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A Product of Extension Clark County
Questions from My Desk 1 –2
Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer 2
Dispelling Potassium Myths in Forages 3
Taste of Clark County - Farm Tech Days 2022 Kickoff 4
Protein Sparing Diets 5
Clark County Fair Show Schedule 6
Cost of Plant Food per Acre 7
Chocolate Recipe Contest 8
Weed of the Month - Curly Dock 8
Dairy Situations and Outlook - June 21, 2021 9
Conservation Corner 10
June Recipe Contest - Winning Recipe 11
In this issue: ......................................................................... July / August 2021
EXTENSION
This newsletter is mailed to approximately 1,400 farmers and agriculture businesses in Central Wisconsin at a cost of .70 per newsletter. County
budgets are tight and each department has been asked to reduce expenses. If you would like to view the Extension Views newsletter on-line versus
receiving a paper copy please contact the UW-Extension Office at 715-743-5121 / [email protected]. You can view the newsletter on our
webpage at: https://clark.extension.wisc.edu/extension-views/ Thank you for considering this option!
Contact Us
Extension Clark County 517 Court Street, Room 104
Neillsville, WI 54456 715-743-5121
Richard Halopka, Senior Outreach Specialist [email protected]
Matthew Lippert, Associate Professor,
Dairy and Livestock Agent [email protected]
Questions from My Desk
Liquid Lime Richard Halopka, CCA
Senior Outreach Specialist UW-Madison Division of Extension
Clark County Soils and Crops Educator
My agronomist is marketing a liquid lime product and claims it is more
efficient than ag lime for correcting pH. Is this true?
After reviewing the information you provided, along with a request for
a detailed label, the company has not responded. Let us review A2809
and to answer the question, why do we use ag lime to correct pH? See
figure 1.
January 1999, Noble News & Views
When testing soils pH, stands for parts of Hydrogen (H). Therefore, the
amount of H present in your soil sample will determine the acidity or
neutrality of your soil. If you want to correct pH to plant a crop like
alfalfa, which will require a pH of 6.8, ag lime will provide the best
economical choice to correct pH. From figure 1, it is the carbonate
fraction of the lime component that will chemically release H from the
soil profile, not the calcium or magnesium fraction of lime.
Reviewing the limited label provided, this product contains 20%
calcium, 24% calcium carbonate, with a 14% calcium equivalent. From
research and science, we know carbonate is required to neutralize soil
solution and calcium or magnesium then replaces H on our soil profile
(see figure 1). The literature on the label repeatedly mentions adding
calcium to your soil and does refer to basic cation ration saturation of
calcium on 60-75% of the sites in the soil profile. Therefore, the focus is
adding calcium, not correcting pH.
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Continue from page 1 .”Questions…”
To correct pH generally requires a ton or more of lime per acre to
neutralize an acid soil. If we use one ton of dolomitic lime per acre
in a 80-89 mesh, 880 pounds of carbonates have been added to
the soil profile along with 440 pounds of calcium and 440 pounds
of magnesium. If you choose, to use high calcium lime then 760
pounds of carbonates were added and 760 pounds of calcium.
The label of this product recommends 3-5 gallons per acre, no
weight of the product is listed on label, so let us estimate it
weighs 12 pounds per gallon, we apply 5 gallons per acre, the
product is 24% calcium carbonate, so let us do the math.
12 pounds per gallon x 5 gallons per acre x 0.24 per cent of
carbonate = 14.4 pounds of carbonate were added with one
application, an extremely small amount of carbonate and very
little pH correction.
The label provides a focus of added calcium. Yes, I have used
products like this over the years. Not to improve pH, but in
specialty crops grown in low pH environment, and the crop has a
high calcium requirement. Will the product work? Yes, it will. Is it
economical? Probably not in a conventional cropping system. Will
it improve pH in your soil? Probably not. Will the crop benefit
from the application? Yes, it will. Is it economical? No, unless it is
a specialty crop situation as mentioned earlier.
Bottom line, plants will respond to the application, however the
cost of the application and product will not capture an economic
return unless you are in specialty crop requiring high calcium
demand, while growing in low pH soil (potato, ginseng, these
crops may require high heavy metal fungicides).
