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Developing a harvest strategy for the 2021 corn silage harvest

Register now for the fall sessions of Extension’s Badger Crop Connect

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension’s Badger Crop Connect, is finishing up the 2021 growing season with several webinars in September and October. This series provides agronomists, crop consultants and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin during the growing season.

WI DNR, UW-Madison Extension and UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Announces Nitrate Webinar Series

A virtual webinar series focused on nitrate in Wisconsin will touch on the science and economics around a number of workable approaches for farmers shown to minimize nitrogen losses to groundwater.

COVID-19 Vaccines: On Your Back-to-School Checklist

The American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend everyone 12 years and older get the COVID-19 vaccination to protect against COVID-19. Children ages 12-17 are eligible to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Only 32.7% of 12–15-year-olds and 42% of 16-17-year-olds have received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine […]

Extension Innovation projects target educational outreach, racial equity

Addressing racial inequities via education, parenting, and outreach along with elevating all voices in communities are focuses of new UW–Madison Division of Extension projects recently awarded funding for 2021 and beyond. The projects are part of an annual Innovation Funding series to advance projects designed by Extension staff and faculty to further community outreach. The […]

Agronomy/Soils Field Day scheduled for August 25, 2021

Learn the latest in agronomic research being conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers at the 2021 Agronomy and Soils Field Day hosted by UW-Madison Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science in collaboration with the Arlington Agricultural Research Station on Aug. 25, 2021.

Wisconsin County Agent Association award recipients named

The Wisconsin Association of County Agricultural Agents (WACAA) recently recognized several members during their annual awards and recognition program.

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, social entrepreneur and spouse of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, a featured speaker in webinar series

In celebration of Juneteenth, the Division of Extension’s African American Employee Resource Group is holding a special webinar conversation with Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings – wife of the late Elijah Cummings and a consultant, politician, speaker, and former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party – will give a talk on “Building Toward […]

Heart of the Farm – Women in Agriculture Summer ‘Coffee Chats’ Series begins in June 2021

2020 Custom Rate Guide Available

The 2020 Custom Rate guide is available online at https://go.wisc.edu/13q79h or contact your local county Extension office for a hard copy.