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March/April 2024 4-H Echo Newsletter

Happy Almost Spring! Check out the March/April 2024 4-H Echo Newsletter for all of the upcoming events and deadlines. Reminders: Adult Leaders – please make sure you look at your 4-H profile to see if there are training requirements or background checks you need to complete. Your 4-H enrollment is not complete until these trainings […]

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February 2024 4-H Echo Newsletter

Spring is slowly approaching, and the days are getting longer, which means we have 4-H spring and summer events coming up! Attached you will find the February 2024 4-H Echo Newsletter.  It is filled with lots of information and happening for the Grant County 4-H Program including a welcome to our new Grant County 4-H […]

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Producing Quality Beef Workshop

A free Producing Quality Beef Workshop will be at the Monroe Equity Livestock Sale Barn February 20! Lunch will be provided, but please register by February 13. You can do that here https://bit.ly/3GSZtuJ A discussion of the latest National Beef Quality Audit will highlight improvements that have been made and where there are opportunities to […]

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2024 Annual CAFO Update Dates

2024 Annual CAFO Update Registration Jointly sponsored by UW Madison Division of Extension’s Conservation Professional Training Program and Wisconsin DNR, these workshops are designed for livestock operations near or at WPDES permit size (CAFOs) — owners/management and key staff, their agronomic and engineering consultants, and agency staff and others who work with these operations. Registration […]

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Badger Dairy Insight Webinar Series

A webinar series to provide the latest research-based dairy information to improve animal welfare, breeding and genetic selection, automation and modernization, and nutritional decisions for producers, dairy workers and managers, ag professionals, and educators. Join the University of Wisconsin-Madison – Division of Extension’s Dairy Program on the third Tuesday of each month from 11am-12 pm […]

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December 2023 4-H Echo Newsletter

Happy December! The 2023 December 4-H Echo newsletter has information and congrats from this past 4-H year and opportunities coming up in the new 4-H year. A brief overview of the Grant County Fair Beef Id information is included in this edition, but the full information can also be found at https://grant.extension.wisc.edu/4-h-youth-development/4-h-forms-and-applications/4-h-forms/ listed under opportunities/forms. […]

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SNAP Benefit Changes

*NOTICE* as of the end of February 2023 extra FoodShare benefits came to an end. Regular benefit programs will continue in March 2023. The video below explains changes in SNAP benefits. FoodShare benefit information and contact flyer Please contact with any questions; (608) 930-9850  – maggie.milcarek@wisc.edu or kathy.lange@wisc.edu   English:  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5686870681436117 Spanish:  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1410277756179227

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Grant County Directory of Services

Grant County Directory of Services has many resource listings including information for Adoption, Agriculture, Children’s Services, Counseling/Mental Health, Elder Services…AND MORE.  This was compiled by Partners for Grant County Families.  Partners for Grant County Families is a group of agencies and organizations that work collaboratively, share information and resources, and provide unduplicated quality services to […]

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Remember to Check your Free Credit Report

Get free weekly credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com. Find out more at finances.extension.wisc.edu. @UWMadisonExt #creditreport Did you know that people who check their credit reports have better credit than people who don’t? Make it easy to keep an eye on your credit by signing up for email reminders at https://finances.extension.wisc.edu/. @UWMadisonExt #creditreport Join over 1300 Wisconsinites […]

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Soil Testing

Testing soil can give information on the soil’s ability to supply nutrients for best plant growth, thereby providing a scientific basis for deciding if and how much lime and nutrients are needed.  Plants respond better to applications that are tailored to their needs rather than to general applications. Also, soil tests indicate when the applications […]

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