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🧼 Clean & Sanitize SurfacesKeep your kitchen safe and healthy with a simple two-step routine: wash first, then sanitize....
05/18/2026

🧼 Clean & Sanitize Surfaces

Keep your kitchen safe and healthy with a simple two-step routine: wash first, then sanitize. ✅

Wipe down surfaces with warm, soapy water to remove dirt, then follow up with a sanitizer—like a diluted bleach solution—to reduce harmful bacteria.
Small habits like this can make a big difference in protecting your household!

🔎 Learn more:
👉 go.wisc.edu/AnswerLine
📞 Or call: 1-866-540-4636

🌱 Stay Up to Date with Wisconsin Horticulture!Looking for timely gardening tips, seasonal advice, and research-based inf...
05/18/2026

🌱 Stay Up to Date with Wisconsin Horticulture!
Looking for timely gardening tips, seasonal advice, and research-based information? Check out the UW–Madison Extension Horticulture newsletter for the latest updates.
From plant care and pest management to upcoming programs and resources, there’s something for every gardener. 🌼

📬 Explore the newsletter:
👉 https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/newsletter/

Stay informed and keep your garden growing strong! 🌿

🌱 Funding Your Farm’s Future 🌱Ready to grow your farm—but need capital to make it happen? This hands-on training is buil...
05/17/2026

🌱 Funding Your Farm’s Future 🌱

Ready to grow your farm—but need capital to make it happen? This hands-on training is built to help you move forward with confidence.

🧮 Choose the right financing
🧮 Strengthen your loan or grant application
🧮 Negotiate better terms

Join this live, virtual training and get expert guidance plus practical tools you can use right away:
📅 June 3–17
💻 Live sessions + 1:1 consulting
💲 $250
💸 Financial assistance available—many farmers qualify for free or reduced-cost training
👉 Learn more, register, and sign up to get notified about future trainings: https://zurl.co/IcnxI

👍 Be sure to FOLLOW Food Finance Institute (FFI) for helpful tips and resources
📩 And sign up for their newsletter to stay updated on funding opportunities, trainings, and tools for your farm business!

🌱 Foundational Crop Scouting TrainingBuild your crop scouting skills and learn how to identify issues early to protect y...
05/17/2026

🌱 Foundational Crop Scouting Training

Build your crop scouting skills and learn how to identify issues early to protect yield and crop health. This hands-on training is a great opportunity for anyone looking to strengthen their agronomy knowledge.

📅 Date: May 19
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
📍 Location: Janesville
✅ Register here:
👉 go.wisc.edu/CropScoutTraining

Gain practical experience and confidence in the field this growing season!

🌿 PEAQ Monitoring is Underway!PEAQ (Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality) stick monitoring is in full swing across t...
05/16/2026

🌿 PEAQ Monitoring is Underway!

PEAQ (Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality) stick monitoring is in full swing across the region! Developed by UW–Madison, this tool estimates the relative feed value of first cutting alfalfa based on crop height and maturity—helping you make informed harvest decisions.

🌱 Use PEAQ to:
✅ Track alfalfa growth and development
✅ Time harvest for your preferred forage quality
✅ Balance quality and tonnage
📅 During May, samples are collected Mondays & Thursdays, with results posted Tuesdays & Fridays.

🔎 View results:
👉 https://green.extension.wisc.edu/
📧 Questions? Contact Jordyn Sattler, Crops & Soils Educator:
[email protected]

Plan ahead, monitor progress, and make the most of your alfalfa crop this season!

🎙Today is🌼 Spark Your Creativity with HCE! 🌼Join HCE during Spark Days for a fun, hands-on Burlap Flower Making Class! L...
05/16/2026

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🌼 Spark Your Creativity with HCE! 🌼

Join HCE during Spark Days for a fun, hands-on Burlap Flower Making Class! Learn how to turn simple burlap into beautiful, rustic flowers—perfect for home décor, gifts, or seasonal displays. ✂️🌸

This event is designed to spark creativity and build hands-on skills. Come have fun, learn something new, and leave with a beautiful burlap flower you made yourself!

