Extension offers Private Applicator Training and Testing

The University of Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) program has created multiple formats for private applicator trainings to address increased training demand.

Wisconsin Broadband Summit Discusses Access, Equity

Experts, researchers, and local advocates will come together on Nov. 16, 2021 for the Wisconsin Broadband Summit, a virtual event that will explore challenges and opportunities for improving broadband across the state.

Native November Speaker Series

The Native American Task Force of the UW-Madison Division of Extension is holding a Native November Speaker Series celebrating Native American Heritage month. The series in being held every Monday in November at 10am. Registration is required. November 1 Land Grab U Participants will watch the 40-minute video “Land Grab U Workshop 04-08-2021” featuring historian […]

Extension launches Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant series

The UW-Madison Division of Extension is launching a new grant series to prompt collaborations across Campus in Extension’s focus areas including health and wellness, natural resources, agriculture, and youth, family, and community development. The Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant provides funding in amounts of $10,000-$60,000 for faculty and staff who have not historically received recurring, annual […]

UW-Madison Extension expands water quality outreach, programming

The new Agriculture Water Quality Program will be created within Extension’s Agriculture Institute. It will centralize and build on the research, knowledge, and experience of faculty and staff in Extension who have been working on this issue.

2021 Farm Safety and Health Week: Farm safety yields results

Farm safety efforts do yield results. Not only do you reduce risk for yourself and others, the efforts can also pay big dividends in terms of your happiness, productivity and satisfaction of a job well done and a life well lived.

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 […]