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2019 Pesticide Applicator Training Dates

If your private pesticide applicator certification has recently expired, or will expire soon, you need to register for re-certification.

Raising a Thinking Child

ONLINE Parenting Workshop Series. This workshop series will help you guide your child to solve common, everyday problems by communicating with your child.

2019 Garden Dreams

A Saturday with the UW-Extension Portage County Master Gardener Volunteers on March 30, 2019. $30.00 Registration fee includes a hot lunch!

Start the New Year with an $865 tractor rollbar rebate

Start the New Year with an $865 tractor rollbar rebate Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death on farms, accounting for nearly 100 fatalities each year, and 2018 was no different: In Iowa, a 46-year-old man and 12-year-old girl were killed when a tractor rolled into a roadside ditch. (June 28) In Pennsylvania, a […]

Portage County Plat Books

It’s finally here! The 2017 Portage County Plat Book is now available. Get ready for hunting season and purchase yours today at Portage County UW-Extension! All proceeds from the plat books support the Portage County 4-H Program.

Soil Testing

Portage County UW-Extension is offering soil testing for lawns, gardens, and fields.

Manure Safety Warning

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.

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.