Register now for the FEED Summit October 27-28 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

The FEED Summit, the only statewide conference in Wisconsin for early-stage food and farming businesses, is October 27-28, 2025 in Eau Claire. Gain Critical Skills & Make Connections – Designed for aspiring and early food and farming entrepreneurs, attendees will gain critical skills to set up or expand their business for success. Attend the FEED […]

Food Preservation Resources and Pressure Canning Dial Gauge Testing

UW-Madison Division of Extension Safe & Healthy Food Resources website includes Pressure Canning Dial Gauge Testing from Presto Industries. Call Juneau County Extension office (608-847-9329) for Extension offices offering pressure canner dial gauge testing.

Horticulture Advice for your plants, trees, schrubs, lawn, and gardens

Horticulture Newsletter Horticulture Articles – Lawn & Garden Wisconsin Yard & Garden Calendar of Events Houseplant Articles Ask Your Gardening Question LIVE, Mondays, once a month Horticulture Help Desk – Ask Your Gardening Question via Zoom, Mondays and Thursdays, from 1-3 p.m. Ask Your Gardening Question online form Agriculture and Horticulture Websites

NOPP – Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program Grant application in October 2025

Identify opportunities in N fertilizer management with a NOPP Grant! Apply for the NOPP Grant in October 2025. Wisconsin farmers are sharing their findings, improving resources, and informing agricultural practices through state supported farmer-driven, on-farm research that optimizes N fertilizer management and improves farm profitability while protecting and improving soil and water resources. See contact […]

New Badger Crop Network link

Here is a new link with timely blog posts and website articles called Badger Crop Network. This is hosted by Extension professors Shawn Conley, Rodrigo Werle, Damon Smith, and Harkirat Kaur who previously had their own websites (Cool Bean, Wisc Weeds, Badger Crop Doc, and Badger Corn) and decided to combine them into a one-stop […]

2025 UW Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic sponsors monthly Zoom talks to discuss plant disease-related topics-Sept. 24-October 22-November 19-December 17

Check out the PDDC website for more information and registration. If you have questions about the talks, feel free to contact Brian Hudelson at pddc@wisc.edu or 608-262-2863. Below is a list of the 2025 scheduled talks. All talks are on zoom from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

North Central Food Safety Extension Network (NCFSEN)

Preserve it fresh, preserve it safe North Central Safety Extension Network began with representatives from several states in the North Central Region in 2016 during a meeting convened by Extension program leaders held in Chicago, IL. Since that time, the network has grown to include representatives from all 12 states in the region. Their website […]

2026 Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program Onboarding – Registration opens in December

Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Onboarding is an online course for individuals wishing to become a Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener. Joining the program requires you to take a series of two courses. Course #1 is participating in an approved learning opportunity from the Wisconsin Extension Horticulture Program called ‘Foundations in Gardening’. This course is from September […]

2026 Pesticide Private Applicator Training and Testing

A private applicator is a person who applies restricted-use (pesticide label identifies) pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity AND pesticides are applied on property that you own, rent or your employer owns or rents. If an applicator does not meet BOTH parts of the definition, they are considered a commercial applicator. Example of a commercial […]