We all visit the doctor to safeguard our health; experts say our financial health can also benefite from a routine check-up. To make it easier for people to monitor their financial well-being UW-Extension Family Living Educators around the state are kicking off “Check Your Free Credit Report Campaign: 2/2, 6/6, 10/10”. For more information on […]
Holiday parties and special treats are oh-so-plentiful this time of year. But with some thoughtful planning, you don’t have to abandon the basics of good nutrition. “A few simple rules can help you sail through the month of December without gaining weight, ” says Susan Nitzke, Extension nutrition specialist and professor emerita of nutritional sciences […]
Whether you choose a fresh or frozen turkey is up to you says University of Wisconsin-Extension food scientist Barbara Ingham. Please read some helpful hints.
In one of the driest growing seasons in many years, crop concerns were many and varied during the past several months. Extension programs and farm calls were driven by these concerns. Lack of moisture and stressed crops, especially in the southern one-third of the county prompted questions of harvesting corn before pollination and cutting alfalfa […]
New from Cooperative Extension Publishing . . . Common Spiders In and Around Homes (A2135) By Phil Pellitteri, Jeffrey Hahn, Laura Jesse, Donald Lewis The authors present brief and colorful information to help you identify, live with, get rid of, and perhaps even enjoy spiders that live near your house and may wander in for […]
Southern Wisconsin is 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. Urban residents […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently initiated a program to insure the safety of dairy farm workers with a focus on operations with 11 or more employees. Included in this effort are the unannounced safety inspections of a limited number of dairy farms on an annual basis. This has resulted in the […]
Cooperative Extension’s first agent, E.L. Luther, hired in 1912 in Oneida County, made farm visits using a two-cylinder motorbike. One hundred years later, both modes of transportation and Cooperative Extension programming have changed, but one important point remains the same. Cooperative Extension educators continue to serve as a portal to educational resources from the University […]
UW-Extension Financial Education Team Receives Chancellor’s Award Team reached more than 42,000 people with financial education during tough economy A team of UW-Extension Family Living Educators from across the state was honored for its work addressing economic challenges faced by Wisconsin families and communities with an award from the Chancellor of UW-Extension and UW Colleges. […]
When it comes to football, defense matters. When it comes to planning a tailgate party, a good defense against foodborne illness matters even more. This year, USDA Undre Secretary for Food Safety, Dr. Elisabeth Hagen is urging fans to follow the food safety play book at their tailgate parties. Click here to view entire article.
