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 […]

Heavy Downpours in the Fox Valley

In response to today’s heavy downpours and flash flooding in and around NE WI, here is a LIST provided by Kevin Erb, UW Conservation Professional Training Program. The LIST does not endorse any particular business, but instead is meant to be used as a resource if you, your farm, or your agribusiness was severely impacted […]

5-28-24 PEAQ & Scissors Clip Results for Outagamie and Winnebago Counties

Hi All, First and foremost, a huge THANK YOU to our Outagamie Forage Council volunteers who have helped collect samples the past several weeks… it is a team effort to get this done each year. Kevin Naze, Dairyland Seed Company Kyle Much, Much Crop Consulting Tilth Agronomy – Jodie Weyland, Todd Schaumberg, Bill Schaumberg This group […]

PEAQ & Winter Cereal Forages Monitor

Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) Stick/Alfalfa Scissors Clip Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) Stick/Alfalfa Scissors Clip will be conducted by the Outagamie Forage Council again this year, the same way it always has, with the cooperation and support of many individuals. Samples will be collected on Monday and Thursday, when the crop reaches […]

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

Tips for Successful Water Bath Canning Water bath canning (also known as boiling water bath canning) is a method of food preservation where filled canning jars are submerged in boiling water for a specific time. While in the boiling water, two important things happen: 1) the food product is heated to sufficiently kill any potential […]

CANCELLED: Mistakes Do Not Define Who You Are Oshkosh Event, April 21

The Green Bay, April 20th event and Appleton, April 25th event are still available! Register at go.wisc.edu/mywayout

New Rent Smart Fact Sheets!

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension has created two Rent Smart fact sheets to assist housing applicants, tenants, and landlords understand the housing laws that apply to application fees and evictions. These fact sheets describe scenarios around the return of application fees and the notices required to begin the legal eviction process. Application Fees […]

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

Why is Dry Canning Not Safe? You may have heard about “dry canning” shared on social media. Maybe you heard acquaintances talking about it. “Dry canning” is not really “canning.” The practice of sealing flour, nuts, beans, oats or other foods in jars after heating them in some way, such as in an oven, is […]

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

Home Canning for Family vs. Home Canning for Sale “Your salsa is so great – you should sell it!” Have you ever heard these words about any of the canned foods that you preserve? Home canning is a great way to preserve the harvest and for your family and friends to enjoy high-quality local foods […]