Extension Marathon County

Testing Calf Passive Transfer Learn how to determine whether your calf has achieved successful passive transfer using either a digital or handheld refractometer. Heather Schlesser from th...

Don't miss out on this upcoming Show pig Symposium on Saturday Febraury 21st!

Don't miss out on this webinar! You also have the ability to submit questions prior to the webinar.

Do you have questions about automatic milking systems?
Experts will be answering your questions LIVE in our October webinar.
https://dairy.extension.wisc.edu/badger-dairy-insight/ -2025
Ask about things like:
✅ Barn Design