Breakfast on the Farm - This Weekend! |
Help us kick off June dairy month with Breakfast on the Farm. Breakfast on the Farm is an annual event that invites the public to visit a working dairy farm. Join us and our host, Tinedale Farms for a delicious dairy breakfast, farm tour, and dairy fun for the whole family! We would like to thank Tinedale Farms and their employees for hosting this event!
Date: Sunday, June 7, 2026
Time: 8am-Noon
Location: Tinedale Farms at 2768 Poplar St, Wrightstown, WI
Cost: Adult $12, Children (ages 5-10) $5, Children (ages 0-4) Free
The Brown County Dairy Promotions Committee is looking for volunteers for our annual Breakfast on the Farm event. Volunteers who are a part of a group or organization are eligible to receive compensation for volunteering their time.
Questions about volunteering?
Contact Elizabeth Schwalbach at 920-450-1912 or eschwalb387@gmail.com.
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What started as small seedlings is now the beginning of something meaningful across our community.
A huge thank you to Green Bay Botanical Garden for sharing starter plants with our Community Gardens program participants. They’ve made their way into the hands of families, farmers, and community partners who will turn them into fresh food, shared meals, and new traditions.
We’re so excited to watch these gardens take root, grow, and flourish all season long.
If the embedded video doesn't play for you, follow this link to watch
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Garden Smarts Pilot Program |
Our Garden Smarts pilot at Oneida Emergency Food Pantry & Oneida Food Distribution brought hands-on learning to life! Over 6 weeks, students explored gardening through fun activities like building rain gauges and mini compost systems—learning where food comes from and how to care for it.
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The impact didn’t stop in the garden—students brought their excitement home, inspiring families to connect, grow, and learn together. This program is more than a pilot—it’s a seed of community growth, one family at a time.
Meet our team:
Samantha (Pantry Office Manager & mom of Tonya (Nutrition Educator), and Sarah (Extension Educator) all share a passion for connecting families with healthy food and the outdoors.
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With the arrival of warmer weather, Wisconsin food safety experts provide essential guidelines to prevent foodborne illness during cookouts and picnics.
Featuring insights from Sarah Chisholm of UW-Madison Extension Brown County, these tips emphasize proper food handling and temperature control for safe outdoor dining by following four basic rules: Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill.
Read the full article on the Wisconsin State Farmer via the link below.
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| Nonprofit Leader Conversations |
On Summer Hiatus and Looking for Ideas! |
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Our free Zoom sessions are on pause for the summer. We will return with fresh topics this September!
While we plan our fall schedule, we want to hear from you. Please reach out if you:
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- Have topic suggestions for future sessions.
- Want to present your own work.
- Can recommend a speaker from your network.
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Rent Smart June Sessions are Open |
Are you ready to become a confident, informed renter? Rent Smart teaches you the essential skills needed to successfully navigate the rental market, understand tenant-landlord rights, and protect your interests.
Why Attend?
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Know Your Rights: Learn exactly what you and your landlord are responsible for.
- Earn a Certificate: Complete all sessions to get a certificate that impresses prospective landlords.
- Flexible Learning: Attend the full series or pick only the topics that matter to you.
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- 📍 Location: Brown County United Way – City East Center
- 📝 Registration: Open now!
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Bumble Bees, Butterflies & Friends:
A Pollinator Week Celebration |
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Drop in to enjoy a variety of hands-on activities, games and information stations for adults and kids:
Learn about native pollinator-friendly flowers and habitats;
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Find out how you could get on the map for the Northeast Wisconsin Pollinator Corridor.
- Search for insects with a magnifying glass in the library’s Edible Garden.
- See examples and learn about uncommon pollinators with UW-Green Bay's Insect Ambassadors.
- Try learning games: matching, guessing, habitat hopping, pollinator play, more.
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Join in hands-on seed activities, participation stories, songs, and crafts about butterflies and bees.
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Date: June 27, 2026
Time: 10:30am-12pm
Location: Brown County Central Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
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Coming Soon:
2026 Community Resource Handbook |
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The Community Resource Handbook provides descriptions and contact information for ~200 agencies and organizations that serve Brown County. Professionals will find this booklet helpful for identifying resources for those they serve.
Extension is currently updating the programs listed within the handbook. If you would like to be notified when the new edition is available for purchase, feel free join the waitlist!
If you have any updates or edits for the next edition, please submit them via the form below.
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Trauma-Informed Approaches to Nutrition and Food Access |
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This series of free webinars is offering practical strategies to strengthen nutrition programs through a trauma-informed lens. Whether you work in food access, community health, or volunteer coordination, these sessions focus on improving how we support individuals and families with dignity, clarity, and care.
