Agriculture News & Announcements

• Heart of the Farm – Women in Agriculture Summer ‘Coffee Chats’ Series begins in June 2021
• Cranberry Harvest in a Covid Era
• Virtual Cranberry Mini-Clinic Recording

Latest Extension Dairy Team News

• UW–Madison Extension Dairy Program curates HPAI resources for WI dairy cattle
• New Biosecurity Videos Teach Livestock Owners how to Mitigate Disease Spread
• Extension Women in Agriculture Program to be held at the WI Farm Discovery Center on April 4th 
• Automatic Milking Systems user group for Wisconsin dairy farmers [Audio]
• Extension will host a USDA Dairy Margin Coverage Program update

Integrated Pest & Crop Management News

Wisconsin Agriculture News

• What’s next for the family farm: Resources help when making decisions
• New opportunities for farmers to advance on their conservation agriculture journeys
• Association of County Agricultural Agents Honors 2023 Award Recipients
• Innovation Awards Reinforce Community Connections through Extension Research and Outreach
• Division of Extension announces recipients of Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant

Documents

• Pricing Drought Stressed Corn
• Farming Facts Brochure(2 pages, 59 KB .pdf)
• Wood County Agriculture: Value and economic impact (2 pages, 800 KB .pdf)
• Livestock Mortality Composting Factsheet(2 pages, 666 KB .pdf)
• Livestock Mortality Composting PowerPoint(63 pages, 15 MB .pdf)
• Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide 2017

If you have any questions regarding Agriculture in Wood County, please contact:

Matt Lippert
Agriculture Agent
Extension Wood County
400 Market Street
PO Box 8095
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8095
Phone: 715-421-8440 (or dial 711 for Relay)
Fax: 715-421-8476
Email: matthew.lippert@wisc.edu

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