Thought this press release might interest you. Please pass the word
along to young folks who might be eligible applicants. Many thanks.
peace
michele
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For immediate release: 7/8/96
Contact: Dick Cates, Center for Integrated Ag Systems, (608) 265-6437
SCHOOL FOR BEGINNING DAIRY FARMERS CALLS FOR 1996-97 APPLICANTS
AS 1995-96 CLASS PREPARES FOR AUGUST GRADUATION
MADISON-Young people interested in dairy farming have until Aug. 2
to apply for the second year of an innovative program to help them
establish their own grass-based dairies in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers offers 10 students
each year full scholarships to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Farm and Industry Short Course, special training sessions, seminars
in the management of grazing-based dairy farms, farm internships,
mentoring by experienced graziers and UW faculty, classroom and field
experience, and the potential for future support and training.
The only program of its kind in the nation, the school is sponsored
by several units of the UW-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life
Sciences in cooperation with GrassWorks, Inc., UW-Extension, the
Wisconsin Technical College System, and the Farm Link Service of the
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
The school is being called a solid success by its students,
planners, and cooperating farmers. Nine students comprising the 1996
class will be recognized at graduation ceremonies on Aug. 8 in
Madison.
With this momentum, the school's coordinator is especially excited
about the call for applications for the 1996-97 year.
"We're looking for motivated, energetic, and exceptional young
people who have a strong desire to get started in their own
grass-based dairy business," said school coordinator Dick Cates.
"This is a one-of-a-kind program that combines financial support,
classroom learning, farmer- and researcher-taught seminars,
internships, mentoring, and follow-up support to help achieve
successful business start-ups."
People interested in learning more about the program and the
application process can talk with Wisconsin School for Beginning
Dairy Farmers representatives at 1996 Farm Progress Days at the
satellite farm of Lyle and Pearl Guralski, Marathon County, July
16-18, 1996. Buses will leave frequently each day from Tent City.
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2.
Application packets are available by contacting Cates and the school
by phone: (608) 265-6437 or 262-5200; by fax: (608) 265-3020; by
mail: Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers, c/o CIAS, 146
Agriculture Hall, UW-Madison, Madison, WI 53706; or by e-mail:
rlcates@facstaff.wisc.edu
Writer: Michele Gale-Sinex, Center for Integrated Agricultural
Systems, (608) 262-8018
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Michele Gale-Sinex, communications manager
Center for Integrated Ag Systems/Ag Technology & Family Farm Institute
UW-Madison College of Ag and Life Sciences
Voice: (608) 262-8018 FAX: (608) 265-3020
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