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Trauma-Informed Nutrition Security: Building Resilience Through Food Programs (NEW)
June 4, 2026 | 12-1pm
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This session introduces key concepts in trauma-informed nutrition and explores how food programs can support resilience at both the individual and community level.
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A Fresh Approach to Senior Nutrition: Integrating Trauma-Informed Care
June 25, 2026 | 12-1pm
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Learn about the unique nutritional and social needs of older adults, along with strategies and resources to better support senior food programs.
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From Pantry to Plate: Nutrition Literacy for Food Distributions
July 10, 2026 | 12-1pm
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This session focuses on building a shared language for staff and volunteers to communicate nutrition information, address common food myths, and support pantry guests with practical guidance.
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2026 Custom Rate Survey Preliminary Results:
Still Time to Participate!
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The 2026 planting season in Wisconsin is underway, and we are pleased to present preliminary findings from the 2025 Wisconsin Custom Rate Survey. This early release highlights rates for tillage and field preparation, planting activities, and the application of fertilizers and chemicals. A comprehensive report covering all field operations, along with updated figures, will be made available in the coming weeks.
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Survey participants provided custom rates for 2025 data crop year. The reported rates include fuel and the driver. These figures are intended as general benchmarks; actual rates may differ based on local supply, demand, and operating conditions. To provide additional context, we include the range of reported values and the number of responses, allowing users to gauge the level of variation and reliability of the estimates.
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Receive timely, geographically-relevant updates on which insect pests are emerging and active near you!
The Insect Pest Text Alert service sends alerts by region based on the insects found within your region
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SnapPlus V3: Webinar Training Series |
If you use SnapPlus for nutrient management planning, you're likely aware that Version 3 brings some significant changes. Extension, DATCP, and the SnapPlus Team are hosting a free six-part webinar series to walk through the new features in detail so you don't have to figure it out on your own.
Each session focuses on a specific part of the software and runs from 11am-12:30pm, including a 45-60 minute tutorial followed by one-on-one office hours with staff. Sessions cover:
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- June 16 — Annual Updates
- July 21 — Winter Manure Applications
- August 18 — Grazing
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You can register for all sessions or the ones most relevant to you. Registration is free.
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SnapPlus V3: Live Training (In-Person) |
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Prefer to learn more about the SnapPlus Version 3 in-person? Bring your own laptop to Luxemburg Exhibition Hall, 625 Third Street, Luxemburg, WI on Thursday, June 25, 2026 for a training session 10am-2pm. This training is highly recommended for DATCP, SnapPlus Team, UW Extension, and County staff. Registration is free!
For details and to sign up, contact Travis Engels 920-845-9742 or engels.travis@gmail.com.
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Badger Dairy Camp: Register Now! |
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Badger Dairy Camp is back! Join us at UW-Madison for hands-on workshops led by dairy industry leaders, college prep sessions, and the full campus experience staying at Dejope Residence Hall.
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Who: Future dairy leaders (Limited to first 100 registrants).
What: Animal health, farm business, and dairy judging workshops.
Cost: $175
Registration: Open Now!
Questions: badgerdairycamp@ansci.wisc.edu
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| 4-H at the YWCA: Archers, to Your Marks! |
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Join the next 4-H activity at the YWCA Greater Green Bay on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 5:30-6:30pm.
This free event invites participants, youth ages 5–19, to explore STEM through hands-on, creative learning. The activity this month - crafting bows and practicing archery!
Current YWCA or 4-H membership is not required. YWCA is located at 230 S Madison St, Green Bay, WI.
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A seasonal kitchen clean-out helps reduce food waste and prevent pests. Check expiration dates, discard swollen or damaged cans, and wipe shelves with warm, soapy water before restocking.
If you’re unsure whether a food item is still safe, AnswerLine is available at 1-866-540-4636 or go.wisc.edu/answerline.
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Support local youth and look great by shopping here! Wisconsin 4-H is an official affiliate of the National 4-H Council Shop 4-H store.
When you use our unique affiliate link, 5% of your purchase is returned to the Wisconsin 4-H program at no extra cost to you.
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Wisconsin Climate Trends and Farmer Adaptations |
Join Josh Bendorf, Climate Outreach Specialist, and Michelle Cannon, owner and farmer at Larryville Gardens to hear about trends for Wisconsin's climate, current and predicted impacts on agriculture, and how Michelle is adapting on her farm. This webinar is geared towards diversified vegetable farmers of all scales. All are welcome, but registration is required.
