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Welcome to Walworth County and Farm Technology Days I want to thank Southern Lakes Newspapers for its special coverage of Farm Technology Days. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, Farm Technology Days is one of the largest agricultural tradeshows in the country featuring vendor displays as well as demonstrations of the latest agricultural equipment and techniques.

It is held in a different county in the state each year. We are proud that the venue for this year’s show is Snudden Farms in the Town of Linn. This is the first time that the event will be held in Walworth County and will also mark the southernmost location in the show’s 62year history.

What makes the show unique is that the statewide organization, Farm Technology Days Inc., has only one fulltime employee. He provides advice on how to set up the event, but all of the legwork necessary to make the

show a success is provided by hundreds of volunteers.

A focal point of the show is Tent City that will house exhibitors.

Previous shows have featured more than 150 tents and permanent

By DAVID BRETL buildings set up on 60 acres of Walworth County Administrator land. Two miles of temporary electrical lines will power this year’s show. Eight generators will produce enough electricity to power an eighty home subdivision.

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at work since 2013 when Walworth County was selected to host the event.

The executive committee coordinates the efforts of 15 other committees with names such as Admissions, Food, Publicity and Marketing and Utilities.

I know you will enjoy the tour of Snudden Farms. While the farm has been in the Snudden family since 1925, Steve took it to a whole new level when he took over operations in 1977.

Starting with twenty cows, today the herd has grown to 1,700. The operation encompasses 3,000 acres of land.

Steve and his family are assisted by 29 employees. Three tanker trucks, each with a capacity of 5,800 gallons, are needed to haul milk from the farm each day.

I attended previous shows and what impresses me about this year’s version were some of the extra touches Steve and the executive committee took to highlight Walworth County.

The food, itself, is worth the price of admission. Rather than just offering the standard brat and hamburger fare, the

food committee has put together a menu featuring local producers and items like Shepard’s pie and a smoked pork bowl. Even Bears fans will find it hard to resist ordering a Packer brat, which is stuffed with spinach and cheddar cheese.

A miniature Geneva Lake constructed on the farm will offer insight into the history of the area.

Agriculture is sometimes taken for granted given all of the other activities that take place in our county. It is a vital part of our economy; however, accounting for nearly $900 million in economic activity in Walworth County.

Snudden Farms is a fine example of the 75 dairies in the county that produce some of the highest per cow averages of milk in the state.

The show will run from July 19 to 21. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Snudden Farms is at N764 Zenda Road in the Town of Linn. Admission is $6 and parking is free. You can learn more about the show at www. wifarmtechnologydays.com.

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Test your knowledge of wildlife in Wisconsin at the Wildlife on the Farm booth at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days.

Talk to the insect experts at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days

What’s “bugging” you? From Japanese beetles and rootworms to moths and mosquitoes, insects are absolutely everywhere in Wisconsin. With over 20,000 different species of insects in the state, it’s easy to find insects on our farms, in our backyards and gardens, and even in our homes. Come learn about the insects of Wisconsin at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days.

University of Wisconsin-Extension/Madison entomologists will be on hand at the Insect Experts booth on the Progress Pavilion to provide advice and identification services to let you know more about the insects in your area.

Bring in your insect specimens to have them identified at the microscope station to figure out what insects are crawling around your farm, yard or house.

Insect displays will highlight the common insects of Wisconsin as well as important invasive species such as the emerald ash borer, gypsy moth, lily leaf beetle and viburnum leaf beetle.

A pollinator station will show some of the common pollinators of Wisconsin and will share tips on what you can do to help protect and preserve pollinators. Bring the kids to have the chance to hold some of our live insect specimens.

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days will be held July 1921, in Walworth County.

For more information about Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, visit www.wifarmtechnologydays.com.

Agriculture and natural resources is a program of the University of Wisconsin-Extension in partnership with local, state and federal government in each Wisconsin county.

Learn about Wisconsin wildlife that may live on your farm

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Animals on a farm are to be expected, but what do you do when those animals are wildlife rather than cows, pigs or chickens?

University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension wildlife specialists provide advice and technical information about wildlife on the farm to people who stop at their display in the Progress Pavilion.

UW-Madison/Extension specialists will be on hand to test your knowledge of Wisconsin’s 500-plus wildlife species, including birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.

Wondering what animal left tracks on your farm?

Through the use of wildlife specimens, visitors to the display can improve their identification skills and make

wildlife watching more fun.

Experts will also be on hand to talk with visitors about habitat management practices they can use to attract desired wildlife, as well as suggestions for resolving wildlife damage problems on the farm.

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days will be held July 19-21, in Walworth County.

