UW-Extension and Safe Wisconsin Produce will host the Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training. It will be held at UW Fond du Lac, 400 University Drive in room UC-113/114. The training runs from 7:30 a.m. thru 5:00 p.m. Registration form found here. Who Should Attend? Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce […]
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The following herbicide products are Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs). This means that you have to be a Certified Pesticide Applicator to both buy AND apply (this includes mixing and loading) these products. Pesticide Certification continues at your local Extension office as in the past. However these product have additional training requirements for use. Engenia™ [EPA […]
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Fond du Lac County will be hosting two sessions for Pesticide Applicators Training. Each session will be held 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at UW-Fond du Lac room AE-205/206 with registration beginning at 9:00 a.m. The dates will be: Wednesday, February 13 Monday, March 5 The fee is $35 per person which does not include lunch. You may bring […]
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Similar to last year, a pesticide applicator training designed specifically for Spanish-speaking individuals will be held on January 30th in Fond du Lac County. The training will be presented in English and simultaneously interpreted into Spanish by a team of professional language interpreters. The day will also include Worker Protection Standard training for workers and […]
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The Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil-Healthy Water are once again partnering with the Dodge County Alliance to host the second annual Healthy Soil-Healthy Water Workshop in 2018 on Wednesday, February 7th and the Follow-up at the Farm Shop on Thursday Feb. 8th. The workshop will be held at the Juneau Community Center. Local Producers […]
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The eight-location 2017 Soil, Water & Nutrient Management Meeting tour will come to Dodge County on Monday, December 4th. Dodge County University of Wisconsin Extension (UWEX) invites area crop consultants, agronomy supply specialists, farmers, and other interested parties to attend the 2017 Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management meeting in Juneau at the Dodge County Administration […]
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It’s that time of the year when farmers monitor the weather waiting anxiously for moisture in corn kernels to drop before their final harvest begins. Greg Blonde, UW-Extension Waupaca County Agriculture Agent, says “a bushel of dry shell corn weighs 56 pounds at 15% percent kernel moisture. That’s over eight pounds of water in each bushel of ‘dry’ […]
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“Producers should practice controlled traffic to reduce the areas in the field with wheel traffic compaction. Eighty to 85 percent of soil compaction damage is done with the first pass of the tires. If additional passes are made on the same traffic lanes, little additional compaction occurs. Because once a traffic lane has been driven […]
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As promised as a follow-up to their August 2nd field day at the Dodge County Fairgrounds, the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil-Healthy Water are holding a Field Tour on Wednesday October 18th, 2017. The field tour will make three stops to view on-farm cover crop trials local producers have established with the assistance of […]
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From the Desk of Dr. Loretta Planning ahead is always good disease prevention advice. Wheat does provide a third option for crop rotations and is best if following soybean, as corn is also a host for the organism that causes head blight. Please click to view information on Start Managing for Fusarium Head Blight Now […]
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