Dane County Extension is working on details for Pesticide Applicator Training. With COVID-19 all certifications expiring in early 2021 or late 2020 were extended to December 31st, 2021, meaning there are near double the amount of people to certify. We will send out letters notifying you if your certification is expiring in December or early […]
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Amanda Hutchins is the fifth MSW intern to spend a year working with the Dane County Positive Youth Development team. She will work alongside our educators to learn, lead, and support the 4-H and By Youth For Youth (BYFY) programs. My name is Amanda Hutchins, I am in the UW-Madison Masters in Social Work (MSW) […]
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Taylor (Nefcy) Seale is a recent graduate of the Master of Public Health program at UW-Madison, and simultaneously received an Arts in Public Health certificate from the Center for Arts in Medicine at the University of Florida. In addition, she has a BA in Theatre and Business Administration from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. […]
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Michelle Probst is the new Natural Resources Educator for UW-Madison Division of Extension in Dane County. In this role, she will support community organizations, committees and departments in informed decision making, strategic planning and their overall efforts to improve the environmental benefits and natural resource assets of the Dane County community. Michelle began working for […]
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You’ve worked hard to provide for your family and save for your future. Now, there is a course that teaches how to keep more of what you earn and make your money work harder for you. This educational workshop is hosted by the Dane County UW-Extension Financial Education Center and the team of advisors at […]
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Gabriella “Gabby” Balza is the new Associate Youth Development Educator with Dane County Extension. Prior to this role she worked as a Writers’ Room Program Coordinator with 826 Boston where she led programming focused on publishing and improving writing skills with high schoolers. Gabriella has experience collaborating with students to create after-school clubs, book publications […]
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(Madison): 4th and 5th graders in Dane County were invited to participate in the WI Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom essay contest. The 2020-2021 Wisconsin Essay Contest topic was “How have Wisconsin soybean farmers fueled Wisconsin’s economy?” The topic was based off of the 2021 Book of the Year entitled: “Full of Beans- Henry […]
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StrongBodies™ is a national evidence-based strength training program developed at Tufts University and is aimed at mid-life and older women and men. The benefits of strength training have been studied extensively and include: increased muscle mass, strength and improved bone density as well as many more benefits physically and emotionally. The StrongBodies™ program includes progressive […]
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A partir del 1 de marzo, algunos trabajadores esenciales de cara al público se volvieron elegibles para recibir la vacuna COVID-19. Esto incluye: Operadores del 911 Infraestructura comunitaria y de servicios públicos Tránsito público Cadena de suministro de alimentos Trabajadores de granjas lecheras, granjeros y otros empleados agrícolas Para obtener más información sobre los trabajadores […]
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Starting March 1, some public facing essential workers became eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. This includes: 911 operators Utility and community infrastructure Public transit Food supply chain Dairy farm workers, farmers, and other farm employees For more information about essential workers eligible to get the COVID19 vaccine, click here. On the Wisconsin Department of […]
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