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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExt Ag Committee - Resource & ED Committee 07-01-97ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert M. Boche, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Vern Dull, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee DATE: July 1, 1997 TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Ag Center, Baldwin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT WACEC Convention Report - UW-Extension Budget Update Ag Center. Update RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT - Fiscal Impact Analysis Growth Management Conferences - Business Management Counseling AGRICULTURE AGENT'S REPORT - Milking Parlor Tour - Farm/City Day Weed Management Day - Dairy Farm Family of the Year Award Other Educational Activities NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: 4-H_YOUTH DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Karl Skiba, 4-H Summer Assistant National Ad Campaign for 4-H Educational Programs Conducted by County Committees - Review Recycling Technician Positior_ - Tire/Appliance Roundup ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman DATE: July 18, 1997 COPIES TO: County Board Office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members Ag & Extension/Resource & Education/Planning Committee July 1, 1997 kg Center, Baldwin Convened: 12*30 p.m. Adjourned: 3:00 p.m. Present: Vern Dull, Leon Berenschot, Ronald Raymond, Chris Bethke, Dave Fodroczi, Lee Milligan, Jim Janke, Kim Reaman, and Kari Skiba. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. Date of next meeting was set for August 5, 1997 at 12:30 p.m. Chris Be*hl:e moved t'r.ai the agenda be adopted as presented. Ran Raymond seconded the motion. Motion carried. Leon Berenschot moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Chris seconded the motion. Motion carried. Leon moved that the vouchers be approved. Ron seconded the motion. Motion carried. Administrative Report State Budget: Reaman reported that constituent contacts for UW-Extension have been effective and both houses of the legislature have put forth amendments to restore at least $1 million of the $2.5 million cut to the UW-Extension budget. It could be several weeks before the state budget is finalized. Reaman thanked committee members for their support and any contacts they had made to legislators in support of UW-Extension. A legislative report from State Representative Joe Plouff supporting the restoration of the UW-Extension budget was distributed. State Wisconsin Associated County Extension Committees Annual Conference: Berenschot and Bethke reported on the State WACEC Annual Conference in Milwaukee. The tours and educational sessions were very good. WACEC discussed the state budget and how.WACEC members may influence legislators through phone contacts and correspondence. Ag Agent's Report Milligan coordinated a parlor management seminar attended by 25 dairy producers and equipment dealers. Participants increased their understanding of how to clean parlor equipment, improving cow flow, and use of technology to improve heat and mastitis detection. Milligan coordinated milking facility dairy tour into three area dairy farms. Over 180 people participated in the tour. Participants increased their knowledge of different milking systems and the costs associated with different types of systems. Dr. Doug Reinemann, UW- Extension ag engineer, was guest speaker. The American Society of Ag Engineers will be touring two dairy farms in St. Croix County August 9 during their national annual meeting in the Twin Cities. Milligan has been helping coordinate the tour. Twenty-three 4-Hers participated at the 4-H dairy fitting and showing workshop at Ter -Rae farms. The youth learned how to prepare their dairy cattle for the fair. Twenty-seven crop producers and crop consultants attended the Pierce/St. Croix Weed Management Day. Participants learned how the time for herbicide application influences yields. They also learned the efficacy of various corn and soybean herbicides. Milligan and Greg Andrews of Pierce County are meeting with the 1995 and 1997 Master Gardeners to explore the development of a Master Gardener Association. Over 30 Master 2rardeners have expressed interest in a local association. Milligan and seven other ag agents are pilot testing a computerized dairy/heifer budget program with a couple of dairy farms in their respective counties. They will be making a presentation on the program at a heifer raising conference in August. Farm City Day will be August 9 at the Dean and Jenny Mueller farm near Roberts. Milligan will be coordinating the educational tours. The Doornink families and Barry Serier family have been selected as this area's "Dairy Farm Family of the Year Award." The state winner will be announced July 10. Individual calls/farm visits has included dairy