May-June Newsletter Pasture and hay production are very important to Trempealeau County and should be managed as such. The most important aspect of that is fertility management. Nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and potassium (K) are all used by forage crops. Rhizobia bacteria colonize the roots of legumes and “fix” nitrogen from the environment for use [...]
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May Newsletter May will be a busy month for all our 4-H families as we wrap up another school year. We wish our 4-H members that will be graduating this spring, the best of luck with their future plans. We hope that the skills you learned while being a 4-H member, will help you be [...]
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March 4H Newsletter March and April are filled with several opportunities to learn more about your projects. We are fortunate to have wonderful volunteers that donate their time and talents to help youth in Trempealeau County. Being en-rolled in a project is more than taking an item to the fair. Take advantage of these [...]
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March Newsletter 2013 With fertilizer prices high and not getting better any time soon we need to go back to basics on fertilizer management. Maintaining a proper pH in your soil is a good place to start. Soil pH is a measure of the acidity of the soil. A pH of 7 is neutral, [...]
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01. Feb, 2013
February Newsletter Farm Bill Extended and No Cows went over the Cliff, Yet The Taxpayer Relief Act includes a nine-month partial farm bill extension. With consumers up in arms over milk prices rising to $7 to $8 per gallon because the milk subsidy program would revert back to an antiquated parity-based price support formula that [...]
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01. Feb, 2013
February Newsletter The Power of Positivity: This fall I attended the State Youth Development Conference and the opening session was on “The Power of Positive Thinking”. The main speaker shared with us some great advice to stay positive. I still have the Optimist Creed taped to my bathroom mirror. Here are some helpful hints to [...]
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21. Jan, 2013
Eighteen 4-H Members participated in the Foods Revue. The members competed in categories such as Food Showmanship, You’re the Nutritionist, Decorated Cookies, Decorated Cakes, Decorated Cupcakes, Any Other Decorated Item, Molded Candies, Fudge, and Any Other Molded Candy. Guest Speaker at the Event was Cyndy Jacoby. Cyndy’s presentation was on Helpful Hints on Canning Food.
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14. Jan, 2013
It is a start of a New Year. You may have made some New Year’s Resolutions (Goals) like starting a new hobby, travel, learning a new skill, or creating a good habit. I encourage you to make some 4-H goals for the New Year. Current members I encourage you to try a new project. [...]
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30. Nov, 2012
December Newsletter The Trempealeau County Extension staff wishes all our 4-H families Happy Holidays! This newsletter contains information on many activities coming up in the new year. The Food Revue will be January 19th. If you like to cook, decorate cakes or cupcakes, make candy or do a food experiment, check out the Foods [...]
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20. Nov, 2012
December Ag Newsletter Feed Inventory Time If you haven’t done it yet, now is the time to complete your feed and live-stock inventory. It may be as simple as a glance at your feed storage and knowing that they are as full as they ever are, so therefore you’re good. If that is the [...]
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