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Summer Fun & Safety Day Camp

Summer Fun & Safety Day Camp

Fun!  Learning!  Meeting New People!  4 Hands-on Activity Sessions!  Camp Songs & Games!  Saturday, July 13, 8:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Day Camp will be held at Camp Vic to Rae near Royalton.  Any youth who has completed K-4th grade is invited.  Cost is $4.00 per camper for 4-H members and $5.00 for non-4-H members (lunch [...]

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2012 marks 100 years of Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin

2012 marks 100 years of Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin

  Cooperative Extension has served the citizens of Wisconsin since 1912, and will spend 2012 celebrating 100 years of education and outreach to families, youth, farmers, businesses and communities. Cooperative Extension is a unique partnership of counties, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Wisconsin working together to help people put knowledge to [...]

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MAQA/PQA

MAQA/PQA

Waupaca County will be hosting MAQA/PQA (Pork Quality Assurance) on:  Saturday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m., at the Little Wolf High School in Manawa. To register, email Jen at jerb@wsd.waupaca.k12.wi.us Remember, swine project members are required to attend a MAQA training to sell an animal at the County Fair. Beef and sheep project members are also encouraged [...]

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June/July 2013 4-H Newsletter

June/July 2013 4-H Newsletter

You joined 4-H last fall to learn, to have fun, and to spend time with your family and friends.  The 4-H Staff, your club volunteer leaders and officers hope that you are having a good 4-H year.  Take the following quiz to see how you are doing.  Circle your answer: Do you attend monthly club [...]

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Understanding Financial Options for Education

Financing Higher Education Families with high school members considering college or technical college may have questions about the risks and benefits of financing that education.  In 1990, 1 in 5 undergraduates borrowed money while today it is 2 in five that finance education.  Many students choose to work full or part time to reduce the [...]

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Harvesting & Feeding Guidelines for Corn

Harvesting & Feeding guidelines for corn at various stages of maturity Copy of Harvest Guidlelines for 2012 (pdf)

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Pricing Drought Stressed Corn Silage

Arriving at a fair and equitable price for corn silage is difficult due to the number of factors involved that are dynamic and biologically variable. Pricing Drought Stressed Corn Silage – July 2012 (pdf 4pgs)

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Drought 2012

UW-Extension Drought 2012 comprehensive resource.  UW-Extension Drought 2012  Information related to all aspects of the drought.  Wisconsin Emergency Management Online marketplace for farmers in short supply of hay, forage and corn supplies.  Farmer to Farmer

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Where Does Your Food Come From?

Where Does Your Food Come From?

Check out these fact sheets: Plant Your Dollars Close to Home & Watch Your Community Grow The Best Tasting Food Ripens Close to Home Buy Locally Grown, It’s Thousands of Miles Fresher

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2011 Waupaca County Agriculture:  Value & Economic Impact

2011 Waupaca County Agriculture: Value & Economic Impact

Agriculture works hard for Waupaca County every day.  Family-owned farms, food processors and agriculture-related businesses generate thousands of jobs and millions of dollars of economic activity while contributing to local income and tax revenues.  2011 Waupaca Co Ag Impact brochure (pdf)

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UW Extension Impact – Spring 2012

UW Extension Impact – Spring 2012

Extension Impact:  Education Makes a Difference.  In this issue:  UWEX land Rent Survey, WNEP & Senior Nutrition, 4-H Display Receives State Award, Underage Drinking, Heart Disease & Prevention, Strategic Planning, and Upcoming Events.  Extension Impact-Spring 2012 (pdf 4 pgs)

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First Crop Alfalfa Monitoring

First Crop Alfalfa Monitoring

The Waupaca County Forage Council is again sponsoring the annual PEAQ (Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality) first crop alfalfa monitoring program this year.  Field data from cooperating farms/consultants will be available late April and into May to help improve timing of first crop this year.  With the unusual weather that we have experienced, this program is [...]

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