The label states aglime requires up to three years to be fully
active in soil, agreed. This product will work, it will have a limited
economical return, plants will respond, but again there are better
management options to consider.
If neutralizing soil is the goal, use an aglime of your choice. Foliar
products do work, but may not provide an economical return on
investment. The factor that bothers the most is when requesting
information and they would not send a detailed label or cost per
acre for their “program”. One more comment, if you need to add
calcium to your soil an economical option would be calcium
sulfate or gypsum. It provides an excellent source of calcium and
sulfur at an economical price. Sometimes when working in
agriculture the old method is the soundest, provides the best
economical return, even though it will require time. Remember
Rome wasn’t built in a day and you will not change soil pH in a
day.
If you have questions on correcting soil pH or other agronomy
questions please contact [email protected].
Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsor candidates
Sponsor weekend events
Silent Auction Items
Items made in Wisconsin
* Detailed sponsorship information can be located at: www.wi-oyf.org or by email or phone at: [email protected] or 715-833-9649
* Sponsorship deadline is January 1, 2022
Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer Nominations
Judging Criteria:
Progress in Agricultural Career
Extent of Soil and Water Conservation Practices
Contribution of Community, State, and Nation
Age 21-39
* Farmers of all types are welcomed… do you know someone who should be nominated? Nomination forms can be found at www.wi-oyf.org or you can call or email for paper forms at [email protected] or 715-833-9649
* Nomination deadline is September 1, 2021
WI OYF will be held January 21-23, 2022 at the Best Western Premier Bridgewood Resort Hotel and Conference Center 1000 Cameron Way, Neenah, WI 54956 1-920-720-8000 (WI OYF room block) reserve by 12/20/2021
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Dispelling Potassium Myths in Forages Richard Halopka, CCA
Senior Outreach Specialist UW-Madison Division of Extension Clark County UW-Extension Crops & Soils Agent
High concentration of potassium (K) in forages is a concern with the dry and transition dairy cow diet and has stirred many conversations and many myths or misconceptions about potassium levels in forage. Before beginning any discussion on potassium levels in forage, a soil test must be available to determine the current status of available soil potassium. Forages remove approximately 50 lbs. of K2O per ton of harvested dry matter (DM) , no matter if it is a grass, legume, or grass/legume mix. A low (<80 ppm K) or an optimum soil test level, ( 120 ppm k) will require additional K fertilization and if ignored yield and persistence of a forage crop will be reduced as will income per acre. When the soil test is very high to extremely high K level (>200 ppm) reducing potash fertilizer or manure applications may improve the farms bottom line. Plants will luxury consume or uptake available potassium beyond plant requirement when potassium is above the opti-mum level.
Myths related to K levels in forages.
Replace K fertilizers (potash) with Cal-Sul fertilizer: The thought is based on theory that by increasing calcium present in the soil for-ages will not luxury consume potassium. Forage crops do require a fair amount of calcium and sulfur per ton of DM forage and today adding sulfur is recommended. Remember this is a theory that has no documented research to support the statement. For-age yields and stand persistence will decrease if the potassium requirement is not fulfilled.
Only legumes (alfalfa) will luxury consume potassium and result in high potassium forages: All growing plants will luxury consume potassium when potassium is readily available. Grasses with a fibrous root system will penetrate a greater soil profile and extract potassium with greater ease than legumes, even when potassium is at or below optimum levels.
Legume (alfalfa) forage will always have a higher potassium content compared to a grass/legume mix: Grasses or grass/legume mixed forage when harvested at the same maturity will have similar potassium levels compared to an alfalfa crop. Grasses will break dormancy earlier in the spring than legumes and when harvested the grass species may be more mature than the legume. Thus a grass mix may have lower potassium level, but generally very little difference when compared to alfalfa. Adding grass alone doesn’t assure lower potassium levels in the forage.