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to put on a decent show,” Steve said in a FTD interview. “I wouldn’t have done it without knowing I was going to be able to get all the help from the committees and volunteers. They really have been the glue to this whole project, and without their help and support, this show would not be happening. My family and I hope everyone enjoys Farm Technology Days and learns during the process.”

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BY Tracy Ouellette EDITOR

The Wisconsin Farm Technology Days is the largest agricultural show in Wisconsin and one of the largest in the nation.

The three-day outdoor event showcases the latest improvements in production agriculture, including many practical applications of recent research findings and technological developments.

Each year, it is held in a different Wisconsin county — on a different host family farm.

The 2016 Farm Technology Days host is Snudden Farms, in the Town of Zenda, near Lake Geneva.

The farm is owned and operated by Steve Snudden, with help from family members and about 30 employees. The farm is the furthest south the event has ever been held in Wisconsin and at the June 2 media day, organizers said they were hoping to attract visitors from

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Above: The Snudden Family is hosting the 2106 Farm Technology Days on their farm in Zenda. Pictured front from left are: Carly, Marilyn, Abby, (back row) Steve, Yvonne and Austin Snudden. Top: Field demonstrations are one of the highlights of Farm Technology Days. Trams take visitors out to fields so they can see what goes into managing a farm and how crops are planted, tended and harvested.

Illinois to the event.

Walworth County Farm Technology Days Executive Chairman Jim Stowell said it was an opportunity for “our friends in Illinois” to see what farming in Wisconsin is all about and where the food comes from.

It’s taken two years of planning to pull off the event and it couldn’t have been done without Steve Snudden and his family and their willingness to open their farm to the public.

WSLD radio personality Pam Jahnke, Wisconsin Farm Report, said the Snudden’s cooperation extended far beyond just hosting the event.

“This farm has given more than just time, they’ve made a lot of adjustments to accommodate this,” Jahnke said at media day, explaining that even the location of some crops have been dictated by the event.

“I hope people will see the amount of planning, hard work, and folks it takes

Farm Technology Days is designed to show off the best of agriculture in the state and in doing so, offers a plethora of activities to visitors.

The field demonstrations are one of the highlights of the show. More than 300 acres of corn, wheat and alfalfa were planted on Snudden Farm just for this purpose. Visitors are shuttled out to the fields to see how various crops planted, tended to, mowed and harvested.

The daily schedule of demonstrations begins at 10 a.m. and wraps up at 3 p.m.

The pick up area for the trams to the field demos is at the north end of Sixth Street West (Zenda Road).

Another big attraction to the show is Tent City, which takes months of site preparation and full month to set up for the show.

Tent City is the heart of the show and where Innovation Square, Youth Village, Family Living Tent, Family Farm Adventures, Country Mercantile, Educational Square, horse corral, exhibitors, vendors, sponsors, food and much more can be found.

Innovation Square is also in Tent City.

The attraction is about the size of a football field and will feature new technologies in agriculture. There will also be a miniature Geneva Lake that visitors can walk around and learn about the agricultural heritage of See FARM, Page 6

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the county from Native American agrarian practices to the innovative turn-of-the20th-century animal husbandry practices of some of the area’s lakefront residents.

The food available for purchase at the show is coming from Walworth County vendors and restaurants. The offerings include specialties such as shepherd’s pie, smoked pork bowl, chicken wrap, a brat stand which will have traditional brats and offer a special “brat of the day” throughout the show, cheese curds and sausage sticks, various desserts and more.

For more information about the show, visit www.wifarmtechnologydays.com.

About Snudden Farm

The Snudden Farm has been in Steve’s family since 1925, when his grandfather, Harvey Snudden, purchased the farm.

Steve’s parents, Kip and Marilyn, assumed ownership in the early 1960s, with Steve taking over in the fall of 1977, during his senior year of high school.

Today, Snudden Farms is home to 1,700 Holstein cows and 3,000 acres of corn, forage and small grains. The cows are milked double‐32 DeLaval parallel parlour and freestall facilities and on-farm sand separation facility. Snudden Farms’ milk is marketed through Grande.

Snudden raises his own calves and uses an on-farm calf milk pasteurizer and Snudden Farms recently built a 1,500-head heifer facility.

Snudden farms 3,000 acres – all within a 10-mile radius of his farm – of corn, alfalfa and wheat, in addition to custom farming 1,000 acres. The farm has its own drying facility and has storage capacity of 140,000 bushels.

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WHAT: Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2016 WHEN: July 19 to 21 WHERE: Snudden Farms, N815 Zenda Road, Lake Geneva COST: $6, kids 12 and younger are admitted free INFO: www.wifarm technologydays.com

Farming in Walworth County Family-owned farms, food processors and agriculture-related businesses in Walworth County generate thousands of jobs and millions of dollars each year.

