The purpose to which we commit... We teach, learn, lead and serve, connecting people with the University of Wisconsin, and engaging with them in transforming lives and communities.
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Financial Coaching Foundations
Financial Coaching is a unique approach for increasing individuals’ financial capability, distinct from counseling, advising, or teaching. Are you a social worker, case manager, or other professional who provides direct services to individuals? Would you like to help your clients build skills for lasting change? Are you curious about financial coaching? Financial Coaching Foundations is the course for you!
Financial Coaching Foundations will be held via Zoom on Tuesdays, January 9 – February 6 from 10 am-12:30 pm. Participants who complete all five sessions will be eligible to receive 1.4 CEUs through the University of Wisconsin.
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Cloverbud Pumpkin Contest
The annual 4-H Cloverbud Pumpkin Contest was held on Saturday, October 21, at UWO Fond du Lac Campus. Cloverbud members, 4-H youth grades K-2nd, were able to enter a pumpkin in the contest. The morning of Teen Leaders and a few volunteers helped weigh, measure, and judge the pumpkins.
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Fresh Cow Concerns: Milk Fever
Even though hypocalcemia, commonly known as milk fever, has been a fresh cow problem for years, it has been addressed through nutritional management during the dry period and early lactation to decrease clinical cases to less than 1%. However, 73% of 3rd and greater lactation animals have had subclinical hypocalcemia.
Learn more about what is milk fever in dairy cows, risks, impact, symptoms, treatment, and prevention and how this metabolic disorder can have an financial impact and animal welfare impact on the dairy farm.
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Fond du Lac County Selected to Present “Shark Tank” Idea to Address Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Nearly a year ago, the White House hosted the first conference on hunger, nutrition, and health in 50 years. As a result, they came up with a big goal - to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience diet-related chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. This is known as the “White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.”
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Resources to Help Students Achieve Higher Education
Preparing for college is an ominous idea for many people, but everyone has the potential to achieve higher education. First, what are scholarships and how many different types are there? Also, what do I need to do to apply for college? Here are links that can clear up many confusions as well as provide information for you to achieve success!
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2023 Wisconsin Waterhemp Herbicide Resistance Screening Project
Waterhemp continues to be one of the most concerning weed species in corn/soybean rotations in Wisconsin, and herbicide resistant waterhemp is top of mind for many growers. If you have waterhemp that appears resistant to common herbicides like Callisto, dicamba, Liberty or Enlist One, we invite Wisconsin farmers, agronomists, and industry representatives to collect waterhemp seeds this fall from Wisconsin corn and soybean production fields where Callisto, dicamba, and/or Enlist One didn’t provide satisfactory post-emergence waterhemp control and submit them to the UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Cropping Systems Weed Science lab for herbicide resistance screenings. For more information on sampling protocols and submission:
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Are You in it for the Long Haul and Transport Pre-weaned Calves?
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Virtual Rent Smart
Saturdays
Nov 4, 11, 18 I 9:00 -11:30 am I REGISTER
Understanding Responsibilities and Rights when Renting
3 Part Virtual Parenting Classes
Triple P Stepping Stones: Online Parenting Classes for Families of Children with Disabilities starts in November! This is a three-part series for parents of children 0-12 who have a disability.
Positive Parenting for Children with a Disability
November 6 I 9:00 am or 6:00 pm I REGISTER
Helping Your Child Reach Their Potential
Nov 13 I 9:00 am or 6:00 pm I REGISTER
Changing Problem Behavior into Positive Behavior
Nov 20 I 9:00 am or 6:00 pm I REGISTER
Business Coaching Day
Dec 1 I 8:30 am - 3:00 pm I Redgranite Correctional, 1006 County Rd. EE, Redgranite, WI 54970 I REGISTER
At business coaching events, volunteers support the talented, ambitious Entrepreneurs in Training (EITs) who are progressing through Defy Ventures’s CEO of Your New Life program, developing employment readiness skills and taking the first steps in their entrepreneurial journeys. Volunteers provide one-on-one coaching on EITs’ resumes and personal statements and serve as early sounding boards for the business concepts that EITs are beginning to develop. In addition to career coaching and business planning activities, these events also include fun icebreakers and powerful empathy-building activities, which encourage conversations and connections that enhance EITs' self-esteem, ambition, and sense of hope that is critical to their transformational journey.
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AGRICULTURE EVENTS
Horse Management Workshop
November 16, 2023 I 5:00 - 8:00 pm I The Preserve at Silver Spring - Menomonee Falls, WI I Register
A total systems approach to Pasture Management, Feeding & Horse Health with a focus on manure stacking, storage, spreading and composting.
Badger Dairy Insight Webinar: Moooving Cows(™) without the Cows
Nov 21, 2023 I 11:00 am I REGISTER
Handling cows is necessary to harvest milk and provide animal care, but these interactions also present a risk of injury to personnel. Inappropriate cow handling threatens animal welfare, milk production, and public trust in dairy farming. But how can the industry best teach these skills? Interactive learning experiences can help build confidence by allowing dairy workers to actively participate in their own training.
Badger Crops & Soils Update Meetings - Fond du Lac
Nov 28 I 10 am - 3 pm I REGISTER
The annual UW Badger Crops & Soils Update meetings will be offered in 4 one-day in-person sessions along with 1 virtual session this year. Five CEUs are approved. The meetings will present the latest information on agronomic, pest, and nutrient management research coming out of the University of Wisconsin with a lens to on-farm application.
Wisconsin Water & Soil Health Conference
Dec 7 - 8 I Kalahari Resort, WI Dells I REGISTER
The WWASH conference is building upon the legacies of the Wisconsin Cover Crop and the Discovery Farms Conferences. Joining these conferences allows us to present a conference with more keynotes and a wider range of featured topics in breakout sessions to an integrated audience. Attendees will experience thought-provoking discussions and walk away with a better understanding of the intersections of agronomy, water quality and soil health.
Sheboygan Co. Soil Health Workshop
Dec 12 I 9:30 am - 3:00 pm I Camp Y-Koda, W3340 Sunset Road, Sheboygan Falls I REGISTER
A full day of soil health and regenerative ag knowledge. Hear from industry experts, farmers engaged in regenerative practices, and the Sheboygan Co. Planning & Conservation specialists.
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An EEO/AA employer, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.
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