HomeMy WebLinkAboutAg & Extension 11-07-07 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY AGRICULTURE & EXTENSION COMMITTEE
(Wednesday), November 7, 2007 9:00 a.m.
Agricultural Service and Education Center
1960 8` Ave., Baldwin, WI
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
DATE OF NEXT MEETING — December 4, 2007
APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
• Federal Budget
• State Budget Report
• County Budget Report
• WACEC
• Personnel
• Strategic Planning
• Other Administrative Items
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS:
AGENT'S REPORTS:
Resource Agent
• Pete Kling
Ag Agent
• Lee Milligan
Family Living
• Joan Sprain — No report
4 -11 Youth Development
• Kimberly Reaman
Horticulture Agent
• Ruth Hilfiker
ADJOURN
SUBMITTED BY: Kimberly Reaman
DATE: October 24, 2007
Copies to: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD
COUNTY CLERK COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by
Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting.
10/24/2007 2:19 PM
Agriculture and Extension Committee - November 7, 2007 Page 2 of 3
DATE: October 24, 2007
Copies to: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE NEWS MEDIA /NOTICE BOARD
CO UNTY CLERK COMMITT M
MINUTE'S
AGRICULTURF AND EXTENSION COM!\'IITI'EE
NOVEMBER 7, 2007
Present: Lois Burri, Bill Peavey (arrived at ro a.m.), Gene Ruetz, Sharon Norton- Bauman, Lee Milligan, and Kimberly
Reaman.
Absent and excused: Ronald Raymond
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The meeting was called to order by vice- chairman Burri.
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Date of next meeting was set for December 4, 2007.
Ruetz moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. j
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Norton- Bauman seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Ruetz moved that the October 2, 2007 minutes be approved.
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Norton- Bauman seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Norton - Bauman moved that the vouchers be approved.
Ruetz seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Administrative Report
Federal Budget —no report.
State Budget — no report
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County Budget — no report
WACEC — no report
Strategic Planning: - Reaman and Milligan reviewed the procedure to be used for this 4 -year planning cycle. A
more detailed report with potential results will be shared at the next committee meeting.
Agriculture Agent Report
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Milligan reviewed upcoming educational programs in the areas of farm business arrangements, legal issues for
agriculture, forages, beef production, dairy facilities, ag lenders program, water quality issues and 2oo8 crop plots.
Milligan is also co- leading an effort to develop a website entitled Farm Succession. The site is almost ready for use.
Milligan reported an issue with aflatoxins in some corn. It is a toxin produced by Aspergillis fungi that may be
harmful to livestock and humans. Milligan has been informing producers of what can be done with the affected corn.
a -H Youth Development Report
Reaman presented information she learned at the NAE4 -HA Conference on internet security, specific to internet
social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Reaman will be developing a program for parents to learn
about safety issues with these types of sites.
Ruetz moved that the meeting adjourned.
Norton - Bauman seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Respectively submitted,
Eugene Ruetz
Secretary
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