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Calendar of Events

January
4	9-11:50am	2022 Agronomy Update – VIRTUAL MEETINGS
6	12-1pm	Heart of the Farm – Coffee Chat
6	1-3:50pm	2022 Agronomy Update – VIRTUAL MEETINGS
11	1-2:30pm	Animal Care Starts with the Calf
11	5:30-8:30pm	Beef Quality Assurance Certification – La Crosse County-CANCELLED
11	5:30-8:30pm	Beef Quality Assurance Certification – Vernon County
11	7-8:30pm	SRW A new year, a new ewe perspective
17	6-7pm	Garden Guru -The Bulbs of Holland
21	11-12pm	Farm Pulse Program, Make Sense of Financial Management
24	6-8pm	Vegetable Gardening Series: Vegetable Gardening and Special Techniques
25	9-12:30pm	Private Pesticide Applicator Training-ONLINE
25	1-2:30pm	Diving Into Dairy Data Projects
26	9:30-3:30pm	Private Pesticide Applicator Training – Holmen Community Center
26	12:30-1:30pm	Focus on Forage: Optimizing Forage Production in Wisconsin
28	11-12pm	Don’t Gamble the Farm Away, Take Charge of Your Future Today!
31	6-8pm	Vegetable Gardening Series: Planning the Organic Vegetable Garden and Organic Techniques

February
2	12:30-1:30pm	Focus on Forage: Optimizing Forage Production in Wisconsin
3	10:30-4:30pm	Private Pesticide Applicator Training-ST JOSEPHS RIDGE
3	12-1pm	Heart of the Farm – Coffee Chat
4	11-12pm	Build Effective Training Programs that Engage Your Team
7	6-8pm	Vegetable Gardening Series: Vegetable Diseases
8	1-2:30pm	Silage Quality–From Pricing to Feeding Behavior
8	7:30-8:30pm	SRW – Strategic and cost-effective mineral nutrition in sheep
9	12:30-1:30pm	Focus on Forage: Optimizing Forage Production in Wisconsin
10	7-8pm	Precision Agriculture Challenge
15	9-12:30pm	Private Pesticide Applicator Training – ONLINE
17	9:30-3:30pm	Private Pesticide Applicator Training – HOLMEN
17	6:30-8:30pm	Beef Cow Calf Workshops
18	11-12pm	Employee Trust & Engagement through a Culture of Safety
21	6-8pm	Vegetable Gardening Series: Composting Techniques in the Vegetable Garden
28	6-8pm	Vegetable Gardening Series: Cover Crops for the Vegetable Garden

Do you have a Horticulture Question?

Fill out our Horticulture Inquiry survey and Kaitlyn Davis, our Agriculture Educator will reach out and answer your questions or concerns. Click here to fill out the Horticulture Inquiry.

Agriculture News and Announcements

• Beef Cow Calf Workshop: Replacement Heifer Selection, Development and Calving Management January 21, 2022
• State Cheese Production Up Eight Months in a Row October 5, 2021
• Fall Harvest Continues to Run Ahead of Schedule October 5, 2021
• Wisconsin DNR Announces Wolf Quota October 5, 2021
• How to Deal with Japanese Beetles August 19, 2021

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

If you have any questions regarding Agriculture or Horticulture in La Crosse County, please contact:

Kaitlyn Davis, Agriculture Educator
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