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Kohlman Joins UW-Extension Fond du Lac County Office

Kohlman Joins UW-Extension Fond du Lac County Office

Tina Kohlman, UW-Extension Dairy and Livestock Agent, joined the UW-Extension Fond du Lac County office on May 1, 2012.  Tina’s UW-Extension appointment is a dual-county appointment serving dairy and livestock producers in Fond du Lac (80%) and Sheboygan Counties (20%).  Tina will be based out of UW-Extension Fond du Lac County. Tina has been a [...]

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Byron and Lamartine Water Sampling Results

Byron and Lamartine Water Sampling Results

Last month, residents of Byron and Lamartine sent water samples to UW-Extension of Fond du Lac County. The results presentation is available for downloading and printing. Kevin Masarik, UW-Extension Groundwater Specialist reported these results to residents at an educational meeting on Tuesday, May 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the [...]

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Fond du Lac County Master Gardener Motor Coach Trip – June 5, 2012

Fond du Lac County Master Gardener Motor Coach Trip – June 5, 2012

Leave from University of Wisconsin North Lot at 7:30 a.m. Home 6 p.m. Master Gardener Fee $50 or with education grant $25; Non Master Gardener fee $65 Registration and payment due by May 15th 2012 or until bus is filled. Fee is nonrefundable but transferrable. Checks payable to: Fond du La County Master Gardener Assn. [...]

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Dairy Business Innovation Center Offers Five $1,000 Cheesemaker Scholarships

Dairy Business Innovation Center Offers Five $1,000 Cheesemaker Scholarships

MADISON, Wis.  – To help continue the growth of artisan, farmstead and specialty cheese in Wisconsin, the Dairy Business Innovation Center is offering five $1,000 scholarships to help beginning cheesemakers earn their Wisconsin Cheesemaker’s License. Applications are due June 15. Applicants must be residents of the State of Wisconsin, and must demonstrate the ambition needed [...]

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Cooperative Extension Marks 100 Years of Working for Wisconsin

Cooperative Extension Marks 100 Years of Working for Wisconsin

Cooperative Extension’s first agent, E.L. Luther, hired in 1912 in Oneida County, made farm visits using a two-cylinder motorbike.  One hundred years later, both modes of transportation and Cooperative Extension programming have changed, but one important point remains the same.  Cooperative Extension educators continue to serve as a portal to educational resources from the University [...]

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Arsenic in Well Water

Arsenic in Well Water

Arsenic is a naturally-occurring mineral found in bedrock layers. A recent well water sampling program in the Town of Lamartine showed that roughly 40% of the wells sampled for arsenic have it at levels over the federal health standard of .01 mg/L (10 ppb). Drinking water with high levels of arsenic can increase the risk [...]

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All Year Long, 4-H Members Develop Skills for a Lifetime

All Year Long, 4-H Members Develop Skills for a Lifetime

Youth develop skills that will develop their capacity, enhance their employment, and help them contribute to our communities. These skills are developed by serving as a delegate to a leadership conference, taking responsibility to raise an animal, hosting an exchange youth for a month, developing a new community service initiative, serving on the planning committee [...]

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Strengthening Families

Strengthening Families

The Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14 (SFP 10-14) is a parent, youth, and family skills-building curriculum designed to: * prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems * strengthen parenting skills * build family strengths The program is delivered through seven sessions for families using realistic videos, role-playing, discussions, learning games, and [...]

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Teaching the Culture of 4-H

Teaching the Culture of 4-H

Upon joining 4-H, many new families soon realize that 4-H has a culture of its own.  Family involvement is essential throughout the experience, 4-H members and adult volunteers work together to achieve goals, and 4-H members take initiative for their learning process.  When joining 4-H, new families are usually overwhelmed with all of the opportunities [...]

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Steakhouse Burgers Recalled Due To Misbranding

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2012 – J&B Group, a Pipestone, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 456 pounds of steakhouse burgers because of misbranding and undeclared allergens. The product contains a seasoning mix with hydrolyzed soy and wheat proteins, known allergens, not declared on the label. The following product is subject to recall: [View Label] 27-oz packages [...]

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Lake Winnebago Association holds planning meeting June 6

Lake Winnebago Association holds planning meeting June 6

  The newly-formed Lake Winnebago Quality Improvement Association will meet Wednesday, June 6 for the first time. This is an organizational meeting at which the group will plan its first activities. It begins at 6:30 p.m. in room UC 113/114 on the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac campus. For fishermen, boaters, residents, and anyone who [...]

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Lake habitat faces challenges

Lake habitat faces challenges

  The Dip into Lakes series concludes Monday, May 14, with a talk on the challenges to the health of Lake Winnebago and its fish. This free seminar occurs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in rooms LGI 113/114 on the UW-FDL campus (main entrance). Sponsored by Fond du Lac County and UW-Extension, the program presents [...]

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2012 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days

2012 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days

“Innovations in Agribusiness” is the theme for the 2012 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days hosted by Outagamie County in New London on July 17, 18, and 19, 2012 at Heideman Farms, W10715 County Road WW, New London and Sugar Creek Farm N6848 County Road D, New London.  The show runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [...]

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Ammunition & Bullets

Ammunition & Bullets

To dispose of ammunition and/or bullets take material to the following police stations during the hours listed: Phone City Hours 920-533-5391 Campbellsport Mornings only. 920-322-3700 City of Fond du Lac 24/7 920-748-2888 City of Ripon 24/7 920-324-7903 City of Waupun 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Last updated:  May 8, 2012.

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Ripon FFA Alumni 25th Annual Breakfast on the Farm

Ripon FFA Alumni 25th Annual Breakfast on the Farm

The Ripon FFA Alumni will host their 25th annual Breakfast on the Farm on Sunday, June 17, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  This year the breakfast will be held at the Green Barn Farm Market owned by Tom and Heather Bandt, W12835 Locust Road in Ripon.  Tickets are $6.00 in advance/$7.00 at the [...]

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