Influenza (flu) is a contagious disease that can be serious. Every year, millions of people get sick, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized, and thousands to tens of thousands of people die from flu. CDC urges you to take the following actions to protect yourself and others from the flu.
Get yourself and your family vaccinated!
A yearly flu vaccine is the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses. Everyone 6 months or older should get an annual flu vaccine. Protect Yoursel
The Extension Iowa County office offers FREE pressure canning testing for dial gauge canners. To learn more about the types of canners, click here. Call 608-930-9850 or email ruth.schriefer@wisc.edu to schedule your appointment!
We also have the following publications available, with instructions and research-based recipes to safely preserve your harvest:
Canning Vegetables Safely (B1159)
Canning Salsa Safely (B3570)
Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry & Fish Safely (B3345)
Canning Frui
The new issue of the 4-H newsletter has a lot of information for our members.
