Preparations for this year’s Spring Garden Conference are well underway. The event sponsored by Northern Lights Master Gardeners Association and UW Extension – Marinette County, now in its 24th year, will take place at the UW Green Bay Marinette Campus on Saturday, March 30th, from 8 am – 3:30 pm. This year you will have […]
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The University of Wisconsin-Extension Oconto & Marinette County February 2019 Agriculture Newsletter is available.
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Click here to read Oconto County’s 4-H monthly newsletter.
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The Master Gardener Volunteer program is designed for those who want to learn more about gardening in order to share their knowledge with others. It is a program to train horticultural volunteers who will assist UW-Extension in sharing horticultural information with the public. It is much more than a general gardening class. To see the […]
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The Extension Oconto County Community Development department has been working in partnership with Oconto County Land Conservation to take an in depth look at the lakes within the County. Click here to view a list of Individual County Lake Summary Reports, Surveys & Plans.
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Since 2000, backyard poultry flocks have been responsible for more than 70 Salmonella outbreaks in the United States, sickening more than 4,794 people, with 894 hospitalizations and seven deaths; a third of the illnesses were children younger than 5. In 2017 alone, backyard poultry caused 1,120 Salmonella illnesses with cases in 48 states, sending 249 people to hospitals and causing […]
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In Wisconsin, the Winter months can be brutal and we can definitely see the effect it has on our heating bill. Below are a few simple steps people can take to save money on heating.
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Click here to view a list of requirements and the 2019 Century Farm/Home Application. Click here to view a list of requirements and the 2019 Sesquicentennial Farm/Home Application. The application deadline for both is March 1, 2019.
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Oconto County UW-Extension offers free Pressure Canner Testing to the public. Don’t forget to have the dial gauge on your pressure canner tested. It is recommended to have this gauge tested every year. It’s also a good idea to review the publication “Using & Caring for a Pressure Canner” by the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Please call 920-834-6845 to ensure […]
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The University of Wisconsin-Extension “Check Your Free Credit Report” campaign’s website fyi.uwex.edu/creditreport lets you sign up for reminders to check your free credit reports and provides guidance on how to get and read your free reports. Since the reminder campaign started in 2013, many people have reached out to UW-Extension educators with questions about obtaining a credit […]
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