Updated Office Hours
Our office is currently open Monday – Thursday from 9 am – 2 pm. Other times are available by appointment. Please visit our directory page for staff emails and phone numbers.
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Portage County Plat Books
The 2021 Portage County Plat Books are now available! All proceeds from the plat books support the Portage County 4-H Program.
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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.
Read More...Triple P Parenting Discussion Groups
Triple P Parenting Discussion Groups Each session brings together about 10-12 parents who are experiencing the same parenting challenge. A trained Triple P facilitator will be part of each group. There are 4 topic sessions you may choose from below. You may register for any session(s) you would like to attend. All sessions are from […]
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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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