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How To Avoid The Risks Of Heat Stress

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.

Series: Literacy In Wisconsin

Turning Off The Budget Autopilot To Ease Household Finances

Peggy Olive

UW-Extension

People who feel their paychecks are not keeping up with everyday expenses may be right — median household income is down for many families across Wisconsin.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Embracing Solar Energy Can Be Fun And Fraught

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Bruce Johnson has put a great deal of time and money into changing the way he uses energy — his house on the east side of Madison sports three rooftop solar-panel installations.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Cerceris Wasp Biosurveillance Project Tracks Emerald Ash Borer

Tony Summers

UW-Extension

Invasive species are a familiar and persistent challenge across the United States. Kudzu is engulfing the South, gypsy moths have been consuming forests in the East, and the emerald ash borer is wreaking havoc on several species of ash trees here in the Midwest.

12 Tips For Healthy And Affordable Eating

Gayle Coleman

UW-Extension

Vegetables, fruits, whole grains and a variety of proteins are basic to good health. However most Wisconsin children and their families don't eat enough of these foods.

Invasive Lily Leaf Beetle Poses New Challenge To Central Wisconsin Gardeners

Heather Schlesser

UW-Extension

Gardeners in central Wisconsin should be on the lookout for the lily leaf beetle and be ready to help prevent it from spreading around the state. Bright red in color, this invasive insect is turning up in Marathon and Portage counties.

Asphalt Sealcoats Can Be Harmful To Health And Environment

David S. Liebl

UW-Extension

Spring is in the air, and with it the sharp odor of freshly sealed asphalt driveways and parking lots. Used to improve the appearance and prolong the life of asphalt pavement, some sealcoats can be as toxic as they smell.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Dane County Sweet Potato Project Enlists Growers To Fight Food Insecurity

Carrie Edgar

UW-Extension

Joe Muellenberg

UW-Extension

Alissa Schmitz

UW-Extension

Dane County has rich farmland, dedicated farmers and gardeners, and some of the best homegrown food in the country. But not everybody is able to enjoy the region's bounty.

Farmers Need To Take Time To Plan Farm Succession

Tina Kohlman

UW-Extension

It is springtime and many farmers are shifting gears from winter chores to planting. They have much work to do: developing a cropping plan, ordering seed and fertilizer, making sure equipment is in working order, and lining up enough help for the season.