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2021 Soil, Water and Nutrient Management Updates

The 2021 Soil, Water and Nutrient Management Meetings will be virtual. Two sessions are offered as listed below. There will be four speakers, with 5-minute breaks between speakers. CEUs will be available for Certified Crop Advisers (2.0 in Soil and Water Management, and 1.5 in Nutrient Management). The event is free of charge. Registration is […]

Beef Quality Assurance Certification in Coleman Dec. 1

The Marinette & Oconto County offices of UW-Madison Division of Extension and the Wisconsin Beef Council will be hosting an in-person Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification session on December 1st. The session will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is being held at the Pound Town Hall, on the east edge of Village of Coleman, at […]

2021 Wisconsin Pest Management Update Meetings (In-Person Events Cancelled; Virtual Offering Only)

After much deliberation, we made the difficult decision to pivot the 2021 Wisconsin Pest Management Update Meetings from a hybrid model to all virtual because of continued COVID-19 concerns and low registration numbers. Thus, the in-person events at Darlington (November 16, 2021), Chippewa Falls (November 17, 2021) and Kimberly (November 18, 2021) are now cancelled. […]

Fall Insect Invaders

There are many insects which you may see at home at this time of the year. The insects most likely to be staging on outside walls and beginning to move into houses, garages, or wall spaces are boxelder bugs, cluster flies, conifer seed bugs, and Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetles. You may also find wasp species, […]

2021 Soybean and Corn Weed Management, Weed Escapes, and Targeted Spraying Technologies – Survey

Rodrigo Werle, PhD, Assistant Professor & Weed Specialist with the Department of Agronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is requesting participation in the following survey: The objective of the 2021 Soybean and Corn Weed Management, Weed Escapes, and Targeted Spraying Technologies SURVEY is to understand the main chemical weed control strategies and weed escapes in […]

Local Foods Available

There are many farms in our area which focus on producing food products and selling directly to consumers. Whether you want to find a perfect head of cauliflower, a peck of apples for school lunches, or fresh farm eggs for baking, our area’s farms are ready to meet your needs. One easy location to find […]

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