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$0.00Safety Considerations for Manure Handling
Author(s) Mark A. Purschwitz. Handling manure is an important operation on Wisconsin farms and one that presents potentially life-threatening haza...
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$0.00Seguridad y salud para los operarios de granjas
Author(s) Mark A. Purschwitz, Cheryl A. Skjolaas. Usted puede prevenir las heridas en su granja siendo proactivo y decidiendo conscientemente tene...
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$0.00Safety and Health for Farm Operators
Author(s) Mark A. Purschwitz, Cheryl A. Skjolaas. Hazard control is the most effective way to prevent injuries on your farm. This publication pres...
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$0.00Safe & Healthy Food Pantries Project
As more Wisconsinites turn to food pantries to meet their food needs, it is more important than ever that food pantries consider their role in sup...
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$0.00Required Elements of a Local Comprehensive Plan Checklist
Author(s) Brian W. Ohm. The nine elements required in a comprehensive development plan, as defined in the Wisconsin comprehensive planning and sma...
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$0.00Refrigeration Systems
Author(s) Scott Sanford. In order to cool milk to proper storage temperature on a dairy farm, several technologies are available. This fact sheet ...
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$0.00Reducing Risks from Manure Storage Agitation Gases
Author(s) Rebecca A. Larson, Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, John Shutske, Cheryl Skjolaas, Jeff Nelson, James Schauer, Kevin Erb. Predicting gas emissi...
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$0.00Reducing Greenhouse Energy Consumption: An Overview
Author(s) Scott Sanford. With energy costs representing more than 10% of greenhouse growers' sales, now is an optimal time to consider ways to red...
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$0.00Reducción de la exposición al plomo en la tierra de su huerta
Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Doug Soldat. El plomo en la tierra de una huerta puede poner a riesgo la salud de los agricultores y de las persona...
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$0.00Recycling Silo Bags and Other Agricultural Plastic Films
Author(s) Brian J. Holmes, Roger Springman. Burning agricultural plastics is illegal in Wisconsin. This publication reviews practices farmers can ...
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$0.00Recreational Homes and Regional Development: A Case Study from the Upper Great Lakes States
Author(s) David W. Marcouiller, Gary P. Green, Steven C. Deller, N. R. Sumathi. Research and policy discussions have tended to overlook recreation...
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$0.00Quackgrass
Author(s) Brendon Panke, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecosystems. The Mana...
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$0.00Purple Loosestrife
Author(s) Brendon Panke, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecosystems. The Mana...
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$0.00Protecting Our Living Shores
The authors sketch the intricate interconnection between plants, animals, and water along Wisconsin shores. They discuss the grasses, flowers, an...
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$0.00Protecting and Restoring Shorelands
The authors describe how to begin restoring a shore to its native state, a task that requires taking into account the topography and soil of the s...
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$0.00Proper Use of Cone Penetrometers for Detecting Soil Compaction
Author(s) Francisco J. Arriaga. Soil compaction can decrease soil health and crop yield because it degrades soil structure and reduces root growth...
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$0.00Privet
Author(s) Brendon Panke, Ryan deRegnier, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecos...
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$0.00Preparing for the Comprehensive Planning Process
Author(s) Mike Koles. A community's comprehensive plan is a tool to guide the community's future. This fact sheet introduces the concept of pre-pl...
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$0.00Poultry Barn Heating with Wood Energy
Author(s) Scott Sanford. Wood heating results in lower barn humidity, dryer litter, reduced ammonia production, and requires less ventilation whic...
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$0.00Polluted Urban Runoff: A Source of Concern
Author(s) Carolyn B. Johnson, Dotty Juengst. This is a summary of the pollutants that originate in urban landscapes and run off into Wisconsin riv...
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$0.00Poison Hemlock
Author(s) Brendon Panke, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecosystems. The Man...
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$0.00Plastic, Fabric, and Marsh Hay Mulch with No-Till Organic Tomatoes
Author(s) Claire Strader, Julie Dawson. One of the most common criticisms of organic agriculture is that it relies too heavily on tillage. While o...
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$0.00Cuidado del césped orgánico y de riesgo reducido
Author(s) Doug Soldat, John Stier, Jim Kerns, Chris Williamson. More and more people wish to move in the direction of creating an organic lawn, or...
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$0.00Options for Pasturing Animals
Author(s) Philip E. Harris, Daniel J. Undersander. Livestock owners who want to pasture their animals on someone else land have several options, i...
