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Partners for Rural America, during its 2011 annual meeting in Washington, DC, elected Rick Rolfsmeyer of Wisconsin Rural Partners as Chairperson of the organization. Rolfsmeyer currently serves as Executive Director of Wisconsin Rural Partners (WRP), Wisconsin’s federally-recognized State Rural Development Council. WRP was chartered to pursue an educational mission dedicated to building collaborative partnerships across the public and private sectors for the benefit of rural Wisconsin. The mission of Wisconsin Rural Partners is to build networks, leadership and voice for rural Wisconsin.

Join Food Safety experts to learn more about the importance of food safety, and what the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act means for growers. In addition, learn about the GAP and GHP programs, additional resources, buyer specifications, and participate in creating an example SSOP for your farm. Speakers will include Jill Ball, a Food Safety Scientist at DATCP; Larry Hood, managing director of the food safety consulting company, Technical and Business Services; Steve Ingham, Administrator of the Division of Food Safety at DATCP; and Tim Leege, Program Manager with DATCP.

Are you are aware that the National SBIR Conference is coming to Madison WI on April 1013, 2011?   See www.wisconsinsbir.org for more information. This conference is a great opportunity to learn about procuring federal funding, to network with entrepreneurs and those who fund early stage technology. 

The Wisconsin Local Food Network (WLFN) has embarked on a new project titled Collaborating to strengthen local and regional food systems in Wisconsin.  This project is building upon current work and strengthening the statewide structure of local food system development by identifying priority topic areas, facilitating working groups, and identifying local/regional projects that WLFN can support with education, information, communication channels and small infusions of funding.  WLFN has received support from a UW-Extension Program Innovation Fund grant and the Department of Agricu

June 1-4, 2011
Madison, WI

New Urbanism Comes to Madison
Drawing on the close relationship Madison has with its agricultural neighbors, CNU 19 builds on the theme of "Growing Local". The conference explores linkages that urban communities have with local food production, the food economy and the infrastructure that has developed around this symbiosis. Whether your interest is architecture, planning, transportation design, or development, it all comes together here.

What's CNU 19?

For Family and Farm

March 5th and 6th, 2011, 
Holiday Inn & Suites
1000 Imperial Avenue
Rothschild, WI 54474

Are YOU seeking to expand and build your leadership capacity?

Tap into your leadership potential, and join in with other leaders from across the state of
Wisconsin at the 2011 Leadership Wisconsin Conference.

This conference is devoted to exchanging ideas about how leaders can engage in more
effective leadership for innovation and sustainable growth — whether you’re in the
private, public, or nonprofit sectors.

Inspire, renew and recharge your leadership!!

Register Today! Early Bird registration ends March 26, 2011

For over 15 years, Forward Community Investments (FCI) has been providing advisory services to nonprofits.  Now, and with the support of a Strengthening Communities Fund Grant through the Department of Children and Families, FCI will help insure that even more nonprofits will be able to increase their capacity.  FCI has partnered with Frank Martinelli, The Center for Public Skills Training, and Shelly Schnupp, SMS and Associates, to facilitate this extraordinary event.

CDS WEBINAR CERTIFICATE SERIES III