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2024 4-H Livestock Showmanship Clinic

On July 22, 2024 the George family will be hosting a livestock clinic, that includes goats, sheep, beef and swine. This is an opportunity to satisfy the Meat Animal Education Credit requirement. The Meat Animal Educational Credit Form must be submitted by Friday, July 26th.  REGISTER NOW AT : https://forms.gle/3bTmAWrBKmy79MTF6

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4-H Livestock Meeting

REGISTER NOW HERE Meat Animal Educational Credit Meat Animal Educational Credit All meat animal exhibitors planning to exhibit at the Buffalo County Fair in affiliation with Pepin County, must earn one meat animal educational credit in addition to the YQCA training during the project year. Following the session, exhibitors must complete the Meat Animal Educational […]

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Mandatory Paraquat Training

From Syngenta, a manufacturer of the herbicide paraquat: As part of the paraquat label, those who use any product with the active ingredient paraquat must not only be certified, but must go through industry training. Syngenta is offering 8 webinar training sessions, please see flyer below.

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Water Quality Webinar Series Now Available Online

The UW-Madison Division of Extension’s Agriculture Water Quality Program hosted a biweekly webinarseries in early 2024 on important factors impacting ground and surface water quality. Thesewebinars are now available to watch at the viewer’s convenience. Each webinar is an hour long andavailable at https://agwater.extension.wisc.edu/webinars/. More information can be obtained bycontacting Daniel Zerr, Extension Regional Natural […]

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Soil Health Training

This training was developed by DATCP in partnership with the UW-Nutrient and Pest Management Program, with support from the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service. ​The primary audiences for this training are Wisconsin farmers and those working in faming and conservation. Community members may also find it ​useful and informative. The purpose of this curriculum is to develop a common definition and […]

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The Strong Couples Program

Having a strong relationship with your romantic partner can be hard. This free program is for couples together six months or longer in all life stages. The Strong Couples Program can help strengthen your relationship.

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Video Game Teaches Proper Cow Handling Skills

A new educational video game called “Mooving Cows,” which gives dairy workers and anyone interested the opportunity to practice cow handling skills, is now publicly available to download and play.  The free game was developed by UW–Madison researchers and is available in both the iOS (Apple) and Google Play (Android) app stores. Details about the […]

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2024 Fair Dates and Theme Released

Mark your calendars…the Buffalo County Fair in Affiliation with Pepin County 2024 dates and theme are released. This Year’s Theme: THE TRADITION LIVES ON – 150 YEARS STRONG      2024 Dates: August 1-4, 2024

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