The Barron County Master Gardener Volunteers are offering two grants in the amount of $150.00 each for worthy community garden projects. Projects must be related and located in Barron County. The applicant must be a non-profit group or organization. Include the following information on your application: Name and location of the group or organization, contact […]
Plant Diagnostics: The Step-by-Step Approach to Identifying Plant Problems is a new online course offered by the UW-Madison Division of Extension Horticulture Program. The course is designed for gardeners who are looking for trouble shooting skills for the problems that arise. This is a twelve-week online course that runs from February 1- April 30, 2023. […]
Free Small Ruminant Webinar Series Online Webinars. Learn the latest research on sheep and goat production from UW-Madison Division of Extension. The Small Ruminant webinar series, hosted by the UW-Madison Division of Extension, provides a research-driven view of popular sheep production issues that connect sheep and goat producers around the state. This series also connects […]
The WI Cover Crop Conference will be held on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 in Wisconsin Dells. Registration is now open! Find out more at: https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/registration-is…/
The Northwest Wisconsin Graziers Network, UW-River Falls Forage Project and UW-Madison Extension would like to invite you to attend this year’s fall grazing conference in Shell Lake from 8:30 -3:30 on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The conference will be held at the Shell Lake Community Center, 200 West Lake Drive next to US Hwy 63, […]
Written by Ryan Sterry, Extension Regional Dairy Educator Don’t miss out, sign up today to receive UW-Madison Extension’s Dairy E Newsletter. We will dive into two main topics each issue and highlight one of our specialists or educators. Also we will share an upcoming calendar of events, so you know when there are dairy events […]
Learn to greet your Somali neighbors, customers, an clients!! DATE: Saturday, November 12, 2022 TIME: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm PLACE: Barron County Government Center, 335 E. Monroe Avenue, Barron, WI 54812. ROOM: 110 Hear about the history of Somalia and how the refugees ended up in Barron, WI. Taught by experienced Somali instructors. Ask […]
On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Michael Geissinger, Barron County Regional Crops Extension Educator, held a field event at the Barron County demo plot. The plot is newly established, inter-seeded cover crops. It is located at 1393 19th Street, Cameron, WI 54812. The event was focused on soil conservation topics and introducing the Barron County demo […]
Fall “Lawndry” List Date: Wednesday, August 31st Time: 12:00 pm Fall is a good time of year to give your lawn some TLC. Join us to learn more about lawn fertilizer requirements and recommendations for this time of year, aeration and overseeding, and the basics of weed control. Presented by: Paul Koch, Associate Professor, Department […]
Wisconsin Horticulture Website: hort.extension.wisc.edu Check out this website!! This website can be searched to find articles on hundreds of gardening topics!! You just type in your topic for the “search button” and you will be amazed with the amount of information available to you. If you have a gardening question, you can go to this […]
