Release Date: May 17, 2017
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MADISON – Adams County will host the 71st annual Alice in Dairyland Finals events in May,
2018. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
(DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel made the announcement Saturday during the Finale
event for the selection of the 70th Alice
in Dairyland in Brown County.
Agriculture provides more than 13 percent of the jobs in Adams
County, and more than $171 million in economic activity. That amounts to more
than 17 percent of the county’s total economic activity. The county
consistently ranks among the top five in Wisconsin in the production of
potatoes, sweet corn and snap beans. Compared with 3,079 U.S. counties, Adams
County is nationally ranked in the top 25 for value of harvested vegetables.
Horticulture also contributes to the county’s agricultural diversity, largely
through the sales of Christmas trees and greenhouse, nursery and floriculture
products.
Alice in Dairyland is a communications professional who
works to educate the public about Wisconsin agriculture. Each year, a new Alice
is selected from a group of candidates during a month’s-long public job
interview, and, each year, a different county hosts the finals. Crystal
Siemers-Peterman of Cleveland, Wis. will start work June 5 as the 70th
Alice.
Throughout her year, Siemers-Peterman will attend
numerous events in Adams County to promote its agricultural industries and the
events leading up to the selection of the 71st Alice
in Dairyland, which will take place May 17-19, 2018.
The annual Alice in Dairyland interview process includes
the three-day finals event each May, as well as a two-day briefing event
several weeks earlier. These events include press conferences, agribusiness
tours, interviews with local media and speeches. Some of the final interview
events are open to the public and include opportunities to showcase local
businesses and products.
Learn more about the Alice in Dairyland program at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Growing_WI/AliceInDairyland.aspx
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