Manitowoc County

On Thursday, May 31, the UWSP-Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, in conjunction with UW-Extension and the Wisconsin Aquaculture Association, will offer a hands-on workshop on aquaculture, titled “Aquaculture Unplugged”, at its facility in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. This workshop will give fish farmers the opportunity to participate in focused sessions on various aspects of fish rearing including [...]

Maple Creek Dairy, LLC, owned by Dean, Eileen, and Jon Leschke, will be host to the 2012 Manitowoc County Forage Council Summer Twilight Meeting and Farm Tour, on Tuesday, June 12th, from 7 – 10 p.m. Maple Creek Dairy, LLC is located at 12808 County Hwy F, Newton, WI. Farmers, service providers, and consultants are [...]

For the fourth year in a row, Manitowoc County dairy farmers led the state of Wisconsin in total milk produced per cow.  The 2010 (the latest data available) average production per cow was 24,900 pounds (12.5 tons), up from 24,300 pounds in 2009—an increase of 2.5 percent per cow.  The state average milk yield per [...]

There was lots of racing excitement on Thursday, March 26th, at the Manitowoc County Expo, during the 2nd annual 4-H Pinewood Derby Event. After weeks of planning and building their cars, well over 100 participants were on hand for the races in four different divisions. Cars of every shape and color were there to try to earn [...]

Community Partners in Literacy is a new organization that is dedicated to helping people reach their goals by enhancing their ability to read, write, and speak english. Community Partners in Literacy is currently seeking volunteers to work one-on-one with students. Call today to register for volunteer tutor training! Orientation will be held Thursday, May 24, [...]

Author(s): Katelin Holm, Eileen Cullen The seedcorn maggot (SCM), Delia platura, is a soil insect pest of corn, soybean, and vegetable crops. Conventional SCM management methods of synthetic insecticide seed treatment and cover crop or weed herbicide burn-down are incompatible with organic agriculture. This publication addresses cultural control integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for SCM [...]

Revised publication: Herbicide Effectiveness on Invasive Plants in Wisconsin (A3893) Zaballos, Kristine to: CES-Uwex-coop-all-list 03/28/2012 11:15 AM Sent by: uwex-coop-all-list-bounces@lists.uwex.edu Show Details Newly revised by Cooperative Extension Publishing: Herbicide Effectiveness on Invasive Plants in Wisconsin—2012 (A3893) By Mark Renz Newly revised publication from Cooperative Extension that is based on research and field observations, this newly [...]

The Wisconsin Agri-Business Association invites those involved with the dairy industry to participate in the 4-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference, JUNE 13 & 14, 2012 at Grand River Center, Debuque, Iowa. Registration fees: $150 before June 1st, $175 after June 1st and at the door. Registration includes conference proceedings, two meals and breaks. 2012 [...]

Join the Manitowoc Dairy Promotion Committee and Manitowoc County Farm Bureau  on Sunday, June 10th, from 8 am to noon, as we celebrate June Dairy Month at the annual Breakfast on the Farm! This year’s host is Greendale Dairy LLC, located at 9605 Greendale Road, Kiel, Wisconsin. There will be farm tours, children’s activities, and [...]

“We should be outraged, but not over “pink slime.” Fortunately, there’s an alternative. It’s called irradiation and it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration more than a decade ago. In fact, irradiation is approved for use on food products in more than 40 countries to kill bacteria, including E. coli, and other contaminants [...]