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$0.00Onion Disease: Downy Mildew
Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Downy mildew is a destructive disease that can reduce yield and bulb quality of onions, garlic, leeks, s...
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$0.00Nitrogen Cycling in Soils within a Dairy Production System
Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark. Keeping up the levels of nitrogen (N) in soils generally results in higher crop...
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$0.00New State Stormwater Rules: Public Education & Outreach
Author(s) Kendra Axness. State and federal officials agree that public education is an essential part of any plan to reduce stormwater pollution b...
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$0.00Neighborhood First Impressions Participant Guide
Author(s) Andrew Lewis, James Schneider, Laura Brown, Laura Dombrock, Ann Wied. The Neighborhood First Impressions Participant Guide is a simplif...
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$0.00Multiflora Rose
Author(s) Brendon Panke, Ryan deRegnier, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecos...
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$0.00Monitoring Kernel Processing During Harvest
Author(s) Brian Luck, Rebecca Willett, Jessica Drewry, Luiz Ferraretto. Learn about the steps you can take while harvesting corn to ensure the sil...
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$0.00Mole Ecology and Damage Management
Author(s) Scott Craven, David Drake. In this, the third publication in the Living With Wildlife in Wisconsin series, the authors describe the curi...
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$0.00Mitigation of Enteric Methane Emissions from Dairy Cows
Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark, Di Liang, Michel Wattiaux, Larry Chase, Victor Cabrera. Enteric methane, ...
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$0.00Methods to Monitor Soil Moisture
Author(s) John Panuska, Scott Sanford, Astrid Newenhouse. Irrigation has become an increasingly important risk management tool for growers. The re...
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$0.00Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle: An Overview
Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark. Methane is a greenhouse gas produced largely from bacteria that live in s...
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$0.00Mesas de cultivo y contenedores para jardines comunitarios
Author(s) Patti Nagai. Above-ground gardening offers access and ease for community gardeners of all ages and abilities. This publication highligh...
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$0.00Meat and Our Carbon Footprint: Using Deliberative Dialogue to Tackle Contentious Issues
Author(s) Diane Mayerfeld. Most UW-Extension educators agree that adapting to and addressing the causes of climate change are important responsibi...
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$0.00Measuring Trees and Estimating Volume
Author(s) Jeff Martin. Here is the information you need to ascertain the diameter of a tree at breast height (the DBH). This is the single most im...
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$0.00Manure Agitation
Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark. Manure agitation is an important part of storage as it reduces nutrient variabi...
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$0.00Managing Soil Compaction at Planting and Harvest
Author(s) Francisco Arriaga, Brian Luck, Geoffrey Siemering. If you've worked your fields while they were wet, there is a good chance your soils ...
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$0.00Managing Northern Hardwood Stands
Author(s) Craig G. Lorimer, Craig T. Locey. This 8-page guide to wood lot management presents the intricacies of managing a northern hardwood fore...
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$0.00Managing Manure Nitrogen to Reduce Losses
Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark. Manure is a valuable resource for agricultural systems due to its nutrient cont...
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$0.00Managing Between Jobs: Taking Care of Yourself
Author(s) Linda Boelter, Joan E. LeFebvre. Losing your job or facing a drastic drop in income is one of the most stressful events a person can exp...
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$0.00Managing Between Jobs: Strategies for Spending Less
Author(s) Joan E. LeFebvre, Linda Boelter. When your income is suddenly reduced, act quickly to stop all excess spending. Studies have found that ...
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$0.00Managing Between Jobs: Setting Spending Priorities
Author(s) Linda Boelter. When faced with reduced income, you need to act quickly to cut expenses and make a spending plan so you can pay your bill...
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$0.00Managing Between Jobs: Meeting Your Insurance Needs
Author(s) Karen P. Goebel, Linda A. Boelter. When your income is reduced, it is important to review your insurance coverage. A thorough review wil...
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$0.00Managing Between Jobs: Making the Most of What You Have
Author(s) Linda A. Boelter. When your income drops suddenly, you are probably concerned about how to pay your bills and meet your day-to-day expen...
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$0.00Managing Between Jobs: Looking for a Job—Watch Out for Scams
Author(s) Linda A. Boelter. When you have lost your job or are living on reduced income, the last thing you need is to be ripped off by scam artis...
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$0.00Managing Between Jobs: Keeping a Roof Overhead
Author(s) Joan E. LeFebvre, Linda A. Boelter. Keeping a roof overhead is a major concern if you are living with a reduced income. When you rank yo...
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