Crop & Soils Summer Newsletter

Tar Spot, Potato Leaf Hopper, Upcoming Field Days and More! From the desk of Steve Okonek, Regional Crops & Soils Educator for Buffalo, Trempealeau and Jackson Counties.

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Tractor Safety Course Offered

The Alma Area School plans to host a Tractor and Machinery Safety course for youth ages 12-15. The minimum age requirement for this class as set in WI Act 178 effective May 1998, is 12 years old (12 and 13-year-old youth can only drive on their parent’s farm). However, the course and literature are geared […]

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Influenza A Testing Required

ATTENTION DAIRY EXHIBITORS: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection(DATCP) is requiring Influenza A testing prior to movement of lactating dairy cattle to fairs or exhibitions effective beginning June 19, 2024. In order to move lactating dairy cattle to fairs or exhibitions within the state, producers must receive anegative test for Influenza A […]

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