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2024

Hello 4-H Families, Here are this week’s updates… NEW 4-H FALL FAMILY BANQUET OCTOBER 12, 2024 at Rolling Thunder Lanes Neenah Register for this family fun event by October 4th Taco bar! Awards! Elections! Bowling! See attached flyer for registration details THE LEADERS ASSOCIATION BOARD NEEDS BOARD MEMBERS! There are ten seats open, four of […]

Cover Crops: Good, Great, or Ho-hum?

October 4, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, Fifield Farms, 7488 Red Bank Road, Gillett Free to attend. Pre-registration requested (but not required) to assist with food planning. Call/text Scott Reuss at 715-701-0966 or email to scott.reuss@wisc.edu Discussion Topics and Plot Tours: Fifield’s are on of five farms in Northeast WI hosting a clover cover crop […]

4-H Announcements 9/13/2024

4 FOR 4-H – PROUDLY LOG YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS To be recognized as a volunteer at our 4-H Fall Family Banquet and for service awards, please be sure to log at least 4 volunteer hours no later than September 15th at: https://bit.ly/3wluR36. This initiative was approved by volunteers at the April All County 4-H Meeting. SUBMIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY 4-H YOUTH […]

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: A Newsletter for Those Who Preserve Food at Home (September/October 2024)

Pressure Cooker vs. Pressure Canner – Are They the Same? Does it matter which one you use to preserve your food? The answer is YES! A pressure cooker is not designed to preserve food. When food is preserved or “canned” a specific temperature is needed for a certain amount of time to reduce microorganism levels […]

4-H Announcement 8/30/2024

RE-ENROLL IN 4-H FOR THE 2024-2025 PROGRAM YEAR Re-enrollment opens September 3rd and closes November 20th. Project changes can be made up to January 31, 2025 See attached flyers for more infoYouth Re-enrollmentVolunteer Re-enrollment 4-H RECORD BOOKS 4-H youth – Are you working on your record books? There are prizes to be had! Check with […]

4-H Announcements 8/16/2024

ALL COUNTY 4-H MEETING Tuesday, August 27th – 7PM – JPCC ICE CREAM WILL BE SERVED! We will be discussing a recap of county fair, re-enrollment, annual financial reports and club charters, brainstorm ideas for county-wide workshops, Annual 4-H Family Banquet, and annual awards. All clubs/groups must send one representative to the meeting. 4-H RECORD […]

Parenting and Family Relationship Classes

University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension offers a variety of parenting and family relationship classes. Check out upcoming classes for autumn and winter: Print or share this flyer.

July’s Agriculture Update

Check out Kevin Jarek’s and Stephanie Bowers’ Agriculture Update!

New Food Preservation Resource Available!

Presto received very positive feedback about the first issue of their newsletter Let’s Preserve Together, designed specifically for the Cooperative Extension community. Attached is their latest issue. They would like this newsletter to be a valuable resource for you. Please contact them with questions that they will answer in a future newsletter, or suggestions on […]

4-H Announcements 7/12/2024

4-H AMBASSADORS The 4-H Ambassadors will be marching in summer parades. All 4-H families are welcome to join us! SPOTLIGHT STAGE SIGN UP! Back by popular demand we will be having a Spotlight Stage for 4-Her’s to show off their talents and promote 4-H. All 4-Her’s are welcome to perform, demonstrate or give a speech. • […]