Farm Tour

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's Farm Tour! Despite the weather, nearly 300 farmers participated, and it was a great day.

Upcoming events:

Next class will be on crop planning, precision farming and suggestions on fertilizer costs.

• Winchester March 9


• Nekimi March 10


• Waupaca and Manawa March 12

Farm tour will be March 24, 2009 in the Weyauwega, Freemont area.

Farms are:

• Kaufman family dairy


• Jonely Dairy


• Quantum Dairy, LLC
  

Please return reservation cards by March 16th.
Contact Lynn Jerrett if you did not get a card in the mail.)

Ride a tour bus from these locations:

• Clintonville, FVTC Regional Learning Center parking lot. - 9:00 a.m.


• New London, Crystal Falls Restaurant and Banquet Hall. - 9:30 a.m.


• Black Creek, former bowling alley parking lot. - 9:00 a.m.


• Seymour, parking lot by Seymour Post Office. - 8:45 a.m.


• Freedom, St. Nick's Catholic Church north parking lot. - 8:30 a.m.


• Forest Junction, Railroad Junction Restaurant - 9:00 a.m.


• Winchester Town Hall - 9:30 a.m.


• Appleton, Fox Valley Technical College Agriculture Center - 9:00 a.m.

Special Awards and Guests at Farm Tour

A Toyota pickup truck will be presented to the FVTC Agriculture Department as the regional winner of the “Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Agriculture Education Program Award.” This is a national award focusing attention on agriculture programs at FVTC. This program is sponsored by Toyota as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.



Special guest, FVTC College President, Dr. Sue May will be present and will address the group. The Agriculture Department has had a long relationship with Dr. May and appreciates her continued support.