Harvested forages will always be high in potassium: Early harvested lush forage, even if grazed, will be 3% or greater potassium. If dairy quality forage is the goal, then high potassium levels in forage must be managed. Remember your grandfather’s first crop harvesting plan, he didn’t have potassium concerns when he was dairy farming. Why? The crop was more mature when harvested just before or after July 4th and the potassium level in the forage decreased as there is an increase in volume or yield (crop ma-tures) . When growing forage for a milking herd harvesting mature forage does not make economic sense. However, you may sac-rifice a field for transition cow feed.
Commercial fertilizer (potash) applications cause luxury consumption of potassium: The source of fertilizer really doesn’t matter. Pot-ash, sulfate of potash, manure, or a bio solid, all supply potassium. Forage crops will luxury consume potassium when the nutrient is available. Potash fertilizer alone is not the cause of luxury consumption.
What are some management practices to use on the dairy farm to manage high potassium forages?
Segregate dry and transition cows. Talk with a dairy nutritionist and develop a plan and diet to avoid metabolic disorders in dairy cows. Segregate low potassium forages. You may have a field that you can delay the harvest; this field may only get harvested twice during
the year instead of 3 or 4 times. Headed small grain forage may be an option along with rained on forages. Potassium is a soluble nutrient and rain will leach potassium from the forage. The key then is to store this forage separately from your dairy quality forag-es.
Soil test every 4 years and apply potassium fertilizer or manure only when a response to added potassium will provide an economical benefit.
Wet chemistry forage testing is a more accurate test for determining mineral content of forages compared to NIR.
In summary, don’t just skip feeding potassium to your forage crop. You invested a large sum of money to plant a forage crop. If you want economical yields you must feed your forage crop the nutrients required. Much like a dairy cow producing over 100 pounds of milk, do you discontinue feeding the cow energy or protein when margins are tight or feed price increases and expect the same return from your dairy cow. No. Eliminating potassium fertilization will just reduce yields and the persistence of the stand. Management of the transition dairy cow may be an area to focus on rather than eliminating fertilizing your forage crops.
If you have questions related to forage production or fertilizing crops please call the extension office at 715-743-5121 or email [email protected].
Reference:
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/forage/pubs/lowK.htm
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/PotassiumFOF.htm
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Farm Technology Days Clark County 2022 If you are interested in helping prepare for this large, event please contact:
Richard Halopka
Extension Clark County 715-743-5121
Chuck Rueth
Farm Technology Days Chairman
715-255-8387 –home
715-613-8387 –cell
Protein Sparing Diets
Matt Lippert, Dairy and Livestock Agent Protein prices are up sharply this summer. Soybean meal, canola meal all have become major areas adding cost to the ration. Milk prices are high enough that feeding adequate protein for maximum production is justified, but sometimes protein is fed in excess. Many of us think of protein in the diet as if it were a single factor in the ration. Protein is actually a complex of nitrogen containing ration factors. There are specific amino acids needed for production. There are many amino acids, we tend to consider about 15 that are called as essential and must be provided in the diet. Lysine and methionine we hear about most often from nutritionists, they are described as “first limiting” meaning they are usually at the level of concern for maintaining production. Rumen microbes need nitrogen compounds, sometimes they block our ability to feed the cow efficiently, breaking down important amino acids for their own use and depriving the cow of amino acids we have supplemented. At considerable expense there are rumen protected amino acids, that are designed to get past rumen bacteria and avoid wasteful breakdown. Rumen microbes can also build amino acids for use later by the cow. Very available forms of nitrogen such as feed urea, and high protein alfalfa haylage benefit from bacteria to make these nitrogen