Save the Date for Area Animal Science Day

Here are the dates and locations for this year:June 9 – Wood County – dairy and livestock, along with other species and poster/photo contests June 28th – Barron County – dairy and livestock, along with other species and poster/photo contests June 16th – Dairy only site in Mineral Point (Iowa Co) in conjunction with the […]

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Sheep and Goat Workshop

They are cute, come in all different sizes, but how do you choose? Mark your calendars to attend the Sheep and Goat Workshop 101 April 28th, at 6:30 pm. Email melissa.yates@wisc.edu to sign up for the event. At the Lincoln County Service Center lower level, room 156.

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Direct Customer Sales for Agricultural Producers – Webinar 5/14

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn how agricultural producers can directly sell to consumers, both on and off the farm. Thursday, May 14!  1-2 pm Featuring the following topics and panelists: Requirements for conducting direct sales – Kara Kasten-Olson, Agriculture Program Supervisor, WI DATCP Accepting EBT/FoodShare benefits – Sarah Smith, Policy, Systems and […]

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Snow loads on farm buildings

The following information is a review and update by Dave Kammel, UW-Madison Professor of Agricultural Building Design and Cheryl Skjolaas, UW-Madison/UW-Extension Agricultural Safety Specialist of the 2010 article regarding Heavy Snow Loads on Farm Buildings by Brian Holmes, University of Wisconsin-Extension Emeritus Agricultural Engineer: Due to the recent heavy snowfall there is reason to have concern over […]

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Gardening Website

We have developed a new gardening website called the Lincoln County Horticulture Hotline.  This site has pictures of insects and weeds that have been identified by the Lincoln County UW-Extension Office.  We are also working on adding disease and insect update newsletters and links from the University of Wisconsin Pathology Lab and the Entomology Department. […]

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