Dane County

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 [...]

 At the April 11th meeting of the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Inc. board of directors, Dane County was selected to host Wisconsin’s  agricultural show.  Click Here for Farm Technology Days Press Release

On March 1, 2012 the Dane County Board recognized the 100th anniversary of UW Cooperative Extension and the work of the Dane County UW-Extension Department. The following resolution was presented by Supervisor Tom Stoebig and the Dane County Extension committee. COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, AND COMMENDING DANE COUNTY EXTENSION EDUCATORS [...]

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 [...]

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/

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 [...]

Cooperative Extension has served the citizens of Wisconsin since 1912, and will spend 2012 celebrating 100 years of education and outreach to families, youth, farmers, businesses and communities. Cooperative Extension is a unique partnership of counties, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Wisconsin working together to help people put knowledge to work. [...]

Rental rates for farmland in Dane County have increased dramatically over the past several years. The increasing demand for farmland in the county has been driven by higher commodity prices, larger livestock farms seeking more land for both manure disposal and feed, and larger equipment allowing grain producers to run more acres. The high cost [...]

A new report is available from the UW Applied Population Lab on Poverty and Food Insecurity in Dane County.  The report summarizes recent trends in poverty and food security for the county with comparisons to the state, and includes a discussion of implications for policy and programs. Dane County Poverty and Food Insecurity Report PDF [...]

GROW (GrassRoots/OutdoorWonder) Coalition is a new effort organized by Sustain Dane and Health Forward Consulting in partnership with Community GroundWorks and the Dane County UW Extension.  The Coalition is a collective of organizations and individuals who promote outdoor learning in and around Madison, Wisconsin.  There is a growing body of evidence showing that outdoor learning [...]