forms useable for a ruminant while other animals cannot utilize them. Urea is a nitrogen source, not a true protein, but can be used to build protein by rumen microbes. This type of protein is variously described as soluble protein or rumen degradable protein (RDP). Microbes build proteins from digestible carbohydrates (starch and sugar) and RDP and are an important factor for protein creation by the cow. A cow with a healthy appetite is an important component of delivery of large amounts of protein to the intestine to be converted to meat and milk. To utilize protein components most effectively rations need to be balanced for specific amino acids, for adequate digestible carbohydrate and rumen degradable protein. Relying too much on one specific protein source often will not meet these several required minimum amounts, feeding more of one protein source, raising total crude protein (CP) to obtain a minimum level of specific amino acids is inefficient and wasteful. Diets for 100-pound milk production groups or 150 plus pound cows can be developed that only include 15-16% CP maybe even less. Without paying attention to required levels of amino acids and relying on only one protein source, or simply over feeding protein will result in diets that are in the 18% range. Milk urea nitrogen (MUN), also is a good indicator if the protein complex is being overfed or if carbohydrate amount and type is poorly matched with protein supplies. Over feeding protein especially this year is expensive. There are many high producing herds with low (9-11) MUN. Also look at replacement heifer diets. Calves fed milk or milk replacer are growing very rapidly, do not have a functioning rumen and require diets over 20% CP. Calf starters mimic this range and are often 18 -20% CP. As a calf transitions to dry feed, begins consuming forage, growth rate slows in relation to intake, protein requirements drop quickly. Calves over 6 months of age do well with diets that are 12-14% CP. Feeding higher levels may make you feel better about your care for the calves, but the benefit is for you, not the calves. Over the long term, when proteins become more expensive, milk price generally responds. You need to be your own protein price cop, because on a day-to-day basis we can have protein prices that don’t “fit” with the milk price. This summer looks to be one of those times.
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Green Thumb
Challenge
Clark County Fairest of the
Fair Coromation
Saw Cow Contest
Little Britches Dairy
Show, Kids Goat Show,
Little Hoppers Show
Showing and Judging Schedule
Wednesday, August 11 9:00 AM Dogs Dairy Arena
9:00 AM Swine Livestock Building
10 AM- 2 PM Cloverbud and Exploring Fine Arts Building
12:30 PM Photography/ Food & Nutrition/ Preservation/ Cultural Arts Fine Arts Building
1:30 PM Flowers and Houseplants/ Woodworking/ Sewing/ Knitting & Crocheting/ Home Environment
Fine Arts Building
2:30 PM Cake Decorating/Candy Making Fine Arts Building
3:30 PM Veterinary Science/ Natural Science/ Plant & Soil Sciences Fine Arts Building
4:00 PM Computers/ Electricity/ Mechanical Sciences/ Child Development/ Communication/ Youth Leadership/ Health & Citizenship
Fine Arts Building
6:30 PM Market Rabbits Rabbit Barn
Thursday, August 12 8:30 AM Beef Livestock Building
9:00 AM Goats TBD
after Goat show Goat Kid Class (Kindergarten - 2nd grade) Same as Goat Show
12:30 PM Sheep Livestock Building
3:00 PM Open Classes Foods and Flowers Open Class Building
5:00 PM Cats Fine Arts Building
Friday, August 13 8:00 AM Poultry Poutry Barn
8:30 AM Dairy Dairy Arena
9:00 AM Open Class Plant & Soil Science/ Natural Sciences/ Cultural Arts/ Photography/ Woodworking/ Clothing/ Knitting & Cro-cheting/ Home Furnishings
Open Class Building
Saturday, August 14 8:00 AM Show Rabbits Rabbit Barn
8:00 AM Pleasure Horses Horse Arena
10:00 AM Little Hoppers Rabbit Show (4 year old to 2nd grade) Rabbit Barn
12:00 PM Little Britches Calf Show (4 year old to 2nd grade) Dairy Arena
2:00 PM Livestock Auction Livestock Building 5:00 PM Open Class Draft Horse Hitch Horse Arena
Sunday, August 15 8:00 AM Horses (Gymkhana) Horse Arena
8:30 Open Class Beef Livestock Building
8:30 AM Supreme Dairy Showman Dairy Arena
9:00 AM Open Class Draft Horse Halter
9:30 AM Open Class Dairy Dairy Arena
11:30 AM Llamas/ Alpacas TBD
1:00 PM Supreme Livestock Showman Livestock Building
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Jokes of the Month: What do you call a cow spying on another cow?
A steak out.
