Barron County

The Barron County Tractor Safety Certification Program will be held June 18-20, 2012 at a location to be announced.  The program runs from 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and costs $15 per person.   Tractor Safety Certification is designed to meet both State and Federal requirements for youth under 16 years old.  The [...]

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 Waushara County Fairgrounds, Wautoma, WI   Plan now to participate in the State 4-H Plant Science Day event to be held July 10at the Waushara County Fairgrounds in Wautoma. Youth in grades 3-13 can test their knowledge about plants while learning how to judge and identify a wide variety of plant [...]

Barron County 4-H is hosting the regional 4-H Area Animal Science Days at the fairgrounds in Rice Lake on Thursday, June 21.  Area Animal Science Days are focused on the learning experience rather than the contests.  The goal is to provide youth educational opportunities in the 4-H Animal Science Projects. Through participation in Area Animal [...]

The Barron County UW-Extension Office in cooperation with area farmers and dairy ration advisors is conducting an alfalfa maturity monitoring program.  The purpose of this monitoring is to help producers decide the optimum time to harvest first cutting alfalfa.  Relative feed quality (RFQ) is used to predict the quality of the alfalfa. AlfalfaQualityMonitoring1stCutting2012

Cooperative Extension, UW-Extension has a nutrition educator position open serving Barron and Polk Counties (office in Barron County). Provide nutrition and food budgeting education to individuals, youth, and families living on limited incomes. Previous work or volunteer experience working with low income families, working with youth, or providing food and nutrition education is highly desirable. [...]

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A new website at www.WhyAg.com connects students and non-agricultural workers with the emerging job opportunities in Wisconsin’s $59 billion agriculture, food and natural resources industry.  The site was developed by the Wisconsin Ag Education and Workforce Development Council.  Check it out!

The Barron County 4-H Shooting Sports Project is seeking volunteers to help with Archery, Shotgun and Rifle.  The 4-H Shooting Sports program is only successful when adults volunteer to work with youth in this project and provide youth with the opportunity to develop safe shooting skills.   To serve as a Shooting Sports Leader, 4-H [...]

Farmland rental rates in Barron County continue to increase, according to a survey released this week by the Barron County UW-Extension Office.  The average cash rent paid for farmland in Barron County was $59 per acre during 2011, up from $53 during the 2010 season.  “Strong prices for corn and soybeans, competition for land, and [...]