Crops and Soils	Dairy	Livestock

Calendar of Events

February
1	12 – 1am	Farm Pulse: Farm Financial Management and Analysis
1	9 – 11:45am	Parents Forever (Part 1 of 2)
3	10-12:30pm	Financial Coaching Foundations
3	12 – 1pm	Platteville Farmer’s Market and UW-Madison Extension Crawford County Farmers Market Webinar
4	9 – 10:30am	Triple P: Developing a Good Bedtime Routine Discussion Group
5	9 – 10am	Planning AHEAD
5	9 – 10am	Wise Wisconsin Virtual Learning Series
5	10 – 11am	Planning AHEAD
5	12:30 – 1:30pm	Focus on Forage Webinar – Alfalfa
6	10am – 1pm	Rent Smart Train the Trainer
6	12 – 1pm	Winter WeCOPE Series
6	6:30 – 8pm	Cultivating Your Farm’s Future
6	7 – 8pm	Resilient Co-Parenting: Successful Stepfamilies
7	9am – 12pm	Parents Forever
7	10am – 12:30pm	Financial Coaching Foundations
8	9 – 11:45am	Parents Forever (Part 2 of 2)
10	5 – 7pm	Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Training
11	9 – 10:30am	Triple P: Getting Teenagers to Cooperate Discussion Group
11	6 – 7pm	Focus on Fathers: Fathers Teach Values
11	6 – 7:30pm	Triple P: Getting Teenagers to Cooperate Discussion Group
12	9 – 10am	Planning AHEAD
12	9 – 10am	Rent Smart
12	9 – 10am	Wise Wisconsin Virtual Learning Series
12	12:30 – 1:30pm	Focus on Forage Webinar – Corn Silage
13	12 – 1pm	Winter WeCOPE Series
13	5:30 – 7:30pm	Green Thumb Winter 2025: Composting
13	6:30 – 8pm	Cultivating Your Farm’s Future
13	7 – 8pm	Wisconsin Maple Hour
14	9 – 10am	Rent Smart
17	9 – 10am	Encouraging Financial Conversations
19	9 – 10am	Wise Wisconsin Virtual Learning Series
20	12 – 1pm	Winter WeCOPE Series
20	1 – 2pm	Raising Wisconsin’s Children: Speaking Your Child’s Love Language
20	5:30 – 7:30pm	Green Thumb Winter 2025: Vegetable Disease Management
20	6:30 – 8pm	Cultivating Your Farm’s Future
21	9am – 3:30pm	Trempealeau County- General Farm Pesticide Training
21	12 – 1pm	Building Your Farm’s ICE (In Case of Emergency) Box
26	12:30 – 1:30pm	Focus on Forage Webinar – Cover Crop Forage
27	5:30 – 7:30pm	Green Thumb Winter 2025: Vegetable Insect Management

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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