Crops and Soils	Dairy	Livestock

Calendar of Events

March
10	2 – 3pm	FEED Webinar Series: How Can a Cooperative Business Structure Make Farmland More Accessible in Wisconsin?
11	9 – 10:15am	Raising a Thinking Child
11	1 – 2:30pm	Powerful Tools for Caregivers of Adults with Chronic Illness
11	6 – 7pm	Focus on Fathers: Fathers Teach Kindness
11	6 – 7:15pm	Raising a Thinking Child
11	6 – 8pm	Grant Writing Basics
12	9 – 10am	Wise Wisconsin Virtual Learning Series
12	12 – 2pm	Grant Writing Basics
12	5:30 – 7:30pm	TEAMs: Training and Education for Aspiring Managers
13	5:30 – 7:30pm	Green Thumb Winter 2025: Cover Crops for the Garden
13	6 – 7:30pm	Introduction to Plain Language
15	9 – 11:30am	Rent Smart
17	1:30 – 2:30pm	Ask Your Gardening Question: LIVE
17	6 – 9pm	Parents Forever
18	9 – 10:15am	Raising a Thinking Child
18	1 – 2:30pm	Powerful Tools for Caregivers of Adults with Chronic Illness
18	5:30 – 7:30pm	Parents Forever (Part 1 of 2)
18	6 – 7:15pm	Raising a Thinking Child
19	1 – 3pm	Introduction to Plain Language
19	5:30 – 7:30pm	TEAMs: Training and Education for Aspiring Managers
20	1 – 2pm	Raising Wisconsin’s Children: Learning Life Skills Through Household Chores
20	5:30 – 7:30pm	Green Thumb Winter 2025: Succession Planting, Companion Planting, and Season Extension
20	5:30 – 7:30pm	Parents Forever (Part 2 of 2)
22	9 – 11:30am	Rent Smart
25	9 – 10:15am	Raising a Thinking Child
25	1 – 2:30pm	Powerful Tools for Caregivers of Adults with Chronic Illness
25	6 – 7:15pm	Raising a Thinking Child
26	8am – 2pm	Field & Veg ZOOM Training
26	5:30 – 7:30pm	TEAMs: Training and Education for Aspiring Managers
27	5:30 – 7:30pm	Green Thumb Winter 2025: Seed Saving, Harvesting, and Storage
29	9 – 11:30am	Rent Smart

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Agriculture News and Announcements

• 2025 Annual CAFO Update Registration 
  December 19, 2024
• Driftless Region Beef Conference
  December 18, 2024
• Small Grains Workshop
  December 6, 2024
•  What is Open-Source Software, and How Does it Fit in Ag?
  November 12, 2024
• Beef Quality Assurance Training & Certification
  September 5, 2024

Scholarships

• La Crosse/Monroe Pork Producers Scholarship (2020 Scholarship Application Form)
• Western Wisconsin Beef Producers Scholarship

Resources

• Western Wisconsin Beef Producers Newsletter
• 2016 County Cash Rent Report (.pdf, 2 pages, 401KB)
• La Crosse County Agriculture: Value and Economic Impact (.pdf)
• 2013 Custom Rate Guide (.pdf, 8 pages)
• WI Cash Farm Lease  (.pdf)
• Iowa Farm Lease (.pdf, 10 pages)
• Ag Statistics
• Ag Lease 101
• Brush Management in Wisconsin (.pdf, 9 pages)
• Annuals in CRP Land (.pdf, 4 pages)
• Biennials in CRP Land (.pdf, 4 pages)
• Fences in Agricultural Areas (.pdf, 6 pages)
• Employers’ Handbook for Agriculture and Horticulture

Sam Bibby – Regional Crops Educator   Extension La Crosse, Vernon, and Crawford County 212 6th Street N, Suite 2200 | La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone: (608) 785-9593 | Email: sam.bibby@wisc.edu

Beth McIlquham – Regional Livestock Educator   Extension La Crosse, Crawford, Richland & Vernon County 318 Fairland Dr. Suite 392 | Viroqua, WI 54665 Phone: (608) 632-0599 | Email: beth.mcilquham@wisc.edu

If you have any questions regarding Agriculture or Horticulture in La Crosse County, please contact:
Extension La Crosse County
212 6th Street North – Suite 2200 | La Crosse, WI 54601-3355
Phone: 608-785-9593 | Fax: 608-789-4808
Email: uwexmail@lacrossecounty.org