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Office Information Purpose Statement Office Map and Directions Directory Extension Pierce County University of Wisconsin-Madison Search Menu Skip to content Agriculture Agriculture Workshops, Classes & Trainings Agriculture News Crops What’s New The Dairy Partner / El Companero Farmer to Farmer Newsletter Website Related Links Community Development 4-H 4-H Informant / Newsletter 4H Online Enrollment – How to Join 4-H Upcoming Events Record Book and Secretary Book Forms Forms Projects Robotics – Pierce Co. 4-H Robotic Classes FAIR – Pierce County 4-H Fair Livestock Leader Resources & Links of Interest Camp Club Meeting Minutes Health, Families & Finances Upcoming Classes and Workshops Nutrition Education Food Resources Nutrition Education from St. Croix County Horticulture Articles & News Upcoming Local Classes/Workshops Western WI Horticulture Website Upcoming Classes/Workshops Upcoming Classes and Workshops Robotics – Pierce Co. 4-H Robotic Classes Record Book and Secretary Book Forms Farm Couples Weekend Workshop These weekend workshops are designed to help farm couples deal with stress, communicate with each other and other family members, make plans for the future and learn about resources in the community, including UW-Extension and DATCP. Click on photo to right for more info and registration. Garden “U” – 2020 Join us at the Hudson House Grand Hotel Conference Room on Sat. March 21st from 9am. - 3pm. for the 2020 Garden "U" we will be talking Wildflowers, Hostas & Bees! Click on bee to left for more info & sign up We teach, learn, lead and serve, connecting people with the University of Wisconsin, and engaging with them in transforming lives and communities. Recognizing Learning Disabilities in Teens Learning disabilities are a type of neurological disorder often described as a difference in the way someone’s brain is “wired.” Learning disabilities do not affect a person’s intelligence, but can make the use of traditional learning techniques for reading, writing, information recall and organization more challenging. Just as it can be difficult for your teen […] Read More... Clean Sweep & Prescription Take-Back Katie Feuerhelm, UW-Extension Pierce County Most Pierce County youth have not misused prescription drugs. What can you do to help this continue? Parents and other adults should talk with children about the risks of misusing medications, both prescription and over-the-counter. Students have reported that their parents are one of the most believable sources of information […] Read More... WI Bee Identification Guide Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, Leeafcutter Bees, Small Carpenter Bees, Sweat Bees and the list goes on… download this pdf to see pictures and descriptions – WI BEE IDENTIFICATION GUIDE Read More... River Falls’ Blue Bike Program Read More... De-Icing Salts and Landscapes Don’t Mix By Diana Alfuth, Horticulture Educator UW-Extension With winter cold comes icy and slippery walkways and driveways. While we need to clear surfaces of ice for safety’s sake, we also need to be aware of the negative impacts deicing materials can have. The most common de-icing product is sodium chloride—ordinary table salt or rock salt. Salt […] Read More... Grow Fresh, Nutritious Microgreens Indoors all Winter. Here’s How. Microgreens are baby plants, that are highly nutritious and tasty, not to mention pretty! Check out this PDF on Microgreens for examples of what you can grow as well as how! For more information and resources, check out the Western Wisconsin Horticulture website! Read More... Safe Preserving: Time to Make Pickles The garden is ready, time to make pickles! Many vegetables can be pickled, with flavorful results. And pickling low-acid vegetables like green beans and cucumbers allow these products to be canned quickly and easily in a boiling water or steam canner. Pickling may seem to be a rather mysterious process, with complex steps and unusual […] Read More... Bat Ecology & Damage Management For more information on Bat Ecology & Damage Management, please see the Publication at the UWEX Learning Store. Link → http://learningstore.uwex.edu/Assets/pdfs/G3997-012.pdf For other publications, visit the UWEX Learning Store for the many available resources. Read More... Pricing Wet (HMSC) Corn App Pricing Wet (HMSC) Corn is a new free app that is based off a spreadsheet developed by former UW- Extension specialist and educators (Campbell, Key, Frank, Schneider) to help determine an equivalent value for wet shell corn when compared with a dry shell corn price (a link to current local elevator dry corn bid prices is built […] Read More... Rain Barrels For Sale! Support the Pierce County 4-H Older Members by purchasing a Rain Barrel that they made! Available for pickup, these barrels hold 55 gallons; call the Extension Office to arrange a time to stop by: 715-273-6781, Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. The cost is $40 each and proceeds go to the 4-H Older […] Read More... 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