Pierce County

2012 Scholarship FTD Pierce County Farm Technology Days Scholarship. Deadline to apply is March 16, 2012.

New lease publications and lease forms are available now – check out the news forms under Farm Management – lease publications and leases forms.

Pierce County Farms will likely spend nearly $6.5 million in 2012 on 65,000 acres of rented cropland (2012 estimate since most recent census). As a percentage of all county cropland, 38 percent is rented cropland. Landlord and tenants are equal stakeholders when negotiating rental prices. The Pierce County UW-Extension Office annually receives over 300 inquiries [...]

New Issue of the Wisconsin Market Bulletin releases important outlook information for corn and soybeans. Wisconsin Market Bulletin November 2011

Check out the latest 4-H Informant Newsletter now! See what’s going on in Pierce County. December Informant

Wisconsin Market Bulletin Oct 2011

Check out the Radiological Emergency Information for Wisconsin Farmers, Food Processors and Distributors Near the Nuclear Power Plants In and Surrounding the State of Wisconsin. This booklet was prepared by Wisconsin Emergency Management. Ingestion Booklet  (21 pages, 599KB)

Sept.-Oct. 2011 Newsletter (2)

The Junior Master Gardener (JMG) program is modeled after the highly successful Master Gardener program and offers horticultural and environmental science education, and leadership and life skills development through fun and creative activities. This program is committed to helping young people become good gardeners, good stewards or the environment, and good citizens so they can [...]

The key word that distinguishes spirited children from other children is “more” – more intense, more persistent, more sensitive, and more uncomfortable with change. The spirited child can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and ineffective. A series of workshops will be held on three consecutive Thursdays in October at the Pierce County Office [...]