Welcome to Crawford County UW-Extension

Mission

With an office in each Wisconsin county, Cooperative Extension develops practical educational programs tailored to local needs and based on university knowledge and research.

County-based Extension educators are University of Wisconsin faculty and staff who are experts in agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, natural resources, family living and youth development.

Extension county-based faculty and staff live and work with the people they serve in communities across the state. Extension specialists work on UW System campuses where they access current research and knowledge. Collaboration between county and campus faculty is the hallmark of Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin.

To learn more about all of the wonderful, fun and educational opportunities 4-H has to offer, visit the 4-H program here.

AmeriCorps - Farm to School Program

Wisconsin AmeriCorps has awarded Crawford and Vernon Counties resources to start Farm to School programs with the goal of bringing more fresh, locally grown foods to area schools. As part of a statewide Farm to School initiative, four part-time volunteers will work closely with teachers, parents, PTO’s, food service staff, and local farmers to procure foods for schools and develop school based education programs with teachers.

For more Farm to School Program information, visit the Community Development Program here.

Clean Sweep!

Crawford County is holding a rural household clean sweep on September 24-25 and an Agriculutural Clean Sweep on September 26th at County Highway Shop just south of Seneca on Hwy 27. Collection times are 10 -2 p.m. on all three days. For information on what materials will be accepted at the rural household clean sweep, click here. To find out what will be accepted at the agricultural clean sweep, click here.

Pre-Registration for the agriculutural clean sweep is mandatory and will be taken through Tuesday, September 23.  Call the Crawford County UW Extension Office 326 0223 with the type and amount of waste you wish to bring.  A drop-off time will be scheduled and further information given from the office.

Rural residents are asked to check their barns, sheds, and storage buildings for hazardous waste and ag chemicals and call.  For further information contact the UW Extension Office at 326- 0223 or the Land Conservation Office at 326- 0270.

What's Bugging You?

Check out the UW-Madison Department of Entomology to find the identification of those mysterious insects and learn what to do about them.

The 2007 Crawford County Plat books are available. Stop by the UW Extension Office, 225 N Beaumont Road, Suite 240, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 OR mail your check payable to the Crawford County Fair plus $4.00 shipping to the above address. 2007 plat books are $30.00; the 2001 plat books are still available at a reduced price of $5.00

Do you have an idea for an invention or new product? Would you like to start your own business?  The Crawford / Vernon County Regional Inventors and Entrepreneurs (I&E) club that can help you explore your idea and turn it into a product or business.  Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Gays Mills Community Building.  Doors open at 6:00 pm and the program begins at 6:30 pm.  Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come early to meet other creative people, and browse the resource table. Bring your ideas! Contact Laura Brown 608.326.0224 for more information.

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