We are here for you! ~ Extension Resources
Extension staff are working remotely and many of our events have been postponed. Please visit our directory page for staff emails and phone numbers. Stay Well.
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DATCP Extends Pesticide Applicator Certifications to December 31, 2021
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced that the State of Wisconsin will be giving certification extensions for those certifications that have expired.
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Portage County Plat Books
The 2017 Portage County Plat Books are now only $20! All proceeds from the plat books support the Portage County 4-H Program.
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Still Available ~ $865 tractor roll bar rebate
Still Available ~ $865 tractor roll bar rebate. Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death on farms, accounting for nearly 100 fatalities each year.
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Reducing Risk from Manure Storage Agitation Gases
Since the early 1960s, nearly 150 people have died in the U.S. because of manure-related gas incidents in confined spaces (NCERA 2016). Of those cases, about half occurred on dairy operations.
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Soil Testing
Portage County UW-Extension is offering soil testing for lawns, gardens, food plots and fields.
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The weekend of October 22-23, facilities in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin lost feeder steers in incidents related to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) during pump-out. At this time we are not able to explain why there has been an uptick in incidents.
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Farmer to Farmer Hay, Forage and Corn List
The Farmer to Farmer Hay, Forage and Corn List puts Wisconsin farmers in touch with one another for the purpose of buying and/or selling corn silage, high moisture corn, haylage, hay, and straw.
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