Cost of Plant Food per Acre Richard Halopka, CCA
Senior Outreach Specialist
UW-Madison Division of Extension Clark County Crops & Soils
With tight margins should I top dress my hay fields with dry fertilizer or can I use a
foliar feed product to replace the top dress fertilizer? The foliar feed product will cost less than $20.00 per
acre compared to $44.00 per acre for dry fertilizer.
This is a common theme the past couple of years as margins are tight and farmers are looking at alternatives and with an
increase in fertilizer prices. First, I would need to know the fertility status of your hay field, second, if your soil tests are
optimum or below, using only a foliar feed product you will probably have a decrease in yield. If your soil test is high you maybe
could use foliar applications alone, but remember you will deplete your soil reserve nutrients. I would recommend looking at
cost per pound of plant food applied per acre rather than just a cost per acre.
A 200 pound per acre application of potash will cost about $44.00 per acre for the fertilizer. The cost of a foliar application is
$20.00 per acre, but knowing how many pounds of plant food applied per acre is the best way to analyze this scenario?
The potash application will provide 120 pounds of K2O per acre (120 pounds of plant food per acre) or a cost of $0.37 per pound
of plant food ($44.00/120=$0.37). The application of potash replaces the nutrients removed from a 2-ton dry matter yield of
forage. Generally we will harvest 3 to 4 tons of dry matter forage during the growing season, so additional potash would be
required to maintain soil nutrient levels.
The farmer provided a label for the foliar product. Reading the label it contains 7 % nitrogen (N), 9% phosphorus (P), 5%
potassium (K) and 4.5% sulfur (S), plus chelated iron and zinc. Continue reading the label and focus on application rate and
weight of the product per gallon. According to the label, 2 1/2 gallons of product weighs 26 pounds, so we divide by 2 ½ and we
arrive at 10.4 pounds per gallon. Next what is the application rate? The label recommends 1-2 quarts in 10 gallons of water per
acre applied after each cutting during the season.
How much plant food is applied with 3 applications in a season at a cost of $60.00 for the season?
Using the maximum application rate of 2 quarts times 3 applications we will use 6 quarts of product per acre for the season. It
weighs 10.4 pounds per gallon, there are 4 quarts in a gallon, so we are applying 1 1/2 gallons for the season or 10.4 x 1.5= 15.6
pounds of product. So how much N-P-K is applied during the season as plant food? Let’s do the math: 15.6 x .07= 1.09 pounds of
N, 15.6 x .09= 1.4 pounds of P, 15.6 x .05= 0.80 pounds of K, and 15.6 x .045= 0.70 pounds of S per acre. The foliar product supplied
about 4 pounds of plant food at a cost of $15.00 per pound of plant food ($60.00/4= $15.00). The additional chelated minerals
will provide a quick boost for the hay crop, but may not add additional yield.
If potassium is our limiting nutrient, potassium will still be required. The cost per acre is less, but did we get the most bang for
our buck?
Now, continue reading the label and the last comment is they recommend that this should be used as a compliment to a dry
fertilizer program, not a replacement for applying potash or other fertilizers your crop may require. The farmer commented that
after he sprayed the field it just looked greener. Yes, it would, that is the response from applying the chelated products, which
will provide a boost to the plant growth and appearance, but may not increase yields.
So in the end the farmer must understand foliar products will work, but is it economical? It may cost less over the season.
However, when you calculate cost per pound of plant food supplied per acre a foliar product is much higher.
If you have questions related to fertilizers, plant food, crop production, please contact me at [email protected] or 715-743-5121.
Why are dogs like phones?
Because they have collar IDs
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Saturday, August 14
Clark County Fairgrounds, Fine Arts Building
Weed of the Month: Curley Dock
Curley dock can be a troublesome perennial weed in pastures, hay, and crop
fields. Curley dock is a forb, which originated from Eurasia. Dock will grow as
single or group of erect stems with alternate simple oblong to heart shaped
leaves. The seed develops in a panicle of verticillate racemes that are green and
mature to reddish-brown. The seed is enclosed in a small achene until mature.
Curley dock has a large fleshy taproot and will grow to a height of about 3 ½
feet.
