Office of the Secretary 2811 Agriculture Dr., Madison, WI 53718-6777
608/224-5012
FOR FARMERS, LOCAL OFFICIALS AND OTHERS Contact: Coreen Fallat 608
224-4625
MADISON–Farmers, town officials, planning commission members and
other interested parties are invited to participate in one of six
working lands workshops scheduled for the last week of October and the
first week of November to learn
more about Wisconsin’s new tools to preserve agricultural land.
Wisconsin’s Working Lands Initiative is the focus of each day-long
workshop. Topics to be covered include the changes to the existing
Farmland Preservation Program, purchase of agricultural conservation
easements, agricultural enterprise
areas and claiming farmland preservation tax credits.
The workshops are organized by the Wisconsin Towns Association and the
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Additional partnership and promotion for the sessions is provided by
Cooperative Network,
AgStar Financial Services, Badgerland Financial, GreenStone Farm
Credit Services, United FCS, and Gathering Waters Conservancy.
Each workshop begins at 8:30 a.m. with registration and continues
until 3 p.m. with a break for lunch which will be provided. The cost
is $35 per person. Registration and payment should be received by the
Wisconsin Towns Association at least seven days before the workshop.
Walk-in registrations will be accepted for an additional $10 fee.
Wisconsin Dells: Tuesday, Oct. 27, Antiqua Bay, 655 Frontage Rd.
Eau Claire: Wednesday, Oct. 28, Sleep Inn & Conference Center, 5872
33rd Ave.
Marathon: Thursday, Oct. 29, Rib River Ballroom, 33237 St. Hwy 29.
Fond du Lac: Tuesday, Nov. 3, Holiday Inn, 625 W. Rolling Meadows Dr.
De Pere: Wednesday, Nov. 4, Apple Creek Inn, 3177 French Rd.
Janesville: Thursday, Nov. 5, Holiday Inn & Janesville Conference
Center, 3100 Wellington Place.
To register, contact the Wisconsin Towns Association at (715) 526-3157
or visit their web site at http://www.wisctowns.com/ for more
information or to download the registration form.