What Farmers Need to Know About Payroll Tax Deferral
Information to assist farmers as they make decisions about updates to payroll tax deferral.
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SWIGG Study Update – Well sampling completed; analysis still ongoing
The Southwest Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology Study (SWIGG) of Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties completed its fourth and final round of private well sampling to identify fecal sources of contamination. The study began in late 2018 to assess private well water quality in southwest Wisconsin and determine probable sources of any contamination found.
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Extension launches new podcast about new and alternative crops
Agricultural diversification is a hot topic right now. The Cutting Edge: A Podcast in Search of New Crops for Wisconsin focuses on a single crop by interviewing researchers, growers, and movers and shakers behind each crop. Current episodes include information about hazelnuts, hops, industrial hemp, Kernza, malting barley, and prairie STRIPS.
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National Farm Safety & Health Week 2020: Every Farmer Counts
National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 20-26, 2020 with a theme of “Every Farmer Counts.” We understood this clearly in early 2020 as we began to see lines at grocery stores and occasional shortages of food and other supplies as a result of challenges to our agricultural, food, manufacturing and distribution supply chains. We also witnessed the impact unique workplace health exposures had among migrant, immigrant, and other workers on farms and in related food and meat processing facilities and how illness connected to workplace exposure could affect all of us!
Read More...Extension statement on shooting of Jacob Blake
The UW-Madison Division of Extension is deeply saddened about the senseless violence directed toward Jacob Blake and his family in Kenosha this past weekend. This is another display of unnecessary police force that makes our communities less safe. This is yet another preventable action that undermines the connectedness and cohesiveness of our communities. Extension strongly […]
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Harvest of Hope – Resource for Wisconsin Farmers in Need of a Helping Hand
Farming has always been an unpredictable venture and not for the faint of heart. A series of events beginning in 2015 has put some farmers in precarious financial positions. The Harvest of Hope provides financial help and hope to Wisconsin farm families to help address common farm financial problems
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Despite field day cancellations, many UW–Madison resources available to support farmers
To protect public health during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many of the annual field days that are typically held at the college’s Agricultural Research Stations during the summer are cancelled.
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‘Dairy Brain’ project asks farmers to help create smarter dairies
Dairy Brain, is a UW-Madison project to integrate dairy data to help farmers make useful, real-time decisions.
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Wisconsin Agricultural Land Prices Report indicate Wisconsin land values remain strong
Over the last 5 years, Wisconsin land values remained strong despite difficult economic conditions and substantial losses in the number of dairy farms, according to a report from University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.
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Grant-writing workshops for farmers scheduled for July
Learn grant-writing basics for farmers, including how to design a sound project, when applying for a grant does or does not make sense, and how to find potential funding sources in a 3-part series of webinars on grant programs for farmers.
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