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ST. CR4IX CGUNTY
NOTICE flF COMMITTEE MEETING
'~O: Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Vern Dull, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee
DATE: January 6, 1998
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Ag Center, Baldwin
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: .
ACTION 4N PREVIOUS MINUTES
ACTION ON VOUCHERS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT AG AGENT'S REPORT
- St. Croix County Budget - Bunker Study
Ag Center Update - Agronomy Meeting
- Agent Performance Evaluations - Heifer Cost Study
- Office Chair - Expanded Role in - Dairy Meetings Evaluations - DFBS Meetings
- St. Croix County Marketing Plan - Master Gardener Association
- Graziers Meeting
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT REPORT .
- Re-enrollment RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT
- Age Guidelines Changed To Grade - Business Management Counselin g
- Lake Malalieu User Survey FAMILY LIVING AGENT'S REPORT - Woodville Community Goals
- Developmental Assets For Youth Project
Presentation - Economic Development Strategy
Project .
PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT
- 1998 Northwest Clean Sweep Proposal ~
NEW BUSINESS:
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
Agenda not necessarily presented in this order}
SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman
DATE: December 19, 1997
COPIES T0: County Board Office
County Clerk
News Media/Notice Board
Committee Members
Ag ~ Extensio~nlResource & EducationlPlannin Committee
- _ g . ~ ~ . January OG,1998
Ag Center, Baldwin Convened. 12.30 p.m.
Adjourned; 3:15 p.m.
Present: Vern Dull, Leon Berenschot, Ronald Ra ond, Art Jense Chri . . Ym n, s Bethke, Dave .
. Fodrocziy Lee Milligan, Jim Janke, N~ary'Lestrud, Kim Beaman and Tom Dor ~ ~ ~ . _ sey.
. The meeting was called to order at X2:30 p.m.
Date of next meeting was set for Febru 3 199$ at 12:30 . ~'Y ~ p m.
Leon Berenshot moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Art Jensen second ' ed the motion.
Motion carried.
Jensen moved that the nrP~rio„s nie°vti i~'s n~iiuies be a ~rove~, B t b p~ ethKe seconded the motion.
Motion carried.
Chris Bethke moved that the vouchers be approved aloe with the followin ' g g bills to be paid from
the 1997 budget (paper & envelopes = $100; portable overhead ro' ector and p J bulb $127, flat
f Ie = $267; lap top computer = ~2415~. Berenshot seconded the motion. 1~ioti ' on carved.
Administrative Re ort
National Leadershi Seminar: Beaman con ratulated Lean Bere g nschot for being selected as the
alternate for the National Leadership Seminar, Darrol Dhow of Eau Claire Coun w ty as selected
as the 1998 delegate, Berenschot will participate in the ro ram in the event th ' P g at Ottow is
unable to fulfill his obligations.
Office Chair - Ex anded Role in Evaluations: The Universi has ro ' ty p posed expanding the
responsibrllt~es of office chair to include evaluation of the other a ents in the office.
evalu g The atron is currently conducted by the District Director in con'unetion with the Exte ' J nsion
Committee. Role of the Extension Committee in the evaluation rocess woul p d be unchanged.
Discussion .occurred regarding the proposal.
A ent Performance Evaluations: Mike Perkl UwEX western D' ' strict Director, will attend the
Late nsi;,Aj Co~rnnittee meeting on rebruary 3 to conduct erfoimance evaluations ~ P or me agents
with the committee. The calendar year of 1997, Janua to December is the rY focus of the
evaluation.
4-H Youth DeveIo ment Re ort
4-H Leaders' Council Retreat: Adult leaders in the _ St. Croix County 4 H Program are a
pri-many clientele group for the 4-H Agent. At the Council retreat several items ule ' ' re rdent~fied
as priority areas in which to focus attention for the upcomin ear: trainin for ro'e g Y g p J ct leaders
parental involvement and orienting new families.
District 4-H Leaders' Conference: Beaman will be teachin a session at the D' -
Leade ' g strict 4 H r s Conference on January 31, rt will be a d~scusszon about how to kee ~-H teen frlendl~~
which there are so man p J y opportunities competing for young people's time.
