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Childhood Is A Critical Window For Learning How To Handle Money

UW-Extension

Individuals who have formal financial education perform better on a national financial literacy quiz then those who have had no financial education.

Series: Managing Japanese Beetles

8 Tips For Preventing Japanese Beetles From Overtaking A Garden

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Just when a garden looks good, ravenous Japanese beetles can promptly emerge in the heart of summer to devour the gardener's favorite plants.

Southern Rust Is A Rare But Serious Threat To Wisconsin Corn Crops

Damon Smith

UW-Extension

Wisconsin corn farmers are keeping an eye out for southern rust, a plant fungus that causes bright orange pustule growth on the leaves of corn.

Wisconsin's Forests Have A Dynamic History

Scott Gordon

WisContext

To many Wisconsinites, the state's northern forests are sturdy and vast swaths of land that resist the forces of the outside world and symbolize the state’s natural inheritance.

Parents Can Prevent Kids' Summer Weight Gain

Amber Canto

UW-Extension

Summer marks a hiatus from the daily responsibilities and scheduled demands children face during the school year, which provides a structure for eating, sleeping and physical activities. But in summer, if children engage in less physical activity, they may gain up to three times as much weight as they do over an entire school year.

Series: Heat Stress

Farm Animals Need To Keep Cool During Heat Waves Too

Bill Halfman

UW-Extension

Hot weather and a high heat index are a challenge for farmers each summer. During heat waves, farmers need to take precautions for their animals to minimize the risk of injury and sickness from prolonged exposure to high temperatures and humidity.

Series: Heat Stress

How To Avoid The Risks Of Heat Stress

John Shutske

UW-Extension

Heat exposure kills more people each year than floods, tornadoes, lightning and hurricanes combined. Heat-related illness can develop quickly and progress to deadly stages.

10 Tips For Safely Using Produce From A Flooded Garden

Barbara Ingham

UW-Extension

After flooding occurs, gardeners often raise questions about the safety of consuming produce from gardens that were under water for a day or two.

Toxoplasma Parasite Opens New Doors For Disease Research

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Biologists define parasitism as a relationship where one organism benefits in the course of taking advantage of another. By understanding how parasites prey on their hosts, medical researchers could develop some novel ways to fight disease.

Creating A 21st Century Park System For Brown County

Allyson Watson

University of Wisconsin-Extension

Now the largest age-based demographic in the United States, millennials are setting a growing cultural tone for how consumer products and workplace practices are experienced. This cohort is also increasingly driving how local communities think about the services and public spaces they provide.