The Raising A Thinking Child workshop may be right for you!  This evidence based workshop series will help you guide children to solve common, everyday problems with decisions making and communication skills using their thinking brain.  It is a refreshingly practical curriculum that helps you held your child learn HOW to thin, not WHAT to […]

Refrigerated Food and Power Outages: When to Save It and When to Throw It Out As the USDA notes in Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency, your refrigerator will keep food safe for up to 4 hours during a power outage. Keep the door closed as much as possible. Discard refrigerated perishable food such as meat, […]

The Barron County Livestock Sale Catalog is ready to view.  The Barron County Junior Livestock Sale is at 1:30 pm at the Barron County Fairgounds in Rice Lake.  Look here . . . Sale Catalog 2019

Check out the Fair Edition for schedules, events, and last minute tips before the Barron County Fair . . . July Fair Edition

The Craig “Marty” Larson Memorial Scholarship is offered each year to a graduating 4-H or FFA member that has participated in the Barron County Fair livestock project for a minimum of five years and is a current livestock project member in good standing. The scholarship recipient will be selected by Craig Larson’s family. Any member […]

Barron County 4-H Cookbooks are available at the Barron County Extension Office, 335 E. Monroe Avenue, Room 2206, Barron, WI  for $10/each.  Cookbooks make great gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, showers, Christmas, Mother’s Day, and other special occasions.  Cookbooks will also be available during the Barron County Fair in the Youth Building.  Order forms are […]

The Barron County Master Gardener Volunteer Training will be held in the Fall of 2019 starting on Tuesday, September 3, and running through November 19th.  The class will be held from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at UWEC-Barron County Campus, 1800 College Drive, Rice Lake, WI in Rice Lake.  The cost for the class is […]