LATE JANUARY 2025 - Corrected CAFO date!

This week's update is jam packed full of great virutal and in-person opportunities. Check it out!

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE - HOW DOES IT FIT IN AG?


Open-source software (OSS) is a software product for which the code is freely available to the public to use or modify. This is essentially the opposite from what we call proprietary software, which is privately owned and licensed. Open-source software may sound like something that would only be useful to an IT specialist or computer software engineer, but it is relevant to many of us in the ag industry, especially farmers. Open-source software is usually developed by a group of people who have a mutual interest in creating a software product that fits their specific needs and often avoids the high cost of similar pay-to-use products.
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PEST MANAGEMENT IN WI FIELD CROPS - NOW AVAILABLE!

This annually updated reference guide is one convenient source for management information on the key pests of corn, soybean, forages, small grains, and stored grains and provides targeted information for Wisconsin growers.

You’ll find herbicide ratings for most common weed problems, summaries of herbicides in all these crops, insect thresholds, management recommendations, insecticide options for key insect pests, and disease management information ranging from sampling methods to key symptoms to fungicide options. 
DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE HERE

SIGN UP FOR PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING TODAY!

Start 2025 by taking care of your Private PAT certification. Be sure to order your manual using the link below, and sign up for a local training.
REMINDER: ALL MANUALS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE. There are no manuals available in the offices.
CHECK YOUR CERTIFICATION STATUS
PURCHASE YOUR MANUAL & TRAINING
UW PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING WEBSITE
YOUTH FARM SAFETY REGISTRTATION FORM

2025 CAFO Workshops

Stay in compliance with your CAFO permit by attending one of the following workships, sponsored by DNR & Extension. 
  • Tuesday, January 28 - Tundra Lodge, Green Bay - Noon - 4 p.m.
  • Wednesday, January 29 - FDL Co. Highway Dept. - Noon - 4 p.m.
  • Thursday, January 30 - Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center, Manitowoc - 8 a.m. - Noon
REGISTER FOR CAFO MEETING


CALENDAR OF EVENTS
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BARN - NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 - 10:30 A.M. - 1 P.M. - THE COLOMBIAN, WEST BEND
RSVP by 1/27 - call Fay @ 262-335-4800 or e-mail fay.fitts@washcowisco.gov
WATER QUALITY WEBINAR SERIES - NOON - 1:00 p.m.
  • January 21 - Tile Drainage System Impacts on Water Quality
  • February 4 - Updates and Insights on WI Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy
  • February 18 - Nitrate Leaching: Trends in Midwest & Local Impacts
  • March 4 - Nitrogen Balance: Reevaulating Crop Rotations
  • March 11 - Neonicotinoid Insecticides
WATER QUALITY WEBINAR REGISTRATION
FOCUS ON FORAGE WEBINAR SERIES - 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
  • February 5 - Focus on Alfalfa
  • February 12 - Focus on Corn Silage
  • February 26 - Focus on Cover Crop Forages
  • March 5 - Focus on Alfalfa
FOCUS ON FORAGE REGISTRATION
LEARN MORE & REGISTER TODAY
AG DRAINAGE WORKSHOP REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 17
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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