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Home My WebLink About Ag & Extension Committee 10-06-1998 v ST. CRUIX COUNTY NGTICE GF COMMITTEE MEETING T0: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board ~ FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee DATE: October 6, 199$ - TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Agricultural Services and Education Center, Baldwin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES ACTION ON VOUCHERS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADMINISTRATI~TE REPORT - St. Croix County Budget Contracted Services For Horticultural Agent - UW-Extension Budget Federal & State WACEC Conference, A ril 12-14 p Madison - Civil Rights Review PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT - Clean Sweep, Appliance Report - 1999 Recycling Grant Application - "America Recycles Day" 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT REPORT - County Fair Report - Leader's Recognition Banquet - Youth M.E. Workshop - 4-H Leader's Retreat - Family Camp - National 4-H Week/Month Activities FAMILY LIVING AGENT'S REPORT - Family Resource Center - Reading Festival - Farm Progress Days - Leader Training AG AGENT' S REPORT - Farm City Day - Farm Progress Days - Upcoming Programs - Master Gardener Program - Pasture Walk - Safety Program - Clean Sweep 1 - - _ - _ _ _ . _ i~ Ag ~ ExtensionlResource & Education/Plannin Committee g October ~,1998 Ag Services & Education Center, Baldwin Convened:12:4Q p.m. Adjourned: 3:00 p.m. Present: Lois Berri, Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Dave Fodroczi M r Lestrud ' L ~ ~ , K1m Reaman, and ee Mxll~gan. Absent Leon Berenschot, Ronald Raymond, and James Janke. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Chris Bethke at 12:40 .m. P Date of next meeting was set for November 3,1998 at 12:30 .m. p Art Jensen moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Lois~Burri seconded t ' he motion. Motion carried. Art Jensen moved that the pre~-ious meeting's minutes be a roved. Lois Berri r~~otio pp seconded the n, Motion tamed, I'~~ Art Jensen n~o~red that the vouchers be approved. Lois Berri seconded the motio . n. Motion carne . ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT St. Cron County Budget Development and A rova~:. Finance Co ' PP mmittee will review the UW-Extension budget on October 7. Reaman distributed a revised co of PY the proposed budget as a result of .meeting ~lith Krizek and Loney, it contained the follow' ~ ing changes. laser printer was removed and the copy expense was recalculated. Contracted Services for Hordculture Agent: Pierce Coun Finance . ty and Personnel Comnuttee approved the proposal for the contract for services for a Multi County Horticulture Agent and has budgeted the funding request in the contin enc fund, Palk . ~ r g y County Finance and Person-~e~ did nog approve the proposal and the Extension Committee ~s to ' • ~.ng the positron before the full County Board this ..afternoon. Federal Budget Update for Extension: There has been no ro ess on the F P gr ederal budget. State wACEC Conference: The State Wisconsin Association of Coun ' ty Extension Conunittees will be April 12-14 in Madison. Madison was selected so that le ' ' gxslatxve contacts may be built into the conference. Bethke, Berri and Reaman indicated intent to ' ' ' participate to the conference. District S wACEC Conference: Scheduled for Deem ber 1S ~n Black River Fails. 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - i r' i I Civil Rights Review: St. Croix County UW-Extension will under go a civil rights review in 1999. An independent team will evaluate current outreach efforts to underserved audiences and make recommendations to com 1 with civil ri hts le ' P Y g gislation. Legislative Breakfasts: Uw-Extension staff discussed the benef is of part~cipat~ng ~n a legislative breakfast with area legislators to share Uw-Extension's ' programs and then impact in communities. The timeline will be November or December for ' the first legislative breakfasts . f 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT REPORT County Fair Report: The County Fair Summ b De ardment ~'Y Y p has been final~ed. The number of entries was down 100 exhibits but the nu~aber of exhibitors w as the same. The total premium payment was just over $15, 000. Leaders' Recognition Banquet: Reaman than-ked Burn BerP~,chot ~ . a ,and Jensen ~ o~ registering to attend .the Leaders' Banquet. It's an im octant ro and ' p p gram a tune to thank all the volunteers who help make the St. Croix Coun 4-H Pro am a su tY gr cress. This wrll be a very special program because Margaret Doornink will be honored for ~50 ears ' the 4- Y of leadership to H Program. Youth 1~.E. ~VVorkshops: Twenty 4-H members attended the ME w orkshop dnd learned how to complete effective applications for scholarships, job:, awards. etc. These w orkshops have been very successful and the quality of the applications for 4-H tri s an p d awards has improved since this workshop became a requirement for eligibility. 