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Social Networking Ecommerce & Growing Your Business

Social Networking Ecommerce & Growing Your Business

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 – What is this thing called social networking? Why might I want to use these tools to grow my business? Social networking applications can benefit small business by keeping your customers and friends communicating with you [...]

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Pesticide Applicator Training

Pesticide Applicator Training

Private Applicator — One who uses or directs the use of any pesticide on property owned or rented by that person or that person’s employer for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity. You must be certified to legally purchase, transport, mix and load, and apply “restricted use” pesticides. You can be certified by attending a formal [...]

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Tax Preparation Assistance

Tax Preparation Assistance

Earned Income Tax Credit Day — February 11, 2012 The 3rd Annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Saturday has been scheduled for February 11, 2012. This event is for low-to moderate-income individuals who need help to prepare their own tax returns. Tax preparation assistance is provided by AARP certified tax preparation volunteers and is absolutely free. EITC [...]

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Cooperative Extension Celebrates 100 Years of Working for Wisconsin

Cooperative Extension Celebrates 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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9th Annual Hands-on Apple Pruning Clinic

9th Annual Hands-on Apple Pruning Clinic

Saturday, March 3 & Tuesday, March 6 Participants of the ninth annual Hands-on Apple Pruning Clinic will learn techniques for pruning apple trees. There will be a demonstration on older tree rejuvenation techniques and how to prune a newly planted tree. We will cover proper planting techniques, cultivars for this area, and organic alternatives for pest control. [...]

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2012 4-H Shooting Sports Certification Training Schedule

2012 4-H Shooting Sports Certification Training Schedule

The schedule for the 2012 4-H Shooting Sports Certification Training has been released. To serve as a Shooting Sports leader, 4-H leaders must complete the Youth Protection process, must be at least 18 years old, and must have participated in at least one state-level 4-H Leader Training SHOOTING SPORTS CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP in the discipline in [...]

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UW-Extension, State Energy Office Join Forces to Improve Wisconsin’s Energy Future

UW-Extension, State Energy Office Join Forces to Improve Wisconsin’s Energy Future

Madison, Wis.– Wisconsin was one of only three states recently awarded a State Energy Extension Partnership (SEEP) grant by the US Department of Energy. The $240,000 grant (spent over the next two years) will formalize the collaboration between Wisconsin’s State Energy Office and Cooperative Extension, a division of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, to engage the [...]

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Beat the Heat, in February

Beat the Heat, in February

Wednesday, February 22 — Abbotsford How to keep your cows cool…..next summer! It’s cold outside, but now is the perfect time to be thinking ahead to next summer and how to keep your cows cool. University of Wisconsin-Extension is excited to host ‘Beat the Heat in February!’ workshop. Hot summer weather can really have an impact on herd [...]

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Work for Upham Woods

Work for Upham Woods

Summer Naturalist Do you have passion for the outdoors and teaching others about it? This is the job for you! Work for Upham Woods and spend your days hiking and canoeing while teaching youth in a beautiful setting right on the Wisconsin River. This position is a great way to broaden your skills by teaching [...]

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Creating a Safe Farm Environment

Creating a Safe Farm Environment

Friday, March 23, 2012 Safety is always a top concern when running a farm. Attend this seminar to learn how to keep yourself and others safe. Speakers will discuss OSHA and their mission to insure a safe work place, characteristics of effective safety and health programs, identify potential hazards lurking in and around buildings, and will zero in on the type [...]

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Ag Land Values

Ag Land Values

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 One of the most common questions in the Ag community is what is happening with land values. Attend this seminar to learn the answer to the land value question and to interact with the experts. This seminar will review local farm and timber land value trends, discuss the future outlook and answer questions regarding the local land [...]

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Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders’ Association Sponsors Essay Calf Contest

Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders’ Association Sponsors Essay Calf Contest

Trempealeau, Wis. – One fortunate Wisconsin youth will be the recipient of a registered Guernsey calf during the Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders’ Association (WGBA) annual convention on March 9-10th in Rothschild, Wis. This calf will be awarded to the youth who writes the best essay on their choice of two topics: (1) “What a Guernsey calf [...]

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