Pre-Conference Tours
Biomass Demonstration Field DayIn 2010 the Council established a 4 acre miscanthus demonstration; a 15 acre switchgrass demonstration containing three varieties of switchgrass; and a multi-species prairie planting. The Biomass Demonstration Field-Day will take place on Tuesday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m. with a tour of miscanthus plots and hybrid switchgrass plots at the Tom Ralston Farm near Fennimore. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Contact Southwest Badger RC&D at 608-348-7110 or email angie.wright@swbadger.org for more information.
Location 15941 County Road T Boscobel, WI 53805 Directions |
John Deere Tour
The John Deere Dubuque Works factory was opened in 1947. It stretches over one mile long on 1,465 acres three miles north of Dubuque, Iowa. The Dubuque Works manufactures crawler dozers, crawler loaders, skid steers, backhoe loaders, forestry track feller bunchers and harvesters, knuckleboom loaders, winches and components for various heavy equipment products. The factory also houses the Dealer Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) and Dealer Marketing Assistance Center (DMAC). DTAC is a hot line that provides technical assistance to John Deere Dealers. DMAC helps dealers answer customer questions about proper machine configuration, special applications, and other operating issues. A tour of the facility will be given Tuesday, November 1 at 1:30pm. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Contact Southwest Badger RC&D at 608-348-7110 or email angie.wright@swbadger.org for more information.
Location
18600 S John Deere Rd
Dubuque, IA 52001
Directions
Location
18600 S John Deere Rd
Dubuque, IA 52001
Directions
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In cooperation with: Alliant Energy, Driftless Area Initiative, and USDA-NRCS
In cooperation with: Alliant Energy, Driftless Area Initiative, and USDA-NRCS