Crawford County

The 2012 Crawford County 4-H Fishing Derby will be held at the Washington Street Bridge on the way to St. Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien.  Saturday, June 2 from 9:00 am to 11:30 a.m. We will provide a safe fishing area for children not old enough for 4-H.  NO LUNCH will be provided!  Please make [...]

Don’t miss out on the Pre-fair Shooting Sports Event.  This year it will be held on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the Crawford County Fairgrounds.  Fill out the Shooting Sports Pre-fair Event entry form (pdf) and bring to the event or contact Lonnie Achenbach at 608-874-4420 for more information.

The 2012 Food, Clothing, and Cake Revue is scheduled for June 14th at 6:00 p.m. at the Seneca Town Hall in Seneca.    Plan to attend this fun event and show off your talent.  Send your registration forms (2012 foods revue entry form (pdf); 2012 clothing revue entry form (pdf); 2012 cake revue entry form (pdf)) to the [...]

This year’s Crawford County Fair is August 8 through August 12 at the fairgrounds in Gays Mills, WI. The Crawford County Fair features fantastic family entertainment, food and fun. You don’t want to miss it! Hardcopies of the Crawford County Fair  Books are available at these area businesses: Peoples State Bank in Soldiers Grove, Seneca, Eastman, Wauzeka and [...]

REGISTRATION MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE!!! Crawford County on the Move is a 9 week walk/run training program that includes short lessons, group walk/runs, individual training schedules and weekly tips on a variety of wellness topics.  Groups meet once a week throughout Crawford County.   Communities involved include Prairie du Chien, Wauzeka, Boscobel, Steuben, Soldiers Grove, Gays Mills, Ferryville, Seneca [...]

NEW EDITION!  Food $ense Newsletter Sneak Peak…   Americans are drinking more soft drinks than ever. On average, people are drinking almost 500% more soft drinks per year than 50 years ago. One reason for this increase is larger portion sizes – soda bottles have increased in size and fountain drinks sizes can range from 22 [...]

Tuesday, May 15 – Great River Graziers Pasture Walk is co-sponsored with Ocooch Grazers, Richland County and hosted by Herb and Nona Bechtel, 23385 Buckhorn Ln, Richland Center.   The topic of the walk is on establishing new seeding pasture successes and the cost and benefit of corn silage for a pasture system.  Directions to the host site is presented on [...]

Planning has begun for  Crawford County on the Move 2012.  This popular program encourages people of all ages to increase their physical activity in the beautiful setting of their community.  Last year there were 140 participants with groups going in Ferryville, Soldiers Grove, Gays Mills, Steuben, Boscobel, Seneca, Eastman, Wauzeka and Prairie du Chien.  Particpants met weekly [...]

June is Dairy month. That means the Crawford County Dairy Breakfast will soon be upon us.  This year’s 2012 Crawford County Dairy Breakfast will be held on Saturday, June 9 from 6:00 am to 10:00 am at the Chad and Amy Jelinek’s farm located at 55312 County Road E, Eastman.  

Cooperative Extension’s first agent, E.L. Luther, hired in 1912 in Oneida County, made farm visits using a two-cylinder motorbike. One hundred years later, both modes of transportation and Cooperative Extension programming have changed, but one important point remains the same. Cooperative Extension educators continue to serve as a portal to educational resources from the University [...]