4-H Youth Development
Community Development Impact July 2023
FoodWIse Impact July 2023
Welcome Liz Gartman!
Liz Gartman is our new Regional Crops Educator for Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Washington & Ozaukee counties. Liz spent the early part of her career as a livestock feed specialist for a local co-op, was most recently an Agriculture Instructor at Lakeshore Technical College, and spent most of her life living and working on a […]
Harvesting alfalfa to ensure quality feedstuff
Local dairy farmers want high quality alfalfa haylage for their cows, especially the first cutting of this 4-cut crop since it provides over half of the total haylage harvest for the year. Farmers wait 28-30 days between cuttings to harvest the optimal quality in haylage, but how do we determine when to cut the first […]
Community Youth Development Impact 2023
Youth Government Day is a joint effort with American Legion Volunteers, Sheboygan County, and Extension. Including youth voice in civic processes and providing opportunity structures with diverse representation has multiple potential positive youth development benefits, such as increased civic engagement and mentoring. All 21 participating students reported a greater understanding of County government as a […]
4-H Impact May 2023
•A lesson for 4-H members where participants learned how to prepare, deliver and compete with a 4-H Demonstration to increase public speaking and other communication skills. Eight young people participated in this 4-H Demonstration Workshop in Sheboygan County. 100% of participants indicated that they strongly agree they, “Feel more prepared to present a demonstration;” “know […]
FoodWIse Impact May 2023
•New partnership with Sheboygan County Birth to Three, an early intervention special education program that helps children under the age of 3 with delays and disabilities, to offer virtual classes for parents. The purpose of these classes will be to offer parents tips and resources on feeding picky eaters.•Planning the UW-Madison 175th anniversary celebration visit […]
Community Development Impact May 2023
•A town planner asked for Kevin’s help in understanding the land use issues related to a proposed commercial development in a residential neighborhood of the town. The discussion enabled the town planner to provide guidance to the town’s plan commission as it made a recommendation to the town board, which the board ultimately followed.•A town […]
