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PDF file AgLink - November/December 2009 (2 pages, 267 KB)

  • Wisconsin School for Beginning Farmers [HTML]
  • Dairy Robotic Technology Seminar [HTML]
  • Agriculture Center of Excellence [HTML]
  • Cap & Trade Seminar Recap [HTML]
  • “Taking Charge in Challenging Times” Workshops Set for December [HTML]
  • FSA Loan Briefing [HTML]
  • 2010 Nutrient Management Classes [HTML]
  • NTC Ag Student Survey Results [HTML]
  • 2010 Marathon County Outstanding Young Farmer Nominations Wanted [HTML]
  • Marathon County Century Farms [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - September/October 2009 (2 pages, 386 KB)

  • Northcentral WI Fall Dairy Tour: Energy Efficiency on Dairy Farms [HTML]
  • The Basics of “Cap and Trade” [HTML]
  • 2009/10 Nutrient Management Classes [HTML]
  • Get Your Soil Tested [HTML]
  • World Dairy Expo, ABS Global and Farm Trip [HTML]
  • Farm Business Management Courses Offered [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - July/August 2009 (2 pages, 320 KB)

  • Report 2009 Crop Acreage to FSA by July 15 [HTML]
  • Pasture Walks [HTML]
  • Ag Adventure Tent to be featured at the Wisconsin Valley Fair [HTML]
  • Parlor Tour Set for Western Marathon County [HTML]
  • WI Farm Technology Show July 21-23 In Dodge County [HTML]
  • Farmers Health Cooperative of Wisconsin (FHCW) Grows [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - May/June 2009 (2 pages, 242 KB)

  • Farm City Dinner Recap [HTML]
  • Farm Progress Days Show Continues Legacy [HTML]
  • NTC Ag Students Travel to Pennsylvania [HTML]
  • Dairyland State Academy Seeks Farm Opportunity [HTML]
  • Direct & Counter-cyclical Payment [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - March/April 2009 (2 pages, 470 KB)

  • Milk Income Loss Contract Program [HTML]
  • Use Caution In Spreading Manure [HTML]
  • Farm Technology Days 2011 [HTML]
  • 2009 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program Sign-up Deadline Approaching [HTML]
  • 15th Annual Winter Grazing Conference [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - January/February 2009 (2 pages, 332 KB)

  • PPA Has New Home [HTML]
  • Tractor Safety Courses [HTML]
  • Seehafer Acres, Inc. to Host Farm Technology Days, July 12-14, 2011 [HTML]
  • Milk Program? [HTML]
  • Private Pesticide Applicator Training [HTML]
  • Referendum for Pork Checkoff [HTML]
  • Increase winter milk production with the effects of Long Day Lighting [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - November/December 2008 (2 pages, 197 KB)

  • Farm Awards Recognize Business Excellence and Longevity [HTML]
  • Modernizing for Dairy Heifers—Envisioning Profits Workshop [HTML]
  • Agriculture Instructor Joins Technical College Staff [HTML]
  • School For Beginning Dairy & Livestock Farmers [HTML]
  • Gaining the Competitive Edge: A Dairy Seminar Series 2009 [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - September/October 2008 (2 pages, 175 KB)

  • Search Underway for 2011 Farm Technology Days Host Farm [HTML]
  • Will Corn Make It to Maturity? [HTML]
  • Farm Business Management Classes offered at NTC [HTML]
  • Q & A Qualified Nutrient Management Plans [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - May/June 2008 (2 pages, 172 KB)

  • Farm City Dinner Recap [HTML]
  • Outstanding Young Farmers [HTML]
  • Grain Market Trends for 2008 [HTML]
  • Employee Survey Conducted on Large Dairies [HTML]
  • Conflict in the Farm Business Can be Positive [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - March/April 2008 (2 pages, 258 KB)

  • Farm Transfer and Succession Workshop [HTML]
  • New Agriculture Coordinator [HTML]
  • Dairyland State Academy [HTML]
  • What is Farmland Renting For? [HTML]
  • Living Snow Fences and Shelterbelts Available Through Continuous CRP [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - January/February 2008 (2 pages, 153 KB)

  • Plan Now To Modernize Your Dairy in 2008 [HTML]
  • Conference to Explore Digesters for Small and Medium Farms [HTML]
  • Gaining the Competitive Edge - A Dairy Seminar Series [HTML]
  • "Dairy Facilities for Profit" Dairy Modernization Program [HTML]
  • Dairyland State Academy [HTML]
  • 2007 Census of Agriculture Due February 4 [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - November/December 2007 (2 pages, 153 KB)

  • Pest Management Update Meetings Scheduled for Fall [HTML]
  • 2005-2007 Livestock Compensation Program (LCP) [HTML]
  • Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers Class is Filling Up [HTML]
  • “Returning to the Farm” workshops help farm families plan for farm succession [HTML]
  • 2008 Agronomy Update Meeting -- January 8, Wausau [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - September/October 2007 (2 pages, 256 KB)

  • A Closer Look at Nutrient Management and Qualified Nutrient Management Plans [HTML]
  • Nutrient Management Roundtables Kick Off 2007 Producer Training [HTML]
  • Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers Available in Wausau This November [HTML]
  • Trends in Farm and Forest Land Values [HTML]
  • Chamber Comes to Defense of Dairy Operation [HTML]
  • NEW from UW-Extension Publications [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - July/August 2007 (2 pages, 135 KB)

  • Incubator Farm Project Hatches its First New Offspring [HTML]
  • Dairyland State Academy [HTML]
  • Keeping Dairy Cows Cool Takes Multiple Strategies [HTML]
  • Farmers Invited to AgrAbility Assistive Tech Awareness Day [HTML]
  • Communicating for Success [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - May/June 2007 (2 pages, 178 KB)

  • Outstanding Young Farmers and Century Farms Honored [HTML]
  • Qualified Nutrient Management Plans [HTML]
  • Low Interest Loans Available [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - March/April 2007 (2 pages, 151 KB)

  • Status of Wisconsin Agriculture [HTML]
  • Porior Assumes Ag Directorship at Chamber [HTML]
  • Leasing Farmland [HTML]
  • Life Goes On…. Modernizing Your Dairy May Make that Life Better [HTML]
  • Tips On Dairy Building Projects [HTML]
  • Dairyland State Academy Project Update [HTML]

PDF file AgLink - December/January 2007 (2 pages, 135 KB)

  • Extreme Makeover -- the Parlor Edition: What can a parlor do for your family? [HTML]
  • Thoughts on the Profitability of Feeding Corn to Dairy Cows [HTML]
  • Additional Money Available to Control Johne’s Disease [HTML]
  • Dairy Road Show Offers Farmers A Competitive Edge [HTML]
  • Turning Change into Opportunity [HTML]
  • Eligibility Reviews Slow Down FSA Payments [HTML]
  • Academy Building Curriculum to Meet Local Needs [HTML]

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