Although population of Walworth County has increased by 25 percent in the past decade, more than 60 percent of the county is still farmland. As one of the state’s top tourist destinations, the pastoral landscape is a valuable asset to the county Agriculture in the county is diverse, and in addition to production grain and dairy, includes a wide range of livestock and horticultural crops. The direct marketing of vegetables, meat and poultry, cheese, and fruits is a rapidly growing segment of county agriculture.

Walworth County has 870 farms, covering 187,920 acres and its agriculture generates $894.8 million in economic activity. Ag-related employment in the county accounts for 4,347 jobs.

The top commodities grown in

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Visitors to the 2015 Farm Technology Days in Dane County stroll through Tent City, which is home to most of the activities, vendors, exhibitors, sponsors and educational booths at the show.

Walworth County are grain at $70.9 million annually; milk, $54.9 million; and cattle and calves, $17.4 million. And the county’s farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture, roadside stands, and pick-your-own operations generate $1.2 million a year.

Volunteers needed

The event organizers are seeking volunteers for the three-day event.

“We need skilled volunteers, we need kids, we need people of all ages,” volunteer coordinator Colleen Lesniak said.

As of the June 2 media day, Lesniak said there were about 400 volunteers

signed up and that was about half of what they would like.

“Optimally, we’d like about 700 volunteers,” she said.

Some of the areas still needing volunteers include forklift and skidsteer drivers to help unload the semi-trucks the two weeks before the event, grounds crew, parking attendants and tractor drivers, Lesniak said.

“We’re lucky to have such a strong volunteer force in the county, the response had been wonderful, but we still need more people to step up,” she said.

Anyone interested in helping out can contact Lesniak at (262) 741-4223 or clesniak@co.walworth.wi.us.

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Youth Village, Family Living Tent mix education with interactive fun The Youth Committee for the 2016 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days was charged with providing educational and entertaining activities for youth and their families.

The 14-member committee includes educators, financial managers, high school and college students, agri-business experts, master gardeners, natural science enthusiasts, 4-H volunteers, and UWExtension staff, who have worked for more than 18 months with co-chairpersons Sue Fredrich and Letha Kuecker in planning the Youth Village, which will be located in Tent City.

Reaching out to surrounding counties for their audience, about 800 guests from day-care sites, day camps, park and recreation programs in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois have signed up to check out all the activities.

The Youth Village is sponsored by Blain’s Farm and Fleet, with additional

funding from BP Amoco and Rote Oil of Lake Geneva. The feature-themed tents around the perimeter of the site include a children’s farm, cow to milk, master gardeners activities, natural science displays and demonstrations, a shooting sports activity sponsored by the Turkey Federation of Wisconsin, and a historical presentation filled with humor.

Those who want to drive a tractor via a simulator can also try their skills. In the same tent they can learn about ethanol, see a toy farm display that shows how farming has changed in the past 60 years as well as a restored 1951 John Deere A tractor.

The grassy area, also called the Open Arena, will host demonstrations by 4-H dog members, the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit, strolling entertainers who juggle, do magic, or make balloon sculptures, a demo by a local fire department and other entertainment.

Visitors can build a structure with large

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Youth Village is the place to take the kids during Farm Technology Day. The interactive activities, like this milking station, teach children while entertaining them.

building blocks from the Hegberg Library in Janesville, as well as try to catch “the big one” in the “Learn 2 Fish With Us” area. River Valley Pedal Tractors will offer competitive pulls for young visitors.

Within the main tent in the Youth Village, the Science Exploratorium will host the UW-Biotrek Team, Discovery Museum of Rockford, Ill., robotic demonstrations by a Walworth County 4-H member, and the 4-H Stem Team.

Science Alliance of Lake Geneva will entertain with a chemistry program on stage and Jeff Kleist will share his lumberjack program. Arts and crafts projects will be available each day.

Other displays will help visitors learn about foods grown in Wisconsin, county fairs in the area, and the Ag in the Classroom program.

Stage entertainment will feature the Heat Wave Show Choir of Rock County 4-H, a martial arts demonstration set to music, 4-H music and drama, and other presentations.

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Kids can use toy tractors and farm machinery to move corn in the Youth Village.

Family Living Tent The Rural Mutual Insurance Family Living Tent is also in Tent City, next to Youth Village.

The Family Living Tent will have booths and displays in the areas of health, education, home and more.

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Society booth will feature the “Wheel of History” for prizes and displays of unique agricultural implements and advertising and photos from the 1800s.

