Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
UW Extension Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We  
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the  
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Wednesday, July 22, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid meeting – 5201 Fen Oak Dr. Madison, WI -  
Driftless Conference Room and Zoom  
A. Call To Order  
Call To Order by Doolan at 5:01 pm.  
6 - HENRY FRIES, RICHELLE ANDRAE, MICHELE DOOLAN, PATRICK  
DOWNING, JEFFREY KRONING and TOMMY RYLANDER  
Present:  
Absent:  
1 - SARAH SMITH  
YGP Members: vacant  
Others present: Shelly Shaw, Alison Pfau, Will Fulwider, Carla Williams, Claire  
Strader  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
UW Extension Committee Minutes 2026.06.22  
2026  
MIN-164  
Attachments:  
2026 MIN-164  
Motion by Andrae to approve. Motion carried.  
D. Presentations  
Dane County Educators from the Agriculture Institute a provided summary of  
their programming and research in Dane County - Alison Pfau and Will  
Fulwider  
Dairy Programming Overview - Alison Pfau, Bilingual Regional Dairy Educator  
Pfau provided an overview of Dairy programming in Dane County including the  
importance of hands on programming as an adult training modality  
Dairy Programming Overview_Alison Pfau July 2026  
2026 PRES-082  
2026  
PRES-082  
Attachments:  
Winter Barley Trials - Will Fulwider, Regional Crops Educator  
Fulwider provided an overview of winter malting barley’s potential as a new  
crop for Wisconsin  
Winter Barley Trials_Will Fulwider July 2026  
2026  
PRES-083  
Attachments:  
2026 PRES-083  
Crops and Soils_ Jan to June 2026  
2026  
PRES-085  
Attachments:  
2026 PRES-085  
E. Reports  
Director Report - Shelly Shaw  
Shaw reviewed June Program Report  
Provided updates on: Dane County Extension target budget reduction  
proposal, staffing changes, and Youth Governance Intern update  
Extension Board Report June 2026  
2026 RPT-228  
2026  
RPT-228  
Attachments:  
F. Announcements/Discussion  
Next meeting will be Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00 pm.  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
H. Adjourn  
Motion to adjourn by Andrae. Motion carried unanimously.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Shelly Shaw, pending UW Extension Committee approval.