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Pandemic Fad or Here to Stay? Impacts of Remote Work on Employees, Businesses and Communities
The movement of employees to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been well-documented. Indeed, the Census Bureau recently reported that the number of people working primarily from home tripled between 2019 and 2021. This shift certainly caused hardship among some employees but was widely embraced by many others. With the World Health Organization noting that the pandemic is nearing its end, employees, businesses and communities face questions regarding the future of remote work. This webinar explores trends in remote work and offers insights into questions about the future of remote work.
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Year-End Results for the Small Steps Fruit and Vegetable Rx Program
According to the 2021 Fond du Lac County health assessment, 52% of adults and 35% of students consume at least two servings of fruit a day and 23% of adults and 17% of students consume at least three servings of vegetables in a day. The goal is to increase the fruit and vegetable intake of Fond du Lac County residents, which can contribute to the prevention of overweight/obesity and chronic disease.
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Private Pesticide Training & Testing Options
Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington & Fond du Lac County will have several opportunities for in-person “testing” with the online training program, and one in-person training & testing opportunity.
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Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash
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This year’s resolution? Have less debt!
As the calendar year comes to a close, many people start thinking about their New Year’s resolution. Maybe you’ve already decided that this is the year you are going to lose 20 pounds, quit smoking, or make a career change. If you haven’t made a resolution yet, consider working towards decreasing (maybe even eliminating) your debt.
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Photo credit: Becky Larson
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Treating manure to produce clean water
Manure can be used in a sustainable manner by returning nutrients to the soil to grow crops that feed animals. However, on many livestock farms, manure poses operational, economic, and environmental constraints. Managing manure every day requires labor and money. Losses of manure constituents from the system result in negative environmental impacts such as degrading water and air quality. The amount of water in manure makes management more difficult in many ways. More water leads to greater volumes, which are more costly to move and store. Removing the water in manure and treating it for reuse or discharge can reduce issues associated with handling, storage, and land application and improve environmental impacts.
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January 9, 2023 I 9:00 AM I Private Pesticide Applicators Training-Test Only Washington County REGISTER
January 10, 2023 I 1:00 PM I Badger Dairy Insight Webinar: Optimizing Use of Sexed Seme in Dairy Herds I REGISTER
Learn the latest trends in how farms are using sexed and beef semen in dairy herds and how to maximize fertility.
January 10, 2023 - January 26, 2023 I Tuesdays and Thursdays I 1:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Rent Smart I REGISTER
Rent Smart focuses on the knowledge and skills essential for a successful renting experience. Establishing a positive rental history is much like having a positive credit report and Rent Smart starts participants on the path to success.
January 13, 2023 I 1:00 PM I Is Farm Succession in Your Future? Start Planning Now! Webinar I REGISTER
If farm succession is a long (or maybe even short) term goal for your business, planning is essential. While many farmers view planning as reducing options or boxing them in, a good plan is actually the opposite. A plan based on the farm members’ values, intentions, and visions, mixed with a lot of honest conversation can provide a road map that allows for opportunities to continue or grow the business.
January 18, 2023 I 9:00 AM I Private Pesticide Applicators Training
Fond du Lac County I REGISTER
January 24, 2023 I 12:00 PM I Cultivating Your Farm’s Future Virtual Workshop Series I REGISTER
How will your farm operate in the future when the owner retires or is gone? Are you currently working with another generation who may be questioning their role in the future of the farm business or are you yourself questioning your current role?
To help Wisconsin farm families start their succession planning process, Wisconsin Extension has developed an interactive program, Cultivating Your Farm’s Future. This program will provide tools and resources for producers who want to begin the succession planning process. The program will explore the three-step process of planning your business succession.
January 24, 2023 I 1:00 PM I Badger Dairy Insight Webinar: Factors Impacting Dairy Cow Fertility from Genomics to Aspirin I REGISTER
January 26, 2023 I 1:00 PM I Private Pesticide Applicators Training-Test Only
Sheboygan County I REGISTER
January 27, 2023 I 11:00 AM I Using Farm Financials to Make Informed Decisions Webinar I REGISTER
A farmer might be mulling over a change in their farm business. Should I invest in robots, on-farm storage, new or used machinery, etc.? What is holding the business back in our expansion plans? A farmer might also be seeking information to assist with financial planning. How sensitive is the business to changes in prices and costs? Why is the profitability low in the business? Do I have too much debt? What is my breakeven cost of production? Join Kevin Bernhardt, Extension Farm Management Specialist, and Katie Wantoch, Extension Farm Management Outreach Specialist, as they share financial tools and analysis methods to aid in answering these questions and making informed decisions. From financial statements, financial ratio analysis, DuPont analysis, and partial budget analysis, Bernhardt and Wantoch will discuss tools and methods that farmers can use to generate data-driven facts and information that will assist with "better planning - better decisions!" Financial analysis helps you plan for success and tracks your progress as you work your plan.
January 31, 2023 I 1:00 PM I Badger Dairy Insight Webinar Series: Tools for your Toolkit to Keep Dairy Animals Healthy I REGISTER
In this presentation, we will launch The EZ Dairy Enviro-Money: A highly user-friendly, whole farm, environmental and economic assessment tool for dairy farmers and other stakeholders. We will explain the tool, demonstrate its use, and show how to build scenarios to answer what-if questions.
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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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