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		<title>Rural Landowner Conference in Bristol on Nov. 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 5th Annual Southeast Wisconsin Rural Landowner Conference scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5 in Bristol will offer opportunities for rural landowners and small farmers and well as individuals who are considering a farm enterprise. Tim Baye, business development educator with UW Cooperative Extension will begin the day with a discussion of “Biomass: Turning Green into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop to address trimming hooves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A workshop on trimming hooves as well as a pasture walk &#8212; open to Kenosha County residents &#8212; is scheduled for Monday, June 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at A-Z Farm in Oregon, Wisconsin. The program will start with a pasture walk, where participants can see the grazing system used by A-Z Farm. Dinner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Certified organic farm to host pasture walk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barb and Don Waldron will host a pot luck dinner and twilight pasture walk on their 53 acre certified organic farm located 12 miles west of Franksville. They practice managed rotational grazing to provide forage for their beef herd, supply the herd’s winter feed and also raise chickens, turkeys, and “you pick” raspberries &#38; strawberries. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weis-Way Dairy will host 2011 Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast June 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hover cursor over above photos for caption info. Any host dairy farm of the annual Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast aims to make it a comfortable day for those who visit. But this year&#8217;s host &#8212; Weis-Way Dairy Farm in Paris &#8212; have also gone a long way to make sure their dairy herd is comfortable every day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extension service to offer youth tractor safety training</title>
		<link>http://www.westofthei.com/2011/05/02/extemsion-service-to-offer-youth-tractor-safety-training/20008</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 20:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties will be collaborating to provide tractor safety education for youth ages 12-16. The course will be a total of 24 hours in length. This course is required by Wisconsin for any youth between the ages of 12 and 16 that will be driving farm machinery on public roads. The tractor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agri-culinary tourism subject of workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.westofthei.com/2011/04/19/agri-culinary-tourism-subject-of-workshop/19869</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking about the opportunities in combining local food, farms and tourism? This win-win for local farmers and businesses will be the subject of the upcoming workshop open to Kenosha County residents on Agri-Culinary Tourism scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at VDB Organic Farms in Delavan. Speaker Ann Dougherty of Learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extension services offering horse workshop April 2</title>
		<link>http://www.westofthei.com/2011/03/12/extension-services-offering-horse-workshop-april-2/19039</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A full-day Equine Educational program organized and sponsored by Illinois and Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Services for horse owners will be offered on Saturday, April 2, in Bristol. This program will offer three separate tracks for participants to choose from including a trail riding track, senior horse track, and an advanced horseman track. Examples of some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop for novice chicken owners is March 25</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A workshop for novice chicken owners or those who are looking at buying chickens is scheduled for Friday, March 25. The workshop, which is open to Kenosha County residents, will include information on topics such as selecting breeds, common diseases and challenges, nutrition, housing and rules and regulations for the sale of eggs and meat. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UW-Extension hosting Quickbooks for farmers workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.westofthei.com/2011/02/28/uw-extension-hosting-quickbooks-for-farmers-workshop/18791</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you interested in learning how to use Quickbooks computer software for your farm financial recordkeeping? Or build upon what you already do know? The University of Wisconsin-Extension Center for Dairy Profitability and UW-River Falls are offering a beginning hands-on workshop using Quickbooks in Jefferson on Friday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Program aims to assist farm women with investments, estate planning</title>
		<link>http://www.westofthei.com/2011/01/25/program-aims-to-assist-farm-women-with-investments-estate-planning/17763</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hillock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new program has been developed to assist farm women who would like to learn more about investment and estate planning for their farm business. The program, called Annie’s Project, Level II is modeled after a widely successful program that started in Illinois and has spread to over 20 states. It is open to Kenosha [...]]]></description>
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