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3-state tour of sustainable systems
TEAMWORK TOUR: FARMING SYSTEMS AND LEARNING APPROACHES
Monday Tuesday, July 1-2, 1996
Southeast Minnesota, Northeast Iowa, Southwest Wisconsin
For additional information:
IA: 515-294-1923 Rick Exner
MN: 612-625-0220 Helene Murray
WI: 608-262-5201 Richard Klemme
A TEAMWORK TOUR?
A three-state sustainable agriculture "Teamwork Tour" of
northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest Wisconsin
is set for July 1-2, 1996, sponsored by agricultural
universities and farm groups. This bus tour will focus on
innovative farms and successful team building involving
producers and information providers. Participants will see
cutting-edge technologies in use on farming systems that
support the farm family and the community and that sustain
the environment.
The tour will feature examples of teamwork-based
opportunities to achieve common goals. The two-day event
will cover beautiful country in the tri-sate area, include
great locally-produced foods, and offer the opportunity for
making new acquaintances in a relaxed setting. Reserve your
place now for this unique learning experience.
Scholarships for tour expenses of up to $150 per person will
be awarded to the first three dozen farmer-information
provider pairs to register for the tour. Who is an
"information provider?" The term includes personnel in the
Extension Service, the USDA, state departments of
agriculture and state DNRs as well as lenders,
veterinarians, consultants and others who work with
producers. By attending together, farmers and their
information providers will strengthen local teams.
TOUR ITINERARY
Departure: meet the bus at 9:00 am, Monday, July 1, leaving
>from La Crosse, Wisconsin
Art and Jean Thicke farm, La Crescent, Minnesota
Participants will tour the intensive rotational grazing
system and learn how the Thickes take advantage of
seasonal grass growth in their dairy operation
The Monitoring Project, a farmer-initiated effort that
has drawn together producers and scientists from the
University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources, the Minnesota Department of
Agriculture, and other agencies
Lunch includes locally-raised meat and produce
Jim Hageman farm, Calmar, Iowa
Fourth year of rotational grazing for dairy
Winneshiek County organization for pasture walks
Northeast Iowa Pasture Walks Network - agencies and
farmers working together
Northeast Iowa Community College
Barbecue served by the Winneshiek County Pork Producers
at Northeast Iowa Community College
Evening "process" workshop will be facilitated by Don
Broshar, ISU Extension Organizational Development
Specialist
Tom and Irene Frantzen farm, Alta Vista, Iowa
Annual and perennial crops and livestock, tightly
integrated utilizing rotational grazing for hogs and
beef cattle and a variety of other high-management
techniques
Why producers should take charge of their information
needs and relate actively to information providers
Lauren Christian, Distinguished Professor of Animal
Science, ISU: research on low-investment hog
production, including outdoor and deep-bedded systems
Harmony Valley Farm: Richard de Wilde and Linda Halley,
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Lunch includes locally-raised meat and produce
50-acre operation that sells organically raised fruits
and vegetables as far away as the Chicago terminal
market. Learn how the many different crops are grown
and processed on the farm
Community supported agriculture project (CSA) that
involves more than 200 families. For a season of
weekly grocery baskets and a newsletter keeping them
in touch with the farm, CSA members pay a flat rate
John Hendrickson, Research Assoc., Center for Integrated
Ag Systems: CSAs in the Midwest
Special informational needs that stem from the farm's
production and marketing
Return: 5:00 pm, July 2, to departure site in La Crosse, Wisconsin
REGISTRATION DEADLINE JUNE 7
Registration for the Teamwork Tour is $100 per person and
covers bus transportation, four meals, lodging (double room)
on July 1, and a conference notebook of supplemental
information. Registration deadline is Friday, June 7.
Later registration is on a space-available basis only and
costs $130. Return this form with $100 ($130 late) payment
to: Northeast Iowa Community College, Continuing Education,
Box 400, Calmar, IA, 52132. For registration information:
800-728-2256 ext 219.
Teamwork Tour: Farming Systems and Learning Approaches
Name: ______________________________________________________
Farmer/Organization/Business: ______________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
State, Zip Code: ___________________________________________
Telephone, e-mail: _________________________________________
Scholarships of up to $150 per person, reimbursable from
receipts, are available to "teams" of a farmer and an
information provider attending together. If you are
applying for a scholarship, who is your "teammate?"
Teammate: __________________________________________________
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Rick (Derrick N.) Exner
PFI Farming Systems Coordinator
ISU Extension / Practical Farmers of Iowa
2104 Agronomy Hall, ISU, Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-1923, -9985 fax
e-mail: dnexner@iastate.edu