Paris, Ron

Posted July 2000

Ron grew up on a small dairy farm south of Madison. After graduating with a degree in Dairy Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1977, he went on to work directly with farmers as an advisor for feed formulation, a manager of a local supply cooperative, and a loan officer. He started his own tax and investment sales business in the late 80’s, and in 2000 made the switch to Sugar River Dairy. He built a 38 x 40 building next to his home that serves as a Grade A dairy plant where his wife and family produce fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt. They market their yogurt through local grocery stores and several small distributors. rcjbparis1@tds.net

Vegetable Storage Crops Workshop

Learn how to extend your marketing season by growing and selling winter storage crops like carrots, beets, winter squash, cabbage, potatoes, onions, garlic and more. This workshop will be held on December 4 in Hudson and December 11 in Madison. For details, see the workshop flyer. Hope to see you there!

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CIAS Hosts Annual Meeting of Eco-Apple Growers

On Thursday, November 12, CIAS hosted its annual meeting of apple growers engaged in its Eco-Apple pesticide reduction program. Notably, the group of 48 growers celebrated the successful completion of a six-year effort designed to reduce the use of pesticides on orchards throughout Wisconsin. During the course of the program, all reporting orchards demonstrated a reduced reliance on pesticides in favor of a diversity of IPM strategies, and some realized a near-total elimination of organophosphate applications. CIAS thanks its team of growers for their enthusiastic and committed participation. In particular, CIAS wishes to thank Dave Flannery, Wendy Schafer, Bill Stone and Anna Maenner for their fortitude in seeing this phase of the project through to a successful conclusion. UW rsearchers Dan Mahr, Patty McManus, Matt Stasiak and Teryl Roper have been critical to the project’s success. Thanks also to EPA-V and the USDA for their support and encouragement.

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