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                  Pre-Conference Tours

                  Biomass Demonstration Field Day

                  In 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

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                  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
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