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December 2003
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- Saturday, December 13, 2003
- Christmas trees hold an important place in Wisconsin agriculture
- Patti Nagai
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Madison - Growing fresh Christmas trees is big business in Wisconsin. The state is sixth in the nation in the production of trees for the holidays. It's not just about quantity, though; Wisconsin grows quality trees. Since 1966, six Wisconsin trees have been "Champion Trees" selected for display in the Blue Room of the White House. The 2003 winner is a Frazer fir from Silent Night Evergreens, Jim and Diane Chapman's farm in Endeavor.
- Monday, December 08, 2003
- Connecting the generations during the holidays
- Mary Brintnall-Peterson
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MADISON, Wis. — The holiday season brings families together and is the perfect time to catch up with each other. Our holiday conversations can reinforce our stereotypes of different generations and make communication more difficult. So, this holiday season become aware of your stereotypes and see beyond them, says Mary Brintnall-Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Extension program specialist in aging.
- Friday, December 05, 2003
- TIPS FOR THE PERFECT HOLIDAY TREE FROM UW-EXTENSION
- Sharon Morrisey
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- Tuesday, December 02, 2003
- Controlling heating costs in the face of rising energy prices
- John Merrill
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MADISON, Wis. — While supplies of natural gas are reported to be ample, prices are already higher than they were last year at this time and are expected to rise further this winter, according to the staff at the Wisconsin State Energy Bureau. Since most of us heat with natural gas, that means that we are likely to see higher heating costs this year unless we have an unusually mild winter or we take actions to reduce our energy use.
- Dairy Road Show offers dairy farmers a competitive edge
- Irv Possin
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With presentations on modernization, breeding, milk quality and dairy economics, the University of Wisconsin-Extension Dairy Team's 2004 Road Show has topics of interest to almost everyone in the dairy business.
- WPT Brings Home Two Midwest Emmy Awards
- Moira Harrington
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In an award ceremony held Dec. 1, Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) received recognition for two of its recent local productions — one celebrating the expressiveness of dance, and the other celebrating the beauty of Wisconsin — s northern lakes and woods.
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