Generally curly dock is found in pastures, waste areas, roadsides, and crop
fields. Curly dock can hybridize with other members of the buckwheat family.
Pollen from curly dock can cause hay fever.
The only use for curly dock is feed for waterfowl and songbirds and the root was
used in England to produce a black dye.
Curly dock can cause mortality in sheep if consumed in large amounts.
Chocolate Dessert Contest
Contest Requirements and Guidelines:
1. Contest is open to any individual who resides in Clark County; one entry per person.
2. Entry must be made from “scratch” (no mixes).
3. Recipe must contain two dairy products and a generous portion of chocolate (any type).
4. Recipe must be submitted with entry on day of event and must list the ingredients, preparation
instructions, highlight dairy and chocolate ingredients.
5. Recipe must be printed on one side of paper.
6. Name, address, and phone number of participant must be printed on the back side of paper.
7. Judging will be based on the following criteria:
A. Flavor 30 points
B. Overall Appearance 25 points
C. Creativity (appearance, ingredients, etc.) 20 points
D. Moistness and Crumb Texture 15 points
E. Consistency (size and shape) 10 points
TOTAL POINTS 100 points
Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Judging Begins: 9:30 a.m.
Prizes for Both Divisions
1st Place $25.00 2nd Place $15.00 3rd Place $10.00
Clark County Dairy Promotion has partnered with Clark County Fair Board and UW-Extension to offer a Chocolate Dessert Contest open to all Clark County residents.
There is no entry fee and there are two divisions:
Youth—ages 8 through 18
Adult—19 years and older
Pre-registration is required. Limited to first 20 entries in each division.
Call the Clark County UW-Extension Office at 715-743-5121 to pre-register.
Deadline to register is August 1st.
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Dairy Situation and Outlook, June 21, 2021
By Bob Cropp, Professor Emeritus
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cheese prices are much weaker in June than early May with dry whey prices lower and butter prices higher. In
early May on the CME cheddar barrels were $1.81 per pound, 40-pouind cheddar blocks $1.80, dry whey $0.66
and butter $1.75. As of June 21st, barrels were 1.48, 40-pound blocks $1.4725, dry why $0.6100 and butter
$1.7850. As a result, Class III which was $18.96 in May will be about $17.25 in June. The Class IV price will
show some strength in June. With the butter price up slightly and the price of nonfat dry milk averaging about
$1.27 per pound the June Class IV price which was $16.16 in May will be about $16.45 in June.
Milk production continues at a relatively high level putting downward on milk prices. U.S. milk production was
estimated to be up 3.5% from a year ago in April and 4.6% higher in May. A year ago, with lost market due to
COVID-19 dairy producers were told to reduce milk production. As a result, May milk production was 0.5% low-
er than the year before. Nevertheless, May production this year is a strong come back. Milk cows continue to
increase. Milk cows in May increased another 5,000 and were 145,000 more than a year ago, a 1.6% increase. Of
the 24 selected states 14 had more milk cows than a year ago. Milk cows are also milking exceptionally good
with milk per cow up 3.0% from a year ago.
Compared to a year ago, three states had double digit increases in May milk production, South Dakota 14.6%,
Indiana 12.6%, and Texas 10.8%. The two leading milk producing states California and Wisconsin had increas-
es of 5.0% and 5.6% respectively. Other states with relatively strong increases were Kansas 7.3%, Iowa 6.2%,
Minnesota and New Mexico 6.0%, Colorado 5.3%, Michigan 5.1%, and New York 4.2%.
With widespread drought tightening feed supplies feed prices could be a lot higher by fall which could slow
down milk production by fourth quarter.
Unless milk production slows down milk prices are likely to weaken June through August and then increase
starting in September and peaking in October or November. Milk production will decline seasonally during the
summer months while fluid milk sales will increase late August and September as schools open and butter and
cheese prices will strengthen as inventories build for strong seasonal sales thanksgiving through Christmas.
And if things return more to normal with in person learning in schools and colleges, restaurants are more fully
open, fans in bleachers at sporting events, conferences return and etc. food service sales will return to more nor-
mal. All of this can strengthen milk prices starting this fall. However, the strength in milk prices will highly
depend upon how quickly things return to more normal.
