Dane County UW-Extension currently has a position open for a 4-H Youth Development Educator. As a faculty member of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension, the 4-H Youth Development Educator is an educational leader in teaching, accessing and applying research findings in the social, human and behavioral sciences. The 4-H Youth Development Educator takes a scholarly [...]
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To help Wisconsin producers in making their cropping decisions in the upcoming year, several field crop, vegetable, and pasture budgets are available and updated for 2013. These budgets calculate the costs associated with using tractors, implements, and durables. The costs calculated are energy use, labor, repairs, ownership interest cost, and depreciation charge. With the increasing [...]
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WE Badger Volunteers, Daniel and Chris are working closely with Joe Muellenberg, Horticulture Coordinator this semester to research and develop a home and work place compost demonstration site. They set up and led a very successful work day with the Master Gardener Volunteers constructing several types of compost demonstration bins. They also created signage that will prove useful [...]
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Tractor Safety class for 2013 is NOW FULL. If you have questions, please call Heidi Johnson at 608-224-3716.
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Join us at the E.D. Locke Public Library in McFarland for this free gardening series! Thursday, March 21, 6pm—Seed Starting Thursday, April 18, 6pm — Composting Thursday, May 16, 10 am – Container Gardening* Thursday, June 20, 6pm — Growing Tomatoes Thursday, July 18, 6pm — Food Preservation Thursday, August 15, 6pm — Making Salsa All programs [...]
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23. May, 2013
The Dane County UW Extension Office has donated its interpretation equipment to the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice (ICWJ) of South Central Wisconsin. They do rent out equipment. They also sponsor a project called the Madison Interpreters’ Collective (MIC) to provide quality, affordable interpretation services. Call them at 608-255-0376 for more information or email them at worker@workerjustice.org.
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09. Mar, 2013
State Energy Office and UW-Extension team up on information clearinghouse for local governments, business, energy providers Wisconsin communities have a new resource to boost their efforts to become more energy-efficient. A website launched by Energy On Wisconsin, a partnership between the Wisconsin State Energy Office and UW-Extension, is designed to promote sustainable energy practices through [...]
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28. Nov, 2012
Children of divorce benefit from having a relationship with both of their parents. Research cites the best ways for fathers to stay connected to their children. Divorce or separation is the furthest thing from a man’s mind on the day he says, “I do.” And being separated from his child is the farthest thing from [...]
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02. Nov, 2012
Through the Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program offered by Dane County UW Extension, Jessica Zirn is in the Madison schools every day providing education in classrooms on good nutrition and eating healthy. Her work has recently been highlighted not only on the Madison Metropolitan School District website but also on the National Education Association’s website. Jessica uses [...]
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18. Jul, 2012
New online tool gives communities information to plan food resources During the school year, hundreds of thousands of state children benefit from nutrition-boosting school breakfast, lunch and afterschool snack programs. But access to the programs ends along with the school year–leaving many students at risk for hunger over the summer months. About 40 percent of [...]
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09. Jul, 2012
Dane County and southern Wisconsin are now in drought conditions that rival those of 1988. These conditions pose challenges for all Wisconsin residents, both urban and rural. Potential crop losses may prove stressful to cash grain farmers as they struggle to meet commitments, and for livestock farmers who require large amounts of quality feed and forage. [...]
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21. Apr, 2012
Melanie Hampton, a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, was one of 12 Wisconsin delegates attending the 2012 Public Issues Leadership Development Conference inWashington D.C. She represented the Wisconsin Associated County Extension Committees, Inc. (WACEC) at the conference. WACEC serves as the liaison between county government and the University of Wisconsin-Extension. It is [...]
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21. Feb, 2012
The 2012 version of the Dane Couty Plat Book has arrived and is available for purchase at the Dane County UW-Extension office. The book now offers detailed information about county roads, rural land ownership, parks and outdoor recreation opportunities. Additionally, the book details land ownership, approximate parcel size, and county and town roads. It also [...]
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21. Feb, 2012
Wisconsin’s 132 state legislators passed a joint resolution Tuesday in the senate and assembly to honor Cooperative Extension’s 100th anniversary. Thank you to the Dane County 4-H families and leaders, Master Gardeners and other Extension supporters who came to the Capitol today to help us celebrate our centennial! For more information check out: http://100.ces.uwex.edu/2012/02/21/state-legislators-unanimously-support-100-years-of-cooperative-extension/
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06. Feb, 2012
Study ties benefits of short bicycle trips to better public health, air quality Short bike trips can be long on benefits according to researchers writing in the January issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. A new study conducted by UW-Madison scientists looked at whether running errands or commuting by bike rather than by car [...]
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4-H Youth Development Position Available
2013 Crop Budgets for Wisconsin Available
WE Badger Volunteers Lead Compost Demonstration Project
2013 Dane County UW-Extension Youth Tractor and Machinery Safety Course
Seeds to Salsa Gardening Series
