Marathon County

June is Dairy Month! In Marathon County, the Northcentral Technical College Agriculture Center of Excellence will host the 2012 breakfast. Located on 6625 County Road K, near the Township of Maine. The breakfast will be Sunday, June 3, 2012 and will be hosted by Marathon County PPA and NTC [...]

Articles in this issue include: Preparing for the 2012 Farm Bill Agriculture Issues & Politics Seminar Connect with Your Community, Sharing Your Dairy Story Tractor Safety Classes Managing the Details of Dairy Modernization Federal Stimulus Funded-grants will Expand Broadband Communications in Marathon County Apply Now for Direct Operating Loans Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Transferring the [...]

Northcentral Technical College will be offering Tractor Safety Courses at the Wausau NTC campuses. This program is for youth ages 14 – 15 who need the federal certificate of training for employment on farms and youth ages 12 – 16 who will be operating tractors or self-propelled farm machinery on public roads. Participants in the training must be [...]

Articles in this issue include: NTC Hosts Bus to World Dairy Expo; Farm Business Management Courses Offered; Conversations on Animal Care Seminar; Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; 2010/11 Nutrient Management Classes; Official 2011 WI Farm Technology Days Items; and Calling All Volunteers!

Articles from the May/June issue include:Awards given at 78th Annual Farm City Dinner, NTC receives equipment from Case IH, Transferring the Farm to the Next Generation, Contributions Wanted, and What Bulk Tank Culture Results Telling You?

As family farms continue to go out of business, the economic impact of that decision is felt throughout Wisconsin. There is particularly significant economy at stake in Marathon County. However, there is recent evidence that aggressive dairy expansion in the western states has retracted and even begun to reverse due to high feed costs, access [...]

In 2008, four counties in north central Wisconsin teamed up to standardize their approach to nutrient management training, planning, and implementation. Clark, Marathon, Lincoln, and Taylor counties (Quad-County region) met throughout the course of the year and had many positive discussions. Marathon and Lincoln counties began the process of working together to advance nutrient management planning [...]

Articles include: 16th Annual Winter Grazing Conference Host Dairy Farms Wanted NTC Students Advance to Nationals FSA Youth Loans Farm Technology Days Opportunities Fundraising Opportunity During FTD Maintain Livestock Ventilation Systems To Improve Efficiency AgLink – March/April 2010 (PDF, 404 KB)