1 National 4-H weeklMonth Activities: There are window d' isplays promoting 4-H all over the County: Baldwin, New Richmond, Deer Park, Hudson and Hammond. Countywide news releases will be submitted promoting 4-H and i.nforn~in~ eo le how to local ~ P P get involved m the program. AG AGENT'S REPORT Over 2,000 people attended FartnlCi Da .Milli an or aniz • tY Y g g ed the educational program and trained the tour guides. The Corn Silage Field Day was held at Jon-De Farms. Sixty-ei t coda P ~ ~ ; . gh p c.,rs ~ttended. M~l~iga~-~ organised and taught at the field days. The corn silage research lot was har~Tested ' - P in August. Milligan coordinated and taught with Dick Gade, of FSA three meetin s f new L ~ g or producers on the oan Deficiency Program LDP}. Seventy-three producers artici ated in the ' P p meetings. Over thirty people participated in the asture walk at the Sm ' P eester and Heebin.k farms, Milligan taught five sessions on farm machine safety to 97 teen ers, This w • ~ as part of the R U Safe" seminar, sponsored by Polk and St. Croix Coun Extension Offices ' tY ~n New Richmond. Farm Progress Days was held in Dunn County in Se tember. Milli an was re P g sponsible for a . ~ _ ~ _ I I dairy feed cost educational exhibit at the event. Milligan participated in the Clean Swee and Master Gardener ~ o P meeting. i. Farm visits and telephone calls included discussions on dairy- ex panslon, corn silage production and storage, corn storage, dairy and beef housin desi n determining " g g , L cost of rasing dairy replacements, dairy nutxitron, crop marketing, horticultural calls and manure management. FAMILY LIVING AGENT'S REPORT Family Camp was sponsored b M Lestrud Y ~Y and Kim Beaman, Fi~~e low-income families spent a weekend at Damp lcoghowan, in Amery, learnin ositive arentin ' • g P P g skills and doing various camp activities, i.e. campfires, skits, fun with foods, crafts, and nature w ' alks. This opportunity was offered frEe of charge to fanulies costs covered b Tit ~ y le 5 Jug enile Delin uenc Prevention Grant}. Kim and M were leased q Y p with the ethnic diversity represented by this year's families. Mary has been elected President of the newt forrnin St. Cro~ " r Y g ix Fanul~ Resource Center. The 15-member board represents various agencies, businesses. churche s, schools, and parents from throughout St. Croix County, but especiall from Baldwinl~ii-oodv' Y ille. They «~11 be located in the former library in Baldwin, and will seek to su ort ounQ farnilie PP Y 4 s to support healthy child development and reduce child abuse anti neglect. Parentir_ classes. I'~ arent/child a g parent support groups, ~,II P ctivities, written information, and a toy and boob lendin4 libr ~~rlll be to ~Y P priorities for the center. Mar~T is currently writin seekin funding ~ ~ ~ ~ g 4 om see era, grant sources. Mary met with Hudson Rot ~ in Au - ave • ~ gust g speech on current status of farm families and later met with a few members to explore ideas for a Hudson ro'ect ' ' f . , p ~ zth rural families. Three arm families later met with Mary, Lee, and three Hudson Ro membe . ~y rs to further explore a possible pra~ect. Hudson Rotary will try to develo a list of free or redu P ced cost, services from their members and the Hudson community to hel stru lin farm P gg g families. Mary taught leader training lessons for HCE member son Celebrate Traditions and unll speak to Presbyterian .club in Hudson on same topic. The Reading Festival will be held on Qctober 17 • at the Roberts Elementary School, Extension is a mayor sponsor of the event, ~~rhich promotes the enjoyment of readin4 as a famii ' y affair. Gne- thousard-ane-hundred-sevent~r-rive children entered the contest to de scnbe then favonte book. Several hundred children and their parents will artici ate in the da T' v P P ~ s e ents. PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT Fodroczi reviewed a list of September vouchers totalin 1 ~ ~ " g ~ , ~0..~ 8. Bum moved that the vouchers be approved as presented. Jensen seconded the motion. Motion c ' arried. dean SweeplAppliance Report: Fodroczi reported on the results of the r Clean S~~ eep and Appliance Roundup held in Hudson and New Richmond on Sz tember 26th sere P The two sites iced 298 participants, including 287 households, l 1 businesses and 9 farms. ' fielded The collection y about S,OOO pounds of hazardous waste, 2,300 fluorescent bulbs 23 com paters, and 234 3 I f I` appliances. I, 1999 Recycling Grant Application. Fodroczi reported that the 1999 Rec c ' y ling Grant Application in the amount of 314 $ ,081 had been sub s~ matte d to the DNR by the Goober 1 deadline. The State Recycling Fund has been reduced about ~5 million statewide. Grant amounts will no longer allow us to completely reimburse municipalities for local costs. Lo cal reimbursement for I99$ should be about 82% of actual costs. "America Recycles Day": Another "America Rec Iles Da " is be' N r~ Y y ing sponsored nationally on overnber 15 . Final information on events in St. Croix County will be av ' N ailable for the ovem er Committee meeting. Art Jensen moved to adjourn. Lois Burn seconded tine motion. Motion c ' arried. Submitted by, Art Jens Secretary- r I i I i 4