Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Courses Offered

Pesticide Applicator Training sessions are to be held at Dodge County UW-Extension in February and March. Dodge County pesticide applicators certification that has or will be expiring or first-time applicators, will want to register for one of two training sessions offered. A self-study program in order to certify will be available as well.

2018 Crop Land Rental Rate Survey Results

Dodge and Fond Du Lac County conducted a farmland cash rent survey during the winter of 2018. The survey is intended to provide township level rental rate information for property owners and tenants who negotiate rental contracts in the many townships of Dodge County.

Cover Crop Establishment Tip Sheets

To help farmers successfully use cover crops, members of the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil-Healthy Water in collaboration with UW-Extension have written three tip sheets which focus on three different cover crop establishment methods and timings.

Guidelines for Consuming Late Season Produce Exposed to Floodwater

Heavy rains and the flowing water that results can contaminate plants growing in the garden and create a food safety hazard.

July Digging In Dodge Newsletter

The latest edition of the Dodge County Master Gardener newsletter.

Alfalfa PEAQ Readings May 2018

Determining when to cut first-crop alfalfa is often difficult because alfalfa quality, relative to flowering stage, varies greatly. To help with this dilemma, agronomists at the University of Wisconsin – Madison developed the Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) method which predicts alfalfa’s Relative Feed Value (RFV) at the time of cutting.