📅 Date: May 16
📍 Location: Multipurpose Building
📝 Registration required by May 8
✅ All skill levels welcome
✅ Materials provided
👉 Register today and get crafty with us! https://forms.gle/dvP8bE2pFjDexb4d7

🍴 Food Founders—Let’s Talk Numbers (and Profit!) 📊If payroll feels stressful, cash flow is tight, or profitability keeps...
05/15/2026

🍴 Food Founders—Let’s Talk Numbers (and Profit!) 📊

If payroll feels stressful, cash flow is tight, or profitability keeps slipping…you’re not alone—and this training is for you.
Financial Foundations for Food Brands is a 3-part live, virtual training designed to help you:
✅ Strengthen your business model
✅ Price products for real profitability
✅ Understand and confidently use your financial statements
💡 Plus: You’ll receive two 1:1 consulting sessions with an FFI Food Brand Expert and practical tools you can put to work right away.
👉 REGISTER today and start building a healthier, more profitable food business: https://zurl.co/rBryC

👍 Don’t forget to FOLLOW Food Finance Institute (FFI) for more expert tips and resources

📩 And sign up for their newsletter to stay in the loop on trainings, tools, and support for food entrepreneurs!

🌿 Ask Your Gardening Question: LIVEGot a plant problem or question? Bring it to the experts!This monthly online series i...
05/15/2026

🌿 Ask Your Gardening Question: LIVE

Got a plant problem or question? Bring it to the experts!
This monthly online series in 2026 connects you directly with UW–Madison Extension plant health specialists who can help with your gardening challenges.

🌱 Ask about:
• Trees and shrubs
• Fruits and vegetables
• Houseplants
• Flowers and lawns
• Insects, diseases, and plant care

📅 Next session: May 20
⏰ Time: 1:30–2:30 PM
Register here:
👉 https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VPIJpafkTkehT6aw7X-i9w #/registration

Grow your knowledge and keep your plants thriving! 🌼

🍏 Big 3 Apple Insects Webinar SeriesDealing with apple pests? Learn how to identify and manage one of the most common cu...
05/14/2026

🍏 Big 3 Apple Insects Webinar Series

Dealing with apple pests? Learn how to identify and manage one of the most common culprits.

Part 2: Codling Moth
📅 Friday, May 15
⏰ Noon–1:00 PM

Get practical, research-based tips from UW–Madison Extension to help protect your apples and improve your harvest. 🌿

Register here:
👉 https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uqcsXGOUR_WTghF8KcsVUg

🎉 Twelve Lafayette County Youth Complete “Gearing Up for Safety” Program 🚜We’re proud to celebrate 12 local youth who su...
05/13/2026

🎉 Twelve Lafayette County Youth Complete “Gearing Up for Safety” Program 🚜

We’re proud to celebrate 12 local youth who successfully completed Lafayette County’s Gearing Up for Safety program! 👏

Through hands-on learning, participants gained essential skills for working safely around farm equipment and in agricultural environments. From passing written and driving tests ✅ to practicing real-life scenarios, these young leaders showed responsibility, maturity, and a commitment to safety.

A special thank you goes to Chad Gleason of Gleason Cattle Company Meats for sharing his expertise and real-world insights with the group. Partnerships like this make a lasting impact on our youth and our agricultural community! 🌱

Throughout the program, students learned:
🚜 Safe tractor and machinery operation
⚠️ PTO hazards and equipment blind spots
🆘 Emergency response awareness
✅ Smart decision-making on the farm
🔧 Hands-on driving and equipment skills

Programs like this are vital in rural communities like Lafayette County, helping youth build confidence while reducing preventable injuries.

👏 Thank you to all volunteers, families, and community partners who made this program a success!

📞 Interested in future trainings or youth ag programs? Contact the Lafayette County Extension Office or visit our website to learn more.

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700 Main Street
Darlington, WI
53530

Telephone

+16087764820

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