Boxelder bugs(Boisea trivittatus, Family Rhopalidae, scentless plant bugs) are common insects from mid-summer through fall, and sometimes in spring. The gray and red adults are about ½ inch long. Nymphs (immatures) are bright red with darker heads and look like the adults, but without developed wings. They tend to be most abundant after summers when […]
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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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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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Wisconsin cheese plants made more product during August when compared to the same month a year earlier. According to the latest dairy product summary from the USDA, the state produced 294 million pounds of cheese in August. That was 5.1 percent more than last year, and 0.8 percent higher than this past July. Nationally, about […]
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Another week of warm temperatures and dry weather conditions during the past week helped farmers make good progress with their harvest and other fieldwork last week. The latest crop/progress summary from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture noted that most districts were reporting better than average progress for early October, but that fields are getting dry. […]
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