As Wisconsin farmers prepare for the 2026 growing season, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension is launching another year of Badger Crop Connect webinars, a twice-monthly series providing timely, data-driven insights for the state’s corn, soybean, small grain, and forage farmers and industries. The 2026 installment kicks off on Thursday, April 9, at 12:30 […]

(Antigo) Farmland is one of our area’s most precious natural resources, providing the growth medium and opportunity for dozens of different food items and income for thousands of people involved in agriculture. Owning farmland provides opportunities for families to have income, recreation, and food production. Ownership also requires active management, to various extents depending on […]

March 27th, 8:30 am – 5 pm, at 164475 Granite Rd., in Wausau.  This workshop is focused on sheep, but goat producers are also welcome to participate.  Cost:  $40.  See the following poster for the QR code to register.

The decision to start harvesting corn silage on a given day is one of the most economically impactful decisions of the year for area livestock farms. UW-Madison, Division of Extension, is assisting area farms through a series of weekly corn silage moisture monitoring events. Samples will be chopped at the times/places below and then analyzed […]

Know what weather is headed your way! Sign up today to get weekly, in-season email updates from the Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook by visiting https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/wisconsin-climate-outlook/ . Each report includes helpful maps regarding temperature, precipitation, and comparisons to recent weather and climate patterns to help you make the best decisions you can around planting, irrigation, nutrient […]