Winter 2024/2025 Extension Connection Newsletter
Check out the latest edition of Extension Connection, a newsletter to support yourhealth, home, and family life.
Water and Soil Testing Services
The UW-Extension Office offers two different types of testing. The first one is for your drinking water and the second is soil sampling. The prices for both of these are now available online
Cold Weather Guidelines for Farmers
For your human workers – on a day like today frost bite can occur within 10 minutes to exposed skin. Faster if skin is wet! Stay warm, be prepared, wear layers, and be safe. The most vulnerable are the sick, elderly, and young so pay careful attention to them. For your animals the same rules […]
Livestock Owners Pay Careful Attention to Animals During Cold Weather
January 3, 2014- Weather forecasts are predicting some very cold weather for the weekend. Livestock owners should pay special attention to their animals this weekend and through next week. Pay attention to calves as they are more susceptible to the cold than mature animals. If possible, provide extra dry bedding this weekend to help protect […]
Parent Pact
The PARENT PACT is a handy, colorful 2-page guide about house rules for parents of teens and tweens. Guidelines about alcohol, bullying, weapons, cellphone and Internet use, and much more. Conversation starters to use with other parents when your children and their friends are at each other’s houses. Developed by the Marquette County Parent Information Exchange(PIE). and endorsed by many community […]
Wild Cucumber
Have you been noticing a bright green vine that has been climbing up trees and fencelines this summer? What you are seeing is Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata), a member of the Cucurbitaceae family which includes cucumbers, squash, and melons. Wild cucumber is a native plant of Wisconsin and most of North America. Additional information on […]
