Marathon County

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!

March 5, 2010 — Bruce and Jolene Gumz were selected for the 2010 Outstanding Young Farmer Award at the annual Farm/City Dinner at the Stoney Creek Inn in Rothschild. Two other Outstanding Young Farmer nominees were recognized, as well as four Century Farms and the Farm Progress Days Scholarship was awarded. The dinner featured locally grown food and a live auction with all proceeds going to help fund the Ag Ambassador Intern and the Ag Adventure Tent at the Wisconsin Valley Fair.

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 [...]

Outstanding Young Farmer To be eligible for the Outstanding Young Farmer award, applicants need to be age 37 or younger and receive at least 2/3 of their income from farming. Any agricultural enterprise is eligible and the applicant can either be the farm owner or an operator involved in the business. Each applicant was evaluated [...]

Outstanding Young Farmer To be eligible for the Outstanding Young Farmer Award, applicants needed to be age 37 or younger and receive at least 2/3 of their income from farming. Any agricultural enterprise was accepted and the applicant could either be the farm owner or an operator involved in the business. Each applicant was evaluated [...]

Outstanding Young Farmer To be eligible for the Young Farmer Award, applicants needed to be age 37 or younger and receive at least 2/3 of their income from farming. Any agricultural enterprise was accepted and the applicant could either be the farm owner or an operator involved in the business. Each applicant was evaluated on [...]

Outstanding Young Farmer To be eligible for the Young Farmer Award, applicants needed to be age 37 or younger and receive at least 2/3 of their income from farming. Any agricultural enterprise was accepted and the applicant could either be the farm owner or an operator involved in the business. Each applicant was evaluated on [...]