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Re-enrollment: The enrollment deadline for new mem bers is January i5. The preliminary .
report lists S22 members enrolled in the traditional 4-H community club ro . With s ecial ' . . P ~ p
interest programs conducted throughout the spring and~summer the member participation in 4-H
will again be over 900.
Current adult leader enrollment is at 265. Reaman estimates that 30 new adult leader w' s ill also
complete the WI 4-H Yauth Protection Program this spring.
. ~ A e Guidelines Chan ~ ed to Grade; The WI State 4-H Polic ~ Co ~ ~ y . mmittee has changed the age
requirements and criteria to grade. In the past, a 4~-H member's a e was determined b ~ . ~ y the
member s age on January 1. If the member turned 8 in December, his 4-H a e was 8. If the g
member turned 8 after January 1, his 4-H age was i . Under that policy, 3rd aders who had
birthdays in the fall and were 8 years old could loin 4-H. Those 3rd raders who had birthda s g y
after January 1 could not because they were not 8 by January 1. Movie to the rade g g
classification will reduce confusion and increase fairness to children in the same rade. Reaman g
and the support staff working with 4-H will spend a considerable amount of time u datin the P g
written materials to reflect the transition to grade,
Flannin De artment's Re ort
Fodroczi reported that staff were still working with the Northwest Wisconsin Re Tonal Plannin . g g
Commission on the contract for Clean Sweep Services. Tentative dates would be Ma 2 and Y
September 26. Mary Barney will be meeting this month with 4-H clubs and the Fair Board on
recycling activities at the County Fair.
A riculture A ent's Re ort
Forty-two crop producers and crop service people attended the PiercelSt. Cron Cro Production • ~ p i
seminar. The program featured presentations on corn and soybean production techni ues and q
weed control.
Milligan taught a segment on wintering cattle over winter at a Brazier's meetin . Ten eo le g P p
participated in the meeting.
Milligan is involved in two on-farm research studies. He is participating in the develo meet of . P
a computer program that will evaluate the cost of producing replacement daii~~ heifers, He has
collected data from two St. Croix County dairy herds and will collect from several more this
v~inter.
Milligan is also involved in a bunker feed storage study. He will be collecting data and fora e g
samples from three dairy producers this winter for the study. The data will provide St. Croix
producers with data that can be used for planning purposes and the techniques to use to o tiixiize P .
orage preservation.
Two dairy meetings will be hosted in St. Croix County this winter. The Northwest Wisconsin
Dairy Herd Operator's Seminar January 15-16 and the Western District Dai Seminar in rY
February. Milligan is coordinating the seminars and teaching at these events. Additional dair y
meetings are being scheduled for this spring and summer.
Dairy farm business analysis continues to be a priority with producers. Milligan will be `vorkin g
`vith producers on educational programs in this area.
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Milligan has worked with the Master Gardener's in Pierce and St. ' Croy 1n the development of
the St. Croix Valley Master Gardener's Association. They have elected officers and assed - P by
laws. Milligan is working with them in the development of their educational ro ram p g for 1998. y ~ ~ ~ • ~
Programming areas for Milligan to address in -1998 were discussed. The ke y areas were farm
business management, dairy and crop production, and horticulture.
Resource A ent Re art 44 small business owners received educational assistance '
~n 1997. The next day of business management counseling is February 4 at the County Government Center.
The Lake Mallalieu Association has re uested technical
q assistance from Janke for a survey of property owners and lake users during the coming season.
The village board of Woodville has requested that Janke facilitate a series of ublic mee ' identi ~ P tangs to
fy priority community goals and protects. Sessions have been scheduled in late Janu ary and mid-February.
The St. Croix Economic Development Board has endorsed a ro'ect to identi
P t fy types of businesses that are needed in the county to serve the needs of existin businesses .
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Famil Lavin A ent's Re ort
Mary presented a program on Search Institute's develo mental assets for '
P youth. This approach works well with community groups who want to support youth usin a resilient framewor
g y k instead of a problem focus. Currently Baldwinlwoodville, Glenwood Ci ,New Richmond and
. tY , Hudson all have commuiuty efforts using this framework. Ma chairs the rou '
. rY g pin Baldwinlwoodville.
Berenschot moved to adjourn. Bethke seconded the moti '
on. Motion carried.
Submitted by,
. Art Jen
Secretary
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