The Elkhorn Area School District Parent Connections booth will have programing for the little one (newborn to age 5). Activities will include sensory bins filled with items from the farm, preschool activities and information for parents about things to do and places to go with the kids.

Get Moving Walworth County will have pedometers for guest to check out for a $10 refundable deposit for while they walk the grounds. Prizes will be awarded when the pedometers are returned.

The Lakeshore Library System, which represents more than 15 libraries in Walworth, Racine and Kenosha counties, will be issuing library cards and have information on its resources, services and programing.

Never Say Never Playland will have a playground and activities for kids of all abilities. The playland will focus on special needs, but it will be a play everyone can play side by side regardless of ability.

The UW-Extension office will host block-building parties for kids. There will be a booth with quilt turning demonstrations, home food presentations, blood pressure checks, information on aging and much more.

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UW Weed Experts provide information to identify and control weeds in your crops and gardens Mild temperatures and ample rainfall have resulted in another year of rampant weed growth. Is your field, garden or yard covered with weeds?

Do you know what they are and how to manage them?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consider attending Wisconsin Farm Technology Days on July 19-21, in Walworth County. At this event the University of Wisconsin-Extension/Madison weed specialists will help identify your weed species as well as give you management options.

Bring your weeds to the show for identification – if you forget we will have live specimens on display as well as a team of experts to help.

“We’ll also have information about glyphosate-resistant weeds, which are a major threat to corn and soybean production across the nation,” said Mark Renz, UW-Extension/Madison weed specialist. “Some ways to address this issue are using integrated weed management tactics, including diversified herbicide use to manage the onset of glyphosate resistance.”

Weed scientists have identified species of weeds that are of concern of developing herbicide resistance and have found herbicide resistant weeds in Wisconsin. UW Weed Experts can provide advice on best practices for determining if a weed is herbicide resistant and steps to control its spread.

For more information about Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, visit www.wifarmtechnologydays. com.

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Snudden Farms is home to 1,700 Holsteins, which are milked in a state-of-the-art Double-32 DeLaval parallel parlour. The farm’s milking facilities will be featured during the 2016 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days.

Farming through the ages Lake Geneva area has rich agricultural history

For those interested in the history of farming in Walworth County and the Lake Geneva area will be able to take a walking tour around a miniature Geneva Lake and learn about six different agricultural sites in the area.

Lake Geneva, which was the location of many garden and agricultural fairs in its early days.

Today, Horticulture Hall is a popular wedding venue and houses the weekly Lake Geneva Farmer’s Market. The market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays, May through October.

Chief Big Foot’s villages Potawatomi Indian Chief Big Foot had three villages around Geneva Lake in the Williams Bay and Fontana area.

In the late 1820s and early 1830s the villages were thriving as new settlers discovered when the arrived.

It was Big Foot’s tribe that established the path around Geneva Lake. The tribe farmed corn, beans, squash and tobacco in addition to harvesting nuts and berries in the surrounding woods. The lake provided fish and the tribe hunted the woods for deer and small game.

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The UW Weed Experts can help you identify and learn how to control weeds, stop by their booth at 2016 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days.

The birth of 4-H in the state The first 4-H Club in Wisconsin was organized in the Town of Linn in 1914.

The first meeting was attended by seven area youths and grew to 21 members in the first year.

A Wisconsin Historical Society sign (see photo on this page) is located on the north of Snudden Farms and Linn continues to be an active 4-H Club.

Flowerside/Chapin Farms The Flowerside/Chapin Farms were founded in 1898. Chapin eventually had five farms on the west side of Geneva Lake, each with its own specialty.

The original barn can still be seen on Snake Road, just off of Highway 50.

Chapin sold the land used for Horticultural Hall, a well-known historical building in

Ceylon Court/Maytag Farm Ceylon Court was built in 1893 on the Chicago Columbian Exhibition, which celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in America; it was commissioned by Queen Victoria.

The structure was bought by Frank Chandler after the exhibition ended and moved to Lake Geneva and turned into a private home.

The home was bought by John Mitchell of Chicago in the early 1900s. After Mitchell and his wife were killed in a car crash, Fred Maytag bought the property and the farm grew to about 1,000 acres.

It was the home of “Dan Patch.” Some of the farm buildings are still use by the Lake Geneva Youth Camp.

Black Point/Baker Farm Black Point was the home of Conrad See HISTORY, Page 11

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Seipp, a Chicago beer baron. They produced milk, eggs, meet and vegetables for the family. Each grandchild was given the responsibility of caring for a goat during the summer, as the whole family worked on the farm.

Tessa Schmidt, a granddaughter of Conrad and Catherina Seipp, was the first woman graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Agriculture short course. She went on to own and manage two farms in Dane County.

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