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.  
Monday, April 28, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid meeting - 5201 Fen Oak Dr. Madison, WI -  
Moraine Conference Room and Zoom  
A. Call To Order  
Call To Order by Vice Chair Doolan at 5 pm.  
5 -  
Present:  
SARAH SMITH, MICHELE DOOLAN, JEFFREY KRONING, MICHELE RITT and  
TOMMY RYLANDER  
1 - BRENDA YANG  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - ANTHONY GRAY  
Others present: Arya Sengelmann, YGP Representative, Claire Strader, Aaron Collins  
and Carrie Edgar  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
UW Extension Committee Minutes 2025.03.24  
2025  
MIN-025  
Attachments: 2025 MIN-025  
Motion by Rylander to approve. Motion carried. (5-0)  
D. Action Item  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF SARE GRANT AWARD TO  
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF WINTER CAMELINA TO MITIGATE  
NITROGEN IMMOBILIZATION AND NITRATE LEACHING AS A COVER  
CROP  
2024  
RES-385  
YANG, POSTLER, FRIES and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2024 RES-385  
2024 RES-385 FISCAL NOTE  
2024 RES-385 CONTRACT #15779  
Motion to recommend approval by Rylander. Second by Kroning. Motion carried.  
(5-0)  
E. Announcements/Discussion  
No meeting in May due to Memorial Day.  
Next meeting – June 23, 2025 at 5 pm  
F. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
G. Adjourn  
Committee members may attend the BYFY Awards Ceremony at 5201 Fen Oak Dr. A  
quorum of members may be present but no business will be conducted.  
Motion by Rylander to adjourn. Motion carried. (5-0)  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carrie Edgar, pending UW Extension Committee