and swine facility design, ventilation, corn and hay management issues, dairy nutrition questions, farm management issues, and horticultural questions. In July, Milligan will be working on Farm City Day, the Master Gardener Association, Holstein Twilight meetings, farm management issues, and the fair. Resource Agent's Report Janke updated the r_omanittee on the series of grovv . managc:,,uent conferences sponsored in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Extension. Over sixty people attended. They identified five priority concerns and formed task forces to work on the issues. The large group will reconvene in September to update the progress of the task forces. A written report will be available soon. Business Management Counseling sessions are scheduled all day on July 2. All appointment slots were filled quickly, and a second date has been opened on July 16. Janke asked the committee if there were any questions about his school tax impact research reports that were cited on the County Board floor on June 17. The committee had no questions. -2- 4-H Youth Development Report Karl Skiba, 4-H Summer Assistant: Skiba updated the committee on activities and events she has been working on which included: 4-H Summer Camp, State Fair Registrations, Clothing Revue, County_, to County Exchange and preparations for the County Fair. National Ad Campaign for 4-H: There has been a delay in the release of the public service announcements being developed for the National Ad Campaign. The marketing plan and materials will be available to counties late this summer and the ads will be aired this fall. Each ad will provide a 1-800 number to the National 4-H Center for more information about the 4-H program. Those contacts will be sent back to the County Office for follow up. When the marketing materials are received, a response team will be put together by the 4-H Leaders' Council to handle the inquiries and get new members into 4-H clubs. Ed�.:cati©nal P�•ograms Ccinaucted ny Coun�� Committees: 250 4-H n-�embers have participated in county -wide educational programs conduced by county committees: County to County Exchange with Grant County; Meat Animal Committee held a carcass evaluation workshop where participants learned what consumers want in meat products and about management practices which affect quality meat products; Clothing Committee had a sewing camp to teach basic clothing construction techniques and each participant made a pair of boxer shorts; Dairy Committee taught how to break a calf to lead and fitting and showing; Dairy Judging and Area Animal Science Days: 4-11 Summer Camp; Wisconsin State 4-H and Youth Conference which focused on leadership skills, diversity and in-depth subject matter. These county -wide events supplement what members learn in their club project meetings. Planning Department's Report Fodroczi reviewed a list of June vouchers totalling $174.87. Raymond moved that the vouchers be approved as presented. Berenschot seconded the motion. Motion carried. Review Recycling Technician Position: Fodroczi reported on proposals for contract for services for staffing Recycling Program. Cedar Corporation proposal was not to exceed $59, 550 to be billed on time and materials basis. Western Wisconsin Recycling Association proposed a flat fee contract of $26,000 with commitment to hire Mary Barney as principal staff and maintain office hours at Planning Department.: West Central Wisconsin RPC declined to submit a proposal in deference to WWRA. Salary and fringes for the vacant Recycling Technician would range from $32,170 to $45,320 under 1998 wage rates. Committee set a date of Monday, July 28th at 7:30 p.m. to review proposals with local officials. Tire/Appliance Roundup: Fodroczi reported on results of the Tire/Appliance Roundup. Over 400 appliances were collected at the three collection sites on the morning of June 14th. The 13 tire collection sites collected 13,451 tires which weighed over 240 tons. Fodroczi also reported on a large tire pile on the Gerald Cormican property in Section 1 of the Town of Forest. A large, but undetermined, amount of tires were on the site from a former salvage operation. Fodroczi explained staff efforts to work with Cormican and the DNR to implement a cleanup. He -3- asked the Committee to set a cost -sharing rate from leftover grant funds to support disposal costs for tires at the Cormican site and another commercial source at the Red Barn salvage operation in the Town of Cylon. Bethke moved to provide Cormican and the Red Barn with cost -sharing of 35 % of disposal costs from any available, leftover grant funds with prepayment of the owner's share and other conditions detailed in staff correspondence to Mr. Cormican dated June 19, 1997. Motion seconded by Berenschot. Motion carried. Leon moved to adjourn. Chris seconded the motion. Motion carried. Submitted by, I,eo Be renschot Acting Secretary cz - -4-