We teach, learn, lead, and serve, transforming lives and communities
Program Areas
4-H and Youth
Preparing youth to become effective, empathetic adults. Our research-based programs build youth and adult capacity and partnerships that help all grow.
Agriculture
Supporting the agriculture community, promoting economic and environmental sustainability through applied research.
Community Development
Delivering resources on organizational capacity, leadership development, and local government education to support leaders, communities, and organizations.
Families & Finances
Providing well-researched information about families and relationships, and helping families and individuals achieve financial well being.
Food Systems
Promoting resilient, place-based food systems by assisting community organizations, tribal partners, & local governments.
FoodWIse
Providing nutrition education to advance healthy eating habits and active lifestyles for families with limited incomes.
Horticulture
Covering everything from soil to trees, water quality to plant health, and every insect in between.
Natural Resources
Delivering resources to address environmental challenges, training and education on sustainable management of food, water, and energy sources.
Latest News
Free School for Farmworkers: Cómo Mantenerse a Salvo en Condiciones de Calor Extremo
Únete a la discusión y al intercambio de conocimiento sobre cómo protegernos del calor extremo.El 12 de Mayo 5-7 pm hora cental.De click aquí para registrarse! Entre 2011 y 2021, el Bureau of Labor Statistics estima que cada año un promedio de 43 trabajadores agrícolas pierden sus vidas debido a las temperaturas ambientales elevadas. Para […]
Free School for Farmworkers: Staying Safe in Extreme Heat
Join us for an in-depth discussion and skillshare on staying safe in extreme heat.May 12th 5-7 pm CDTClick Here to Register! Between 2011 and 2021, The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that each year saw an average of 43 farmworkers lose their lives due to environmental heat. For farmworkers laboring in extreme heat, keeping ourselves […]
Save the Date: Fathers In Focus Conference 2024
Where: Monona Terrace (1 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53703) When: 10/11/2024 7:30am – 5:00pm Cost: TBA Join us at the Inaugural Fathers In Focus Conference 2024, a pivotal platform for fathers across Wisconsin to converge, connect, and collectively address challenges in their roles. Through workshops facilitated exclusively by men and fathers, we aim to […]
Return to Winter (Briefly)
If you are feeling a bit of weather whiplash, you are not alone. Some plants have leafed out or are blooming a few weeks earlier than usual due to the record-breaking warm weather in February and early March. Now, Mother Nature as she often does, is doing a bit of a course correction and we […]
Upcoming Events
Learn how to take care of your most important tool – your body – while farming, and set up systems on the farm to support your whole farm crew’s health.
View Event DetailsThe FEED webinars are no-cost virtual workshops for small-scale food and farming business start-ups during Mondays in April, from April 1st to April 29th. 2-3pm
View Event DetailsTriple P provides parents with a toolbox of strategies to raise confident and healthy children, build strong family relationships and manage misbehaviors.
View Event DetailsOur Office
Dane County-UW Extension
5201 Fen Oak Dr. Ste 138
Madison, WI 53718-8827
Phone: 608-224-3700
Fax: 608-224-3727
711 for Wisconsin Relay
Hours: M-F 8am – 4:30pm
Closed all major holidays (if the holiday falls on a Sunday we are typically closed the Monday after) AND the day after Thanksgiving.
