May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and although it’s important to prioritize your well-being all year long, the busy spring season brings unique stressors for farmers and other ag professionals.
Joy Kirkpatrick, a farm succession specialist with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension, offers tips for managing mental health during the busy spring season.
With springtime time pressures creating a high-stress working environment, research shows that there’s a high preval
There are some new changes coming in 2023 to antibiotic regulations for livestock.
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) plan for supporting veterinary antimicrobial stewardship is scheduled to be fully implemented in 2023. As part of this plan, all remaining over-the-counter (OTC) antibiotics used in production agriculture are scheduled to be switched to prescription-only. However; vaccines, de-wormers, injectable and oral nutritional supplements, and topical non-antibiotic treat
The new 2022 Polk County Plat Books are now available for purchase the the Polk County Extension office. We are located on the ground floor in suite G600. All plat books are $40.00, we do not accept cards, only cash or check. Please make all checks out to the Polk County 4-H Leaders Federation.
