Marathon County

Next Year’s Soil Fertility Management Begins This Fall Although the fall harvest season has just begun, now is the time to start planning for next year’s growing season. That is because manure and fertilizer applications made after harvest in the fall credit toward the nutrient needs of the following growing season’s crop. Fall is the [...]

Articles in the September/October issue include: 2011 Farm Technology Days Show is History UWEX Ag Programs in Transition Time to Start Thinking Nutrient Management Selecting and Changing MILC Payment Start Month No Matter the Type of Silo – Be Cautious of Silo Gas FSA Announces Changes to Managed Haying on CRP Acreage AgLink – September/October 2011 (PDF, [...]

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!

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 [...]

Situation: In order to promote stewardship of our state soil and water resources, Wisconsin law (effective January 1, 2008) requires nearly all farming operations to have a qualified nutrient management plan. Additionally, plans are required whenever producers; 1) accept cost-share dollars for nutrient management, 2) accept cost-share for installing manure storage, 3) participate in farmland preservation, [...]