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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 […]
Caring Better & Braver: Caregiving is both a joy and a challenge. Most of the time, we don’t see ourselves as “caregivers”. Instead we identify as the wife, husband, parent, grandparent, child, sibling, friend or neighbor. Suddenly you realize that you’ve become a caregiver and it’s a real job – often unpaid. Millions of people […]
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 […]
Extension La Crosse County offers soil testing for $30.
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. […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)- If you’re a parent in need of child care, you know how difficult it is to find and to afford. La Crosse County alone has lost more than 350 child care businesses in the last two decades. This is not a new problem, but one the pandemic brought to the forefront. […]
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 […]
Are you a youth interested in expanding your horsemanship and developing leadership skills? Considering joining the La Crosse County 4-H Drill Team. For more information or any questions/concerns, please contact the coach, Macy Carty at mcarty.wi@gmail.com by Sunday, February 20th.
Countdown to the Thanksgiving Holiday As Thanksgiving approaches, cooking the traditional turkey dinner gives rise to anxieties and questions. What kind of turkey should I buy? Should I buy a frozen turkey or a fresh one? How do I store my turkey? A few simple steps will not only ease your holiday fears but will […]
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 […]
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. […]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that the statewide quota for the upcoming fall wolf season has been set at just 130 wolves. That’s despite the fact that the state’s natural resources board approved a higher limit of 300 animals at its August meeting. According to a press release sent by the agency on […]
