58th Annual Outstanding Young Farmer & Friends of Shawano County Agriculture Awards Banquet Friday, April 10th 6:45 pm Social, 7:30 pm Dinner The Main Event (206 Lemke Street, Cecil) $15 per person Awards Presented: Outstanding Young Farmer Friend of Agriculture Second Miler Outstanding Tree Farmer Outstanding Conservation Farmer Farm Bureau Scholarships Please preregister by April 3rd with: Shawano County UW-Extension (715) 526-6136 OR Tammy Styczynski (715) 758-8991 Wisconsin Dairy and Beef Well‐Being Conference April 30, 2015 h p://fyi.uwex.edu/animalhusbandryconference/ Liberty Hall 800 Eisenhower Dr, Kimberly, WI 54136 Agenda 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:20 AM 11:20 AM 12:10 PM 1:00 PM Registra on We’re Only as Good as Our Customers Think We Are Bruce Feinberg, McDonald’s Global Health and Welfare Officer Proper Animal Care is Not Just Good for Ca le, It’s Good for All of Us Dr. Dee Griffin, Feedlot Produc on Management Veterinarian and Professor, University of Nebraska The Value of a Cull Cow‐The Packer Perspec ve Dr. Lily Edwards‐Callaway, Animal Welfare Programs, JBS LUNCH Breakout Sessions Dr. Amy Stanton Dairy Ca le Well Being Specialist UW‐Madison/UW‐Extension Topic: Dairy Calf Care and Management 2:00 PM Dr. Kurt Vogel Assistant Professor UW‐River Falls Topic: Humane Euthanasia Dr. Jan Shearer Professor Iowa State University Veterinary School Topic: Lameness in Cow/Calf and Feedyard Ca le Biological Systems Overload—Looking at Op mal Produc on, Not Maximum Produc on Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor, Colorado State University Registra on Form Wisconsin Dairy and Beef Well‐Being Conference Name (s)__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________City/State/Zip _______________________________________ Email address ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________________ # A ending _______________________________________ Veterinarian/Veterinary Technician/Humane Officer Registra on: Early Bird (Prior to April 16th): $75 A er April 16th: $85 5.4 Con nuing Educa on Units offered for this conference This course runs in partnership with the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (UW‐SVM). The UW‐SVM is an accredited con nuing veterinary medical educa on provider; however, par cipants should be aware that some boards have limita ons on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restric ons on certain methods of delivery. General Registra on: Early Bird (Prior April 16th): $45 A er April 16th: $55 CEU Credits available for: 4 Hours for American Registry for Professional Animal Scien sts (ARPAS) 1 Beef/Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Registra on Deadline: April 23, 2015 Make check payable to: UW‐Extension Mail to: Outagamie County UW‐Extension 3365 W. Brewster Street Appleton WI 54914 Featured Speakers Dr. Temple Grandin—Temple Grandin has done extensive work on the design of handling facili es. Half the ca le in the U.S. and Canada are handled in equipment she has designed for meat plants. Other professional ac vi es include developing animal welfare guidelines for the meat industry and consul ng with McDonalds, Wendy’s Interna onal, Burger King, and other companies on animal welfare. Temple Grandin Jan Shearer Dee Griffin Dr. Grandin has also won pres gious industry awards including the Richard L. Knowlton Award from Meat Marke ng and Technology Magazine and the Industry Advancement Award from the American Meat Ins tute and the Beef Top 40 industry leaders and the Life me Achievement Award from The Na onal Ca lemen’s Beef Associa on. Her work has also been recognized by humane groups and she received several awards. HBO has recently premiered a movie about Temple’s early life and career with the livestock industry. The movie received seven Emmy awards, a Golden Globe, and a Peabody Award. In 2011, Temple was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Lily Edwards‐Callaway Dr. Jan Shearer—Jan Shearer is currently Professor and Extension Veterinarian at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. His areas of interest and exper se include bovine lameness, animal welfare and euthanasia of ca le. He is Chair of the Food Animal Working Group of the American Veterinary Medical Associa on’s Panel on Euthanasia and a member of the AVMA’s Panel on Humane Slaughter. He has been honored by The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine with the Dis nguished Alumnus Award, by the American Associa on of Bovine Prac oners with the Alpharma Award of Excellence and by the AVMA in 2011 as recipient of the AVMA Animal Welfare Award. Bruce Feinberg Dr. Dee Griffin—Most of Dee Griffin’s career has been spent full me in the ca le industry. He was the staff veterinarian for Hitch Enterprises, a family owned opera on that had 1200 cows, as many as 20,000 stockers, over 250,000 feeder ca le and two packing plants. He has worked with the BQA program since its incep on when Hitch became the first USDA Verified Control Produc on beef opera on. Today he is a Professor at the University of Nebraska in the Veterinary and Biomedical Science Department. He teaches at the Great Plains Veterinary Educa onal Center located on the grounds of the US‐Meat Animal Research Center and is working with numerous beef herds and feedlots across Nebraska especially in the area of developing biosecurity and pre‐harvest HACCP produc on prac ces. The FDA selected him to serve on their Veterinary Medical Advisory and Minor Species Drug Use Commi ees. Kurt Vogel For more informa on on the conference and to see complete biographies on all the speakers, please visit: h p://fyi.uwex.edu/animalhusbandryconference/ Amy Stanton This program brought to you by: UW‐Extension Dairy Team UW‐Extension Livestock Team Monetary and In‐Kind Sponsorship provided by: An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the UW-Extension Office at 920-832-5119 and ask for Jean. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities or limitations should be made prior to the date of the program or activity for which it is needed. Please do so as early as possible prior to the program or activity so that proper arrangements can be made. Requests are kept confidential. Hay Market Report—February 13 http://fyi.uwex.edu/forage/h-m-r/ Need livestock information? Visit these sites… UW-Dairy Team - http://fyi.uwex.edu/dairy/ Wisconsin Beef Information Center - http://fyi.uwex.edu/wbic/ Wisconsin Sheep and Goat Extension - http://fyi.uwex.edu/wisheepandgoat/ Wisconsin Swine Extension - http://fyi.uwex.edu/swineextension/ A Spackling of… UW-Extension Blogs and Websites for Current Agronomy Research and News Corn - http://wisccorn.blogspot.com/ Corn - http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/ Soybeans and Small Grains - http://www.coolbean.info/ Soybeans - http://thesoyreport.blogspot.com/ Integrated Pest and Crop Management - http://ipcm.wisc.edu/
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