December 2011 and January 2012 Secretary Minutes for 4-H clubs
Reducing Your Risk: Compliance Requirements of WPDES Permit Holders
Master Composter Program
December 2011 and January 2012 Secretary Minutes for 4-H clubs
Dec 2011 Jan 2012 minutes
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Reducing Your Risk: Compliance Requirements of WPDES Permit Holders
An update meeting for WPDES permitted CAFO owners & managers, nutrient management plan writers & engineers will be held on March 8, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Marshfield Ag Research Station. Lunch will be provided. Registration is $15 in Advance before March 1; $25 after March 1 or at the door. [...]
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Master Composter Program
A Master Composter Training Workshop in Stevens Point will provide training for anyone wanting to teach others about home composting, including backyard composting and vermicomposting with earthworms. The training will take place over two days: Wed., March 28 from 6-9pm and Sat., March 31 from 8:30am-12:30pm. Attendees are expected to attend both sessions. Registration Form [...]
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PARENTING NEWSLETTERS OFFERED BY UWEX EDUCATION WEBSITE
21. Feb, 2012
Preparing to Parent Expecting a Baby! Our Preparing to Parent newsletters cover each trimester of pregnancy and help you prepare for birth and beyond. Parenting the First Year Becoming a parent is an exciting change in your life. But it can be a stressful and trying time too. In this set of 12 newsletters, find [...]
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Heart of the Farm–Women in Agriculture Conference, March 2, 2012
09. Feb, 2012
Heart of the Farm – Women in Agriculture Conference Comes to Marshfield Madison,Wis.– Mark your calendars! A Heart of the Farm – Women in Agriculture Conference will be held at UW-Marshfield/Wood County in the Helen Connor Laird Building, on Friday, March 2, 2012. The Heart of the Farm- Women in Agriculture conference series is a [...]
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Planning and Zoning for “Frac Sand” Mining
09. Feb, 2012
Wisconsin is in the midst of a sand mining boom. The natural gas and oil industries use a method of extraction called hydraulic fracturing or fracking. A slurry of sand, water, and chemicals is injected into shale formations that creates fractures in the rock and the sand holds the fractures open so the natural gas [...]
Read moreMarch 2012 4-H Youth Connections
09. Feb, 2012
March 2012 4-H Youth Connections March April 4-H Calendar 2012
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Incourage Community Foundation Citizens Survey
03. Feb, 2012
There is much good work underway in this community. This effort is not about creating new priorities or new work – unless needed. Rather, it is designed to create connections and information flow across organizations to build consensus, maximize resources and strengthen impact. We are asking for your help in the following ways: 1. [...]
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Information on EU SCC limits for dairy farms
06. Jan, 2012
Check out this fact sheet from Pam Ruegg, UW milk quality specialist about upcoming European Union (EU) somatic cell requirements (SCC) for US dairy farms. Open the Agriculture tab and click on Related Links of Interest or click here What is going on with SCC requirements.
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Cooperative Extension Marks 100 Years of Working for Wisconsin
22. Dec, 2011
(Wood County) – Cooperative Extension’s first agent, E.L. Luther, hired in 1912 in Oneida County, made farm visits using a two-cylinder motorbike. One hundred years later, both modes of transportation and Cooperative Extension programming have changed, but one important point remains the same. Cooperative Extension educators continue to serve as a portal to educational resources [...]
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2012 Pesticide Applicator Training Classes
22. Dec, 2011
Wood County UW-Extension is offering training sessions on January 10 and February 22, 2012. January 10 session will be held at Cranberry School in Stevens Point. Class will begin at 8 a.m. The February 22 class for General Farming Applicators will be held at the Marshfield Agriculture Research Station. Time to be announced. Training manuals [...]
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