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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAg & Extension 08-01-06 I Revised Agenda NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY AGRICULTURE & EXTENSION COMMITTEE August 1, 2006, 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 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: • Federal Budget • State Budget Report • County Budget Report • WACEC • Personnel - nomination for Reaman to participate in the 2007 NELD program • Strategic Planning OLD AND NEW BUSINESS: AGENT'S REPORTS: Joan Sprain • Family Living Program Direction Kimberly Reaman • Summer Assistant Reports Lee Milligan • Farm City Day • Drought Update • Beef Production Program • Other Educational Efforts ADJOURN SUBMITTED BY: Kimberly Reaman DATE: July 27, 2006 Copies to: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COUNTY CLERK COM[VHTTEE MEMBERS (Items may be taken in different order) ** Additions /Changes /Corrections Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting. 7/27/2006 11:21 AM Agriculture & Extension Committee August 1, 2006 Agricultural Services & Education Center Convened: 9 am Baldwin, Wi. Adjourned: 10:50 am Present: Ronald Raymond, Lois Burri, Bill Peavey, Gene Ruetz, Sharon Norton - Bauman, Lee Milligan, Joan Sprain, and Mary Lestrud. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Raymond. Date of next meeting was set for August 23, 2006. Burri moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Peavey seconded the motion. Motion carried. Peavey moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Ruetz seconded the motion. Motion carried. Burn moved that the vouchers be approved. Norton Baumann seconded the motion. Motion carried. Burri moved to approve Reaman's request to participate in the National Extension Leadership Development program (NELD) in 2007. Ruetz seconded the motion. Motion carried. At! Agent Report Milligan and Greg Andrews are hosting the Western Wisconsin Soybean Field Day at the Erin Prairie Town Hall August 2. Four UWEX state agronomy specialists will be speaking. The Wisconsin Soybean Board is providing financial support for the field day. Drought is a major issue in St. Croix County. Milligan and agriculture agents from surrounding counties are coordinating and teaching three drought informational meetings in Menomonie, Balsam Lake and New Richmond. The topics are focused on issues related to drought management strategies. Additional information will be disseminated through newsletters and news releases. Farm City Day will be held August 12 at the JSJ Anderson Farm near Spring Valley. Cady Cheese Factory is also cooperating by hosting tours at their plant. Additional beef and dairy related meetings are being discussed. Summer 4 -H Assistant Report Maureen Casey - Since the July extension committee meeting my primary focus has been on the St. Croix County Fair. I helped to organize and worked at the food booths at both the Foods Fair and at the County Fair. I also participated in all of the fair clean-up days, stalling night, fair promotional sign judging, as well as many other fair - related duties. In an effort to increase our numbers in the Jr. Leaders club we are throwing a pizza party to thank all of the 4 -H members who volunteered at the fair in place of the Jr. Leaders meeting. Since the fair I have been tying up loose ends with the State Fair exhibitors, and entering the judging results from the County Fair. At the beginning of the month I also helped organize the July Family Fun Day event in North Hudson where I did a theatre arts session on making puppets. Cara Brungardt - The two primary activities that I have been involved with in July were the St. Croix County Fair and the Cloverbud/Explorer Day Camp. The fair took up most of the month with the fair clean -up, final fair prep day, and the actual fair itself. I was in charge of finding fair helpers before the fair, so that kept me pretty busy with phone calls. I helped Kim with the 4 -H Food Stand on Friday and Saturday of the fair. When the fair was over, I assisted with the final clean -up. The Cloverbud/Explorer Day Camp involved getting youth registered, finding and training volunteer counselors, reserving the park, making an itinerary for the day, and gathering supplies for the activities and lunch. Other activities I have worked on include: Clothing Revue, Foods Fair, Farm City Day preparatory work, Family Fun Day preparatory work, and finishing up plans for the WI Tour trip to La Crosse. Family Livng Agent Report Sprain reported on the program direction for the Family Living Program. Main ideas shared were: In the past, Family Living focused on skill development and the audience was primarily homemakers. Today the focus is on family resiliency (helping families deal with the challenges of life.) Sprain reported that about 25% of families because of generational poverty, addiction, violence, mental health issues need intensive services many of which are provided by the County. Another 25 %, represent families that because of good health, resources, and other protective factors will function well no matter what challenges they face. The remaining fifty per cent of families (represented in the middle) are functioning pretty well but if faced with a crisis could easily fall into the 25% category with few protective factors. UW- Extension Family Living's primary role is to provide education to increase protective factors to prevent families from falling into the lower 25% range that needs greater services. Family Living Programs are prevention programs not intervention or treatment service like many County and nonprofit social service agencies. Family Living Programs also help strengthen the functions of the family by providing education to increase the ability to meet basic needs, provide love and limits for children, strong family relationships, teach life skills and increase management skills in the family. Current programs include: • Positive Parenting- in the Jail and Family Resource Center • Strengthening Families 10 -14 parenting program • Parenting Newsletters • Financial Education in the Jail and for pre - bankruptcy families • 4 -H Family Living • HCE Advisor for leader trainings and other community service efforts • WNEP Match • Networking and Collaborations including the County Meth Task Force. A Plan of Work will be developed this fall. Peavey moved to adjourn. Norton -Bauman seconded the motion. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Gene Ruetz Secretary pmh