Wisconsin Celebrates Pollinator Week is June 20-26. Visit the Wisconsin Celebrate Pollinator Week website You can get involved in Wisconsin Celebrates Pollinator Week and help pollinators in many ways! Learn more about pollinators with free webinars, find pollinators and habitat in a scavenger hunt, submit artwork for the poster contest, participate in local activities and […]
Join the WiscWeeds Program and UW-Madison Division of Extension on Thursday, June 16 to learn more about giant ragweed management in corn and soybean production fields. Research plots will showcase the comparison of PRE- and POST-emergence herbicide programs. Cereal rye cover crops will also be on display. Visit with an experienced farmer to learn about […]
Upcoming Community Garden Program Join us for this free program to learn how to help reduce insect and disease problems in your community garden plot or home garden without using chemicals. We will be at the Rock County Community Garden to discuss how proper watering can help prevent disease, how to scout for signs of […]
Save the Date! Join in to help pollinators in Wisconsin! Get your calendar and mark down Wisconsin Celebrates Pollinator Week from June 20-26, 2022. Visit the Wisconsin Celebrate Pollinator Week website: https://bit.ly/3Kqg8oT Wisconsin Celebrates Pollinator Week is dedicated to raising awareness about pollinators and their habitats through statewide and local activities and events. By increasing […]
Madison, Wis. – Having intentional conversations around farm succession and developing future plans for the farm provides a better chance of transition success. University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension is hosting webinars that will highlight Extension resources available to assist in transition discussions and planning. Farm Management Fridays webinars are a part of Extension’s Farm […]
Farm Ready Research is Extension’s agriculture winter webinar meeting series for farmers and ag professionals. Join the webinars to learn the most up to date information on topics from dairy and livestock production to farm management resources. See a full list of topics and register at https://extension.wisc.edu/agriculture/farm-ready-research/ This week’s schedule: This week Extension Farm Ready […]
Farm Ready Research is Extension’s agriculture winter webinar series for farmers and ag professionals. Join the webinars to learn the most up-to-date information for farm management and dairy & livestock production. Sessions run weekly through April 2021. See a full list of topics and register here. Dairy, Beef & Farm Management week of Feb. 16-19th
Pesticide Applicator In-person Certification Testing Suspended – Certification Extended to December 2021 Media Contact: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer (608) 224-5130 MADISON – Due to COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is suspending pesticide applicator in-person certification testing until further notice. As a result, DATCP is extending current pesticide applicator certifications […]
The Annual CAFO Update Series will be held February 2021. Check out the below flyer for details and registration information or register here.
With the wide spread social and economic impacts of COVID-19 affecting all businesses including agriculture, the University of Wisconsin Division of Extension has developed new resources for farmer and agri-businesses that have been and could be effected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources for farmers and farm owners to respond to the spread of the […]
Due to the current uncertainties with COVID-19 we are delaying the registration for Tractor Safety and postponing the June YQCA in person training that were both scheduled in Rock County. More information will be posted as it becomes available, thank you for your patience. YQCA can still be completed online. UPDATE: Youth Tractor and Machinery […]
With the first positive case of Avian Flu in Wisconsin reported in Jefferson County by the news it is important to remember that the strain found, H5N2, is not contagious to people. This appears to be an isolated case and state health officials, industry partners and the USDA have acted quickly to quarantine the flock and isolate then eliminate […]
