Farmers and agriculturists are invited to a presentation regarding recently enacted Wisconsin legislation concerning farm machinery operating on Wisconsin roadways.
University of Wisconsin-Extension of Oconto and Marinette counties will co-host a presentation from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Crivitz Village Hall, 800 Henrietta Ave., Crivitz, and from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Lena Town Hall, 6087 Goatsville Road, Lena. The information presented at each location will be the same.
Signed into law in April, Wisconsin Act 377 updates the definition of implements of husbandry (IoH), creates a definition for an agricultural commercial motor vehicle (Ag CMV), provides an additional weight allowance from a maximum single axle weight of 20,000 pounds to 23,000 and increases the maximum gross vehicle weight from 80,000 to 92,000 pounds.
Other components of the law address length and width limits, rules of the road and safety concerns including lighting and marking. Farmers and large equipment operators will be potentially required to secure a no-fee permit for overweight and overlength IoH or Ag CMV from their local town, county or state government, depending on the roads on which the equipment will be operated.
The presentation will explain how these laws and practices will be enforced and how they will affect the agriculture industry. There is no fee to attend, and registration is not required.
For more information, contact Sarah Mills-Lloyd, Oconto County agriculture agent, at 920-834-6845 or sarah.millslloyd@ces.uwex.edu.
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