Farm Management & Marketing
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USDA’s Risk Management Agency
This agency regulates and supervises the Federal crop insurance program. More farmers and ranchers participate in and have more at stake in the crop insurance program than any other USDA program. RMA also helps farmers and ranchers learn how to improve their risk management skills.
UW-Extension Farmer to Farmer Corn and Forage List
Puts Wisconsin farmers in touch with one another for the purpose of buying and/or selling corn and forage. The farmer to farmer list is free of charge to both buyers and sellers. Users can list or search for high moisture corn, corn grain, corn silage, alfalfa haylage, sorghum sudangrass silage, soybean silage, or hay.
AgHelpWanted.org
A web companion to the book Ag Help Wanted: Guidelines for Managing Agricultural Labor. Ag Help Wanted is an educational guidebook designed to assist every person who currently manages or expects to manage human resources on farms, ranches, nurseries, dairies, and other agricultural operations.
Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research
Serves as a national leader in strategic research to improve the competitive position of the dairy industry by linking Center/University faculty, staff, students and the dairy/food industries in order to address key issues resulting in the transfer of technology and communication of information.
New Farm Options
Provided by the UW-Extension, a guide to information about new niche markets, business start-up issues, upcoming events, and others like you who are pioneering new farm-food ventures in Wisconsin.
Rodale Institute–”The New Farm”
Farmer-to-farmer know how from the Rodale Institute, including hundreds of stories and informative articles on organic farming.
Savor Wisconsin.com
The most complete online directory for all agriculture-related products from Wisconsin. This is a collaborative project of the WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, and the Wisconsin Apple Growers Association.
Organic Trade Association
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA’s mission is to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth of diverse organic trade.
USDA National Organic Policies
The US Dept of Agriculture website listing organic certification agents, consumer information, regulations and policy, producers, handlers and processors, and state information.
ATTRA–Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (USDA)
The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is the website of the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA). You’ll find publications, newsletters, and a variety of other information on sustainable farming strategies of all types.
SARE–Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (USDA)
Provides grant opportunities; maintains database of research reports; develops books, bulletins and educator guides.
AFSIC–Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (USDA)
Collects, organizes, and distributes information on alternative agriculture and provides reference services from the National Agricultural Library.
UW Dairy Marketing & Risk Management Program
The UW Ag Economics Department helps you answer your questions about the use of Dairy Futures and Options for price risk management.
UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Brings together university faculty, farmers, policy makers and others to study relationships between farming practices, farm profitability, the environment, and rural vitality
Program on Agricultural Technology Studies (PATS)
An applied research and extension unit housed in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and linked with Cooperative Extension Services.
Buying and Selling Hay and Straw
A multi-purpose site coordinated by University of Wisconsin Extension and the University of Minnesota Extension Service. You find information on what to know about buying and selling hay, what hay and straw are currently selling for, and links to several sites to buy and sell hay and straw ( including the Midwest Haylist, USDA Farm Service Agency Haylist, and others).
Penn State Dairy Outlook
This site provides reports, trade data, and market data and graphs on the dairy industry.
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If you have any questions regarding Agriculture in Shawano County, please contact:
| Ken Barnett, Agriculture & Horticulture Agent UW-Extension Shawano County Shawano County Courthouse 311 North Main Street, Room 101 Shawano, WI 54166 Phone: 715-526-6136 * Fax: 715-526-4875 Email: ken.barnett@ces.uwex.edu |
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Rhonda Sumnicht, Office Assistant Shawano County Courthouse 311 North Main Street, Room 101 Shawano, WI 54166-2198 Phone: 715-526-6136 Fax: 715-526-4875 Email: rhonda.sumnicht@co.shawano.wi.us |
