The Wisconsin Dairy Career and Business Development Center (WDCBD) is a collaborative effort by a broad base of organizations and groups committed to maintaining and growing the Wisconsin Dairy Industry.

The purpose of the WDCBD Center is to assemble, organize and provide access to the hundreds of business management tools and resources available to present and potential Wisconsin dairy producers.

Members

Dairy Business Innovation Center, Madison Contact: Kathy Brown Website: www.dbicusa.org

FCS Financial Services, Wausau Contact: Mike Krutza

First National Bank, Viroqua Contact:Paul Larsen

Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland Website: http://gotoltc.com/ Contact: Bryce Larson; Greg Booher; Sheryl Nehls-Plagemann

National Farmers Organization, Fredonia Contact: Don Hamm

Northcentral Technical College, Wausau Website: http://www.witechcolleges.com/ntc.htm

Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Website: http://www.pdpw.org Contact: Hank Wagner; Shelly Mayer

Southwest Technical College, Fennimore Website: http://www.witechcolleges.com/swtc.htm Contact: Jeff Dornink

USDA/Farm Service Agency Website: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/wi/ Contact: Ray Ellenberger

UW Center for Dairy Profitability, Madison Website: http://cdp.wisc.edu/ Contact: Jenny Vanderlin

UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, Madison Website: http://www.wisc.edu/cias/ Contact: Steve Stevenson

UW-College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Madison Website: http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ Contact: Fred Madison; Rick Daluge

UW Extension/Cooperative Extension, Madison Contact: Dave Williams

UW Extension/Cooperative Extension, Monroe Contact: Mark Mayer

UW Extension/Cooperative Extension, Pigeon Falls Contact: Dennis Frame; Kevan Klingberg

UW-Extension/Cooperative Extension, Dairy Team , Appleton Contact: Zen Miller

UW Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers, Madison Contact: Dick Cates

Western Wisconsin Technical College, La Crosse Website: www.western.tec.wi.us/ Contact: Rich Westpfahl; Dennis Deitelhoff

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection Website: http://datcp.state.wi.us/index.jsp Contact: Kathy Schmitt; Gwen Garvey

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Website: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Madison Website: http://www.wfbf.org/ Contact: Dan Poulson; Tom Thieding

Wisconsin Farmers Union, Chippewa Falls Website: www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com Contact: Sue Beitlich

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority Website: http://www.wheda.com/programs/agricultural/agricult.stm

Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc., Madison Website: www.WisDairy.com Contact: Matt Joyce; Mark Christenson; Gina Bauer

Wisconsin State Legislature Website: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm03/asm03.html Contact: Representative Alvin Ott

Wisconsin Technical College System Website: http://www.witechcolleges.com/ Contact: James Gibson