June 3, 2026 12-1:15pm
Via Zoom
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Evenings in the Library's Edible Garden |
Drop in at the library's Cellcom Children's Edible Garden where a Master Gardener from NEW Master Gardeners is on hand to give you an informal tour, share advice about gardening, and/or guide you in harvesting any fresh veggies and herbs that are ready to pick. Try our Five Senses Garden Scavenger Hunt! Weather permitting. All ages.
June 9, 2026 6-7:30pm
Brown County Central Library, Cellcom Children's Garden
515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
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| The Whole Wheat Story in Four Courses |
Join us for a free, four-part educational series on wheat (history, uses, nutrition, and recipes), held consecutive Tuesdays in June (9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th) from 6-7pm. Led by food systems educator Vicki Medland, these sessions explore the grain’s history, nutritional value, and culinary uses. You are welcome to attend any or all sessions either in person at the library or virtually via Zoom.
June 9, 16, 23, & 30 6-7pm
Via Zoom or In-Person at:
Brown County Central Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
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Get real-time crop management tips directly from UW–Madison researchers. Join our free webinars throughout the Wisconsin growing season for expert insights on corn, soybeans, small grains, and forage. These sessions are held at 12:30 PM on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month April-October. Registration is required but free, and participants can earn free CCA credits for every webinar attended.
Next webinars: June 11, June 25; always at 12:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
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Plant Diseases in History |
Each month in 2026, the UW Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic will sponsor a Zoom presentation on a plant disease-related topic. Learn about how plant diseases have impacted human history and how plant diseases continue to be important in our daily lives and in pop culture.
June 24, 2026 6:30-8:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
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Badger Dairy Insight is a webinar series to provide the latest research-based dairy information to improve animal welfare, breeding and genetic selection, automation and modernization, and nutritional decisions for producers, dairy workers and managers, ag professionals, and educators. New topic each session and available the third Tuesday of each month.
June 16, 2026 11am-12pm
Nuts and Bolts of Dairy Ventilation Design from Neslihan Akdeniz and Mario Mondaca, PhD.
Virtual via Zoom
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Ask Your Gardening Question: LIVE |
Join the Extension Horticulture Program throughout 2026 for an opportunity to connect with plant health experts from the UW-Madison Division of Extension. Each session, held monthly on Wednesdays, offers a chance to ask questions about trees and shrubs, homegrown fruits and vegetables, indoor plants, flowering ornamentals, lawns, and more.
June 17, 2026 6:30-7:30pm
July 15, 2026 1:30-2:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
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Raising Wisconsin's Children |
Raising Wisconsin’s Children is a free, monthly lunch-and-learn series designed to support parents and caregivers in navigating the joys and challenges of raising children today. Join us virtually on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:00pm.
June 18, 2026 | Play Their Way! The Power of Child-Led Play
July 16, 2026 | The Kindergarten Transition: Strategies for a Smooth Start
August 20, 2026 | Supporting Mental Health and Stronger Connections in the Digital World
Virtual via Zoom
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Breakfast on the Farm: Brown County
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The Brown County Breakfast on the Farm returns to Tinedale Farms on Sunday, June 7, 2026, featuring a hearty menu, farm tours, and family-friendly activities to celebrate June Dairy Month. Attendees can enjoy breakfast staples like deep-fried cheese curds, explore the milking parlor, and visit the educational Ag Venture Tent.
June 7, 2026 8am-12pm
Tinedale Farms, 2768 Poplar St, Wrightstown, Wi 54180
Tickets: Adults $12, Children (5-10 yrs) $5, Children (0-4 yrs) FREE
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The In Pursuit of Place Summit brings together professionals for a three-day immersive experience focused on rural community development. The event, designed to bridge "place knowing" with "place keeping," features hands-on sessions, collaborative workshops, and field tours to explore tactical and strategic placemaking approaches.
This summit was made possible by a grant from the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) and is hosted by Extension
June 23-25, 2026
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Registration is $165-$250
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UW Agronomy and Soils Field Day
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Join UW–Madison grain agronomy, field crop pathology, weed management, soils, forage, and farm economics researchers for a half-day field-based tour of the latest ongoing trials and research updates.
August 26, 2026 8am-2:30pm
Arlington Agricultural Research Station
N633 Hopkins Rd, Arlington, WI 53911
Registration is free; lunch available for purchase
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Wisconsin Extension Weed Management Workshop
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Join Extension and the WiscWeeds team for a full day of weed management skill sharing, learning, and further understanding mechanisms of weed control in a resistant era.
September 2, 2026
Arlington Agricultural Research Station
N633 Hopkins Rd, Arlington, WI 53911
Registration cost to be announce; includes a catered lunch
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2019 Technology Way
Room 113
Green Bay, WI 54311
920-391-4610
extension@browncountywi.gov
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