The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutAg & Extension Committee 05-02-2000 ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource&Education Committee DATE: May 2, 2000 TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Agricultural Services &Education Center,Baldwin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES ACTION ON VOUCHERS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT ♦ Federal Budget Update ♦ State Budget Update ♦ County Budget Update ♦ Resolution Designating June as Dairy Month ♦ WACEC, June 25-27, Superior ♦ Committee Reorganization - Chairman - Vice Chairman - Secretary RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT ♦ Drinking water testing and education ♦ Small business counseling ♦ New Richmond import substitution project ♦ Smart Growth workshop AG AGENT'S REPORT ♦ Farm City Day ♦ Corn Silage Plots ♦ Crop Care Clinic ♦ Facility Tour zoo in GDAI/YHAR-00 Mao is 999Z V99 BTL YVA LV:VT QaM 00/9Z/V0 x ' AMILY LIVING AGENTS REPORT ♦ Family Resource Center- Guest Tami Drenth - Report on Gardening Event-Mary ♦ V Books Program-Mary Zwald ♦ Divorcing & Step Parent Education PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT ♦ DNR Recycling Grant ♦ Spring Collections ♦ Newsletter Distribution ♦ NAPCOR Grant Application NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman DATE: April 26, 2000 COPIES TO: County Board Office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members E00 in a3ki/XaMIl-00 XI0H3 is 999Z V89 9TL XHd 9V:VT QHM 00/9 Z110 ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource&Education Committee DATE: May 2, 2000 TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Agricultural Services&Education Center, Baldwin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES ACTION ON VOUCHERS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT ♦ Federal Budget Update ♦ State Budget Update ♦ County Budget Update ♦ Resolution Designating June as Dairy Month ♦ WACEC, June 25-27, Superior RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT ♦ Drinking water testing and education ♦ Small business counseling ♦ New Richmond import substitution project e Smart Growth workshop AG AGENT'S REPORT ♦ Farm City Day ♦ Corn Silage Plots ♦ Crop Care Clinic ♦ Facility Tour FAMILY LIVING AGENT'S REPORT ♦ Family Resource Center- Guest Tami Drenth - Report on Gardening Event- Mary ♦ 1"Books Program - Mary Zwald ♦ Divorcing& Step Parent Education X Ag &Extension/Resource&Education/Planning Committee May 2,2000 Agricultural Service& Education Center Convened: 12:30 p.m. Baldwin adjourned 2:00 p.m. Present: Leon Berenschot,Ronald Raymond,Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Lois Burri, Dave Fodroczi, Lee Milligan, James Janke, and Mary Lestrud. Absent: Kimberly Reaman The meeting was called to order by Chairman Chris Bethke. Date of next meeting was set for June 6,2000. Jensen moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Berenschot seconded the motion. Motion carried. Berenschot moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Burn seconded the motion. Motion carried. Berenschot moved that the vouchers be approved. Raymond seconded the motion. Motion carried. Administrative Report Bum moved to nominate Bethke for chairman. Jensen seconded the motion. Jensen moved to cast an unanimous ballot for Bethke. Seconded by Raymond. Motion carried. Bethke moved to nominated Berenschot for vice-chairman. Raymond seconded the motion. Raymond moved to cast an unanimous ballot for Berenschot. Burri seconded the motion. Motion carried. Berenschot moved to nominate Jensen for secretary. Burri seconded the motion. Berenschot - moved to cast an unanimous ballot for Jensen. Seconded by Bethke. Motion carried. Ag Agent_ Report Com silage research trials have or will be planted at Jon-De Farms and Schottler Family Dairy. The trial is studying the impact of 25,000, 35,000,and 45000 plants/acre have on yield and quality. The Crop Care Clinic plot will be planted at Kurt Afdahl's. The plot features weed control management practices. A field day will be held June 27. A dairy replacement heifer facility tour was held in Pepin and Dunn counties. St. Croix County was a sponsoring county. Over 75 people participated. The tour featured facility design for calves and heifers,and management practices. I I ii I 1: Farm/City Day preparations are beginning. Progress is being made on development of the environmental quality assurance program. Producer contacts include farm business arrangements, dairy nutrition,raising calves, dairy housing, crop production,rental rates, and farm business analysis. Resource Agent Report Janke reported that 101 households participated in the drinking water testing program in Star Prairie. The testing was done over the weekend of April 7. The results are quite good. No samples exceeded the drinking water limit for nitrate,2 testing positive for bacteria, and 4 exceeded the limit for lead..Non�exceeded the limit for triazine, although elevated levels were found in several wells. The results will be presented at a meeting on May 4 in the village community center. The results of the testing programs in Troy and Kinnikinnic were presented on April 27. 101 people attended the presentation. 234 household tested - their water in the two towns. 22 wells exceeded the drinking water limit for nitrate, and 20 tested positive for bacteria, although re-tests were negative on several of those wells. Elevated levels of triazine were found in several wells, but none exceeded the drinking water standard. 8 tests had unsafe levels of lead in the water. Janke will be contacting the town boards in Somerset,Hudson, and Warren to see if they would be interested in this type of program this fall. Small business counseling was held in Hudson on April 24. Three clients participated. The next session is scheduled on May 31. Janke is working with the Economic Development Director in New Richmond to identify types of businesses that would be complementary to existing manufacturing businesses. Senator Clausing is planning a smart growth workshop. It is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of May 25 at the Cashman Conference Center. Planning Deyartment's Report Fodroczi reviewed a list of April vouchers totaling $3,557.36. Berenschot moved that the vouchers be approved as presented. Raymond seconded the motion. Motion carried. 1999 DNR Annual Report:Fodroczi reported that the 1999 DNR Annual Report was submitted by the May 1'` deadline. Actual reported costs for 1999 were $300,583, and our grant award was $222,223. We will be able to reimburse the member municipalities at about 80%of actual costs. Spring Collection Programs: Fodroczi reported that arrangements had been finalized for upcoming collection programs. News releases were distributed to all county media. The Clean Sweep is scheduled fox May 200' at the County Highway Shop in Hudson. Several collection activities will occur on June P. Tires will be collected at six sites, and appliances will be collected at three of the sites. Electronics will be collected at the Government Center in Hudson. Your Wastelane Newsletter: Fodroczi indicated that Mary Barney was all but complete with the spring newsletter. Distribution is planned for two weeks prior to the County's various collection programs. Household numbers were up by 620 since the newsletter last fall. NAPCOR Grant Application: Fodroczi reported that the Western Wisconsin Recycling Association was applying to the National Association for PET Container Resources for$5,000 of grant funds. The grant will be used to begin plastic bottle recycling efforts at area universities and technical schools. Family Living Agent's Report Mary's guest was Tami Drenth from the St. Croix Family Resource Center. Tami spoke about the numerous programs for parents of 0-6 year olds. She also talked about Mary Lestrud's role as original founder and president of the Board for the center and funding issues related to nonprofits. Mary discussed the outcomes from the educational program and fundraiser, Gardening A Family Affair which raised$400 for the center. Parents and children were extremely pleased with the day's speakers and activities. Mary helped organize the activities and publicity for the event.' Mary attended the Wilder foundation presentation regarding needs in the St. Croix Valley. She will present the full report to the committee next month. Mary has focused a couple days of training on families in transition including divorcing and stepfamilies. Berenschot moved to adjourn. Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Respectively submitted, Arthur Jensen Secretary mh