Dairy exports continue to be a bright spot for dairy adding support to milk prices. The volume of April exports
on a milk solids equivalent grew by 25% compared to April 2020. Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder exports
were up 15.5%, whey products up 17.6%, cheese up 51.2% and butterfat 257%. Nonfat dry milk/skim milk pow-
der, cheese and butter remain very price competitive on the international market. With world milk production
growing no more than about 1% and world demand improving the outlook for strong exports for the remainder
of the year looks promising.
The outlook for milk prices for the remainder of the year remains uncertain. It all depends upon how milk pro-
duction, domestic sales and exports turn out. Unless cheese prices recover Class III will be in the $16’s by July
and may not reach the $17’s until September and only toping to the higher $17’s in the fourth quarter. But we
can’t rule out the possibility of Class III reaching the $18’s in the fourth quarter. Class III futures have weak-
ened from where they were earlier but currently July is below $17 and then returns to the $17’s August and
September and the low $18’s for the remainder of the year. Latest USDA price forecast is not as optimistic
about milk prices with Class III averaging just $17.15 this year compared to $18.16 last year.
Robert Cropp
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Jim Arch, CCA Clark County Land Conservationist
Hello from the Clark County Land Conservation Department. I hope you have received some much needed rain in the last
week. I would like to start off by clearing up any confusion or misinformation that might be floating around, what is covered
under the County Animal Manure Management Ordinance (AMMO). First off, before you start planning, excavating or
designing a manure storage, making alterations to an existing manure storage or transfer system, or close an existing manure
storage, I urge you to contact our office. It has happened before where a farmer hires a contractor and the contractor tells the
farmer “you don’t need to contact the County or need a permit” to find out after or during construction the farmer needed a
certified design and a permit from the Land Conservation Department, which in some cases meant tearing things out and
starting over. Not a money saver in today’s high material prices. So what is the AMMO and what is covered under it? Basical-
ly, a manure storage facility means an impoundment made by constructing an embankment; excavating a pit or dugout; or fab-
ricating, building, or installing a structure to store and transfer agricultural waste including, but not limited to, components to
transfer waste from barns, barnyards, and feed storages, as well as fixed and permanent equipment and piping used to transfer
waste. What is not covered under AMMO is piping or transfer systems used to transfer manure from the storage to the field
this could be regulated by the DNR however. The full AMMO ordinance document is available on the County website under the
Land Conservation section and you can also pickup a paper copy from our office. The AMMO has been updated numerous
times in its 36 years of existence because of changes in technology, storage capacities and regulations to protect our water re-
sources.
So what is Agricultural Waste? Agricultural waste means manure (livestock excreta including livestock bedding, water,
soil, hair, feathers, and other debris that becomes intermingled with livestock excreta in normal waste handling operations);
excess fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides (which must be handled according to their specific regulations separate from this
ordinance); or leachate from feed storage facilities.
I hope this adds a little clarity to our ordinance that we are in charge of enforcing. As I have said in the the past “It is
better to ask first than to ask for forgiveness later”. Please call our office with any question at 715-743-5102.
My name is Evan Croft, and I am the summer intern for Clark County Land Conservation Department. My wife, Emma, and I live in Stanley with our 3 dogs. I am less than a year away from completing my Professional Science Master’s in Conservation Biology from UW-Stout, and hope to continue my education in the realm of conservation or ecology. Conservation is very important to me, whether it is resource consumption, waste disposal, land, water, or wildlife conservation, I am more than willing to share any tips for at home conservation practices. Please feel free to stop in and say hi, I’m in room 102!
Meet Evan - Our Land Conservation Summer Intern
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Clark County Dairy Promotions would like to Thank everyone who took part in the June Recipe Contest on June 23rd at
the Loyal City Hall
There were nine Soups on display for judging…. All were delicious and unique
Thank You ladies and Nathan for your entries and Congratulations to Bunny Dux with your Cheddar Potato Soup recipe
All recipes can be found on the Clark County Extension website at: clark.extension.wisc.edu
Cheddar Potato Soup
Bunny Dux, Neillsville
Ingredients
1 large onion
3/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup julienned cut carrots
3 cups milk (divided)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 pound bacon - cooked and crumbled Directions: 1. In a large soup kettle sauté onions and celery in butter about 5 minutes. 2. Add potatoes, carrots, and water. Bring to a boil and simmer until potatoes are tender. 3. Stir in 2 cups of milk, bouillon granules, salt and pepper. 4. Combine flour with remaining 1 cup of milk and blend until smooth. 5. Gradually stir into soup and cook until thickened, stirring often. 6. Reduce heat and add cheese and bacon. Stir until cheese is melted. (if soup gets too thick you can add more milk.) 7. Garnish with parsley or chives. 10 - 12 servings
1/4 cup butter
5 cups cubed potatoes
3 cups water
4 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
1/4 cup flour
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
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Are You Short of Pasture or Forage?
Richard Halopka, CCA Senior Outreach Specialist
UW-Madison Division of Extension Clark County Crops & Soils
The growing season has many twist and turns. Currently lack of moisture may be causing reduced yields in pastures and concern about
needing stored feed to cover forage requirements for your dairy or beef herd. What can I do to bridge this gap or replenish our feed re-
serves before winter?
Review your current growth patterns in your pastures. Are many of them nonproductive or very low yielding? It may be time to consider
reestablishing the pasture. An option would be to plant BMR Sorghum/Sudan early in July or small grains the first week of August. Sorghum/
Sudan will provide forage in 45-60 days and likes warm and dry conditions. Late planted oats can provide about 2 ton of dry matter feed.
Sorghum/Sudan or small grain may be used for late season grazing or for stored winter feed. A couple of unique features of late planted
oats is it will generally not winter kill until about December and it doesn’t mature as quickly when compared to spring planted oats, thus
providing a good late season alternative for forage.
You could also plant brassicas with oats for pasture to provide a mixture of plant species. This combination could extend pasture into Octo-
ber.
Now to push forage yield of Sorghum/Sudan or oats will require about 50 pounds of diammoinia phosphate and 150 pounds of potash per
acre. If you are renovating old pasture additional nitrogen may help, but some nitrogen will become available from the previous crop and
manure in the pasture. If no nitrogen credit is available 50-60 pounds of nitrogen will increase yields or about 100 pounds of urea per acre.
Then next spring you could plant grass/legume species to re-establish the pasture or use it for hay.
If you have other, questions please call 715-743-5121 or email [email protected] .
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Upcoming Meetings/Events
Make sure to listen to WCCN and WAXX for any cancellations
DATE EVENT LOCATION TIME
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
(March-September)
Badger Crop Connect Webinars https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/grain/badger-crop-connect-
webinar-series/ Virtual Webinars 12:30 PM
July 26, 2021 “Taste of Clark County” - FTD 2022 Fundraiser Rustic Occasions
N8349 Miller Ave., Loyal, WI 54446 6:00 pm
August 11– 15 2021
Clark County Fair Neillsville, WI 8am to close daily
Richard Halopka Crops & Soils Educator [email protected] Matthew Lippert Dairy/Livestock Educator [email protected] Jason Hausler Area Extension Director [email protected] Melissa Kono CNRED Educator [email protected] Nancy Vance Family Living Educator [email protected] Michael Rusin 4H Program Educator [email protected] Corbin Jasper FoodWise [email protected] Lori Hendrickson Administrative Assistant [email protected] Valerie Wood Program Assistant [email protected]
Phone: 715-743-5121 Fax: 715-743-5129 https://clark.uwex.edu/
Music
Friday - 8pm to 12am - Decades XS (3 piece family band)
Saturday - 8pm to 12am - Marshall Star Band
Grand stand Events
Thursday - 7pm - Tractor Pull (Free)
Friday - 7pm - Truck Pull ($10 - 10 yrs. and up, Under 10 yrs. Free)
Saturday - 6pm - Lawn Mower Races (Free)
Sunday - 1pm - Demolition Derby ($10 - 10 yrs. and up, under 10 yrs. Free)
