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The expansion at Antigo’s Hydratight plant has already begun, Brad Schulz, manager of the facility, said. As the company prepares for a ground-breaking for the 16,000 square foot addition, Schulz and Chris Kubacki, focus factory leader, hosted a tour of the longtime manufacturing facility for city officials and guests Friday. The project has started, it’s…
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Do you plan on using a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) AND produce an agricultural commodity on your property or your employer’s property? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you are a Private Applicator. As a Private Applicator you have to receive training and certification to apply RUPs. To receive training and certification, purchase and…
UW-Extension is presenting the Tractor& Machinery Safety Course for youth ages 12-16 at the Resource Center in Antigo in February 2016. The course includes classroom safety instruction for tractors and farm machinery operation, hazard recognition and correction, general farm safety knowledge, and how to approach farm safety with a positive attitude. In addition, the course…
A record $2.1 million in patronage has been deposited into the accounts of members who borrow and save with CoVantage Credit Union. This represents a 22% increase, or $380,000 more than the credit union returned in 2014. The 2015 patronage program has two components – a bonus on dividends earned for those who save, and…
Godfrey Gabriel compares Grandview Orchard to a beehive—the worker bees may change but the hive must survive. That transition is underway at the 110-year-old Grandview Orchard, a treasured local resource that is now under the care of Lisa Rettinger after decades of ownership by Gabriel and his wife, Elaine. It’s exciting to be becoming the…
New estimates by the USDA give us an indication of what counties produced the most winter wheat and oat crops during the past growing season. The agency says Dane County was the largest winter wheat producing county in Wisconsin in 2015 with about 1.16 million bushels. The area has been in the top three counties…
The Antigo Common Council Wednesday agreed to contribute $50,000 toward a major expansion of Hydratight’s Antigo plant—a project that will add jobs and stability to the community’s industrial base. The action highlighted the council’s December meeting, which proceeded smoothly and with no dissent. In November, Hydratight announced plans to construct a 16,000 square foot addition…
A business-school collaboration known as a Fab Lab drew an enthusiastic response from industry members attending an informational session Wednesday. The Antigo school district hosted the meeting for representatives of local industries at Northcentral Technical College, another step in a fast-track process to bring the high-tech program into the school district. It’s all about access…
It feels a lot like fall outdoors in Antigo and Langlade County today, and the men and women involved in the building trades are enjoying it. Usually on Dec. 4, this is a very wintery place, but the noon reading today was 39 under a bright sun. A year ago it was 19. The city’s…