Rock County Area Farmer Round Table Talks

Discussion topics include Employee Retention and Onboarding with Madison Extension Farm Management Outreach Specialist Jim Versweyveld. This event will be held Tuesday, December 20 at the Hedberg Public Library Community Room from 6-7:30pm. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet our Rock County Regional Crops Educator Jordan Schuler and Regional Dairy Educator Alison Pfau. Please […]

Register for Foundations in Gardening 2022

Registration opening for 2022’s online course, Growing and Caring for Plants in Wisconsin: Foundations in Gardening! Growing and Caring for Plants in Wisconsin: Foundations in Gardening. Registration is Open July 18 – August 15, 2022! https://bit.ly/3IFgHvt  Take your next step to growing plants successfully using research-based methods! You’ll leave the course with a combination of […]

Pfau Joins UW-Madison Extension as Regional Dairy Educator

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension welcomes Alison Pfau as the Regional Dairy Educator for Dodge, Dane, Jefferson, Rock and Walworth counties. Originally, from Bogota, Colombia, Pfau is passionate about dairy cattle and the dairy production industry. She earned her animal science degree from National University of Colombia-Bogota in 2017. Pfau recently completed her […]

Youth Tractor Safety Courses Available!

If you or someone you know is interested in Youth Tractor Safety Courses, please visit the UW-Madison Division of Extension Farm Management website. Currently, there is not an in-person course offered in our area. Please consider enrolling in the Virtual Course, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Mon., July 11-Fri., July 15 with driving exams to be determined. The Wisconsin […]

Wisconsin Celebrates Pollinator Week June 20-26, 2022

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 […]

Giant Ragweed Management Plot Tour – Rock County Farm

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 […]

Gardening in Community Gardens – Insect and Disease Management

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 […]

Wisconsin Celebrates Pollinator Week June 20-26, 2022

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 […]

Farm Management Friday webinars will address transition planning

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

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 Program

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

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 […]

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