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PEASE NOTE: The Iowa County Extension Office will be closing at 11:00am on Tuesday, November 19th and will be closed all day on Wednesday, November 20th so staff may attend a conference in Madison.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, Wisconsin Beef Council, and UW Madison Division of Extension Livestock Program are hosting a series of workshops that will focus on producing quality beef in Wisconsin. Workshops will be from 10am to 3pm. Topics will include:

Live cattle evaluation and discussion with packer representatives – packer & sale barn managers
Impacts on value: shrink, mud, dirt, and fitness for transport
Meat quality defects – real examples from the packing plant
2022 National Beef Quality Audit Results
Quality and yield grades discussion and hands-on practicum
Pre-harvest factors that impact meat quality
Feeding and management practices to produce cattle the market seeks

Workshops are FREE, and lunch is provided. Pre-register at least 7 days in advance to ensure enough food and handouts for all. To register, go to https://bit.ly/3GSZtuJ or call the Wisconsin Beef Council at (800) 728-BEEF (2333) or 608-833-7177.

Badger Dairy Insight Series

Join the University of Wisconsin-Madison – Division of Extension’s Dairy Program on the third Tuesday of each month from 11am-12 pm CST for the Badger Dairy Insight webinar series. New this year, we are switching our webinars to a monthly platform. We are featuring your local Extension Dairy Program Educators and UW Specialists as they present on current dairy topics. Take the opportunity to learn from and discuss with experts on the dates below. To learn more about Badger Dairy Insight and the Extension Dairy program please visit https://dairy.extension.wisc.edu

Badger Dairy Insight

In this Badger Dairy Insight, we are talking about “Reducing enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle.” Guillermo will speak about an overview of the project objectives, their efforts in collecting methane data in research and commercial farms, some traits definitions, and preliminary results on methane prediction using milk spectra data. You can register at: go.wisc.edu/badgerdairy

There is no charge to participate in the sessions, however pre-registration is required to allow access. Register online at go.wisc.edu/bdi2324

Extension Horticulture & Gardening Resources for You

Do you have a question relating to horticulture or gardening? Iowa County does not have a dedicated Horticulture Educator, but the UW-Madison Division of Extension does have an online form that you can fill out. Simply provide basic contact information and ask your question, and your inquiry will be responded to by an Extension staff member or a Master Gardener Volunteer in your area. You can even upload up to three photos to submit with your question!

Here is a link to the online submission page: Ask Your Gardening Question – Wisconsin Horticulture. Click for an instruction sheet that details how to fill out and submit the online form.

Extension Information Kiosk Now Available for Public Use

The Iowa County Extension Office is excited to announce the addition of an Information Kiosk to the lobby area of our office. This computer is available at no charge to the public for Extension-related use, including accessing the Extension Iowa County website, registering for 4-H or other 4H Online activities, signing up for ag programs, submitting questions to the “Ask Your Gardening Question” site, access to the UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab, and much more!

We hope this will be a useful tool for those with limited or no Internet accessibility at home, allowing them to take advantage of Extension programming.