University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 6:30 pm Meal, 7:00 pm Speakers Hosted by: J-Springs Dairy, N4182 County Rd. EE, Appleton, WI 54913 Certified Crop Advisor (CCA), Continuing Education Units (CEU) Available Weeds – everyone has them and needs to have a sound strategy to control them. Other than land rent and fertilizer costs, one of the […]
This course is designed for students 12 to 14 years of age. The Federal and State of Wisconsin require youth who will be operating farm equipment and implements on the highway or working for someone other than a family farm to complete this course. Students who complete this course will receive State of Wisconsin certification […]
The Outagamie County Forage Council is proud to sponsor a $500 educational scholarship for a deserving youth entering or already enrolled in post-secondary education in the area of agriculture. The award is designed to recognize outstanding individual accomplishment and achievement. Students completing their senior year of high school who have enrolled in or those students […]
An online course with in-person meetings from January to April 2024 for farmers interested in learning the importance of risk management, crop insurance, and grain marketing. What will I learn in this course? The course is arranged in eight modules that participants work through at their own pace. The in-person sessions noted below are meant […]
The Badger Crop Connect series provides agronomists, crop consultants and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin. CEU’s are available by topic for each presentation. Webinars offered on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. (April – October 2023) 2023 Badger Crop Connect Series begins April 12 Spring Topics Include
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announces that the statewide order prohibiting movement of poultry to all live events has been lifted. The order had been in effect since May to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Wisconsin. While poultry is now permitted at live events, DATCP […]
Kevin Jarek – UW-Madison, Division of Extension, Crops and Soils Agent – Outagamie County Determining a “fair” market value for standing alfalfa during the 2022 growing season may be a challenge considering the highly favorable market conditions for corn and soybeans. Opportunity cost can be defined as the loss of a (potential) gain from other possible […]
Kevin Jarek, Extension Outagamie County Crops and Soils Agent Crop Enterprise Budget Planning is not exactly a task that gets people excited. My experience suggests it ranks somewhere between a trip to the dentist and filing income taxes each year. However, 2022 is going to present challenges beyond pricing. Availability (or lack thereof) is the […]
