What is a rain barrel? A rain barrel can be any large container designed to collect rain water. Typically, rain barrels are placed at the bottom of downspouts in order to collect rain as it runs off of a roof. For every inch of rain that falls on 1,000 square feet of roof, about 600 […]
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Be Ready to Reduce Heat Stress in Cattle this Summer There is no question that heat stress can negatively impact animal performance. Heat stress reduces milk production and has a negative impact on reproduction in dairy cattle. Dairy cattle will also show heat stress at slightly lower temperatures than beef cattle will. For feedlot cattle […]
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The current avian influenza outbreak is not thought to pose a risk to human health or to food safety but it is highly toxic to birds, including backyard poultry flocks. As of April 2, 2022 the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced a confirmed case of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPIA) in a […]
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Lawn & Garden Soil Testing La Crosse County UW-Extension offers soil testing Why, when and how: Sampling Lawn and Garden Soils for analysis What you get: Analysis of current nutrient content of your soil including: organic matter, lime requirement, potassium, phosphorous. . Current soil pH. Recommendation of type and amount of fertilizer to add. Allow […]
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Contact: Bill Halfman, UW Extension Agriculture Agent Phone: 608-269-8722 Optimizing value of dairy beef cross cattle from birth to harvest webinar series to be held by UW-Madison Extension Sparta, WI – Many dairy farms have adopted the practice of breeding a portion of their herd to beef bulls to produce calves for the beef production. […]
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January 20, 2022 Contact: Bill Halfman, UW Extension Agriculture Agent Phone: 608-269-8722 Beef Cow Calf Workshop slated for February 16th at Hillsboro UW-Madison Division of Extension will host its Beef Cow Calf Workshop: Replacement Heifer Selection, Development and Calving Management at Beezer’s Bar and Grill Conference Room on February 16, 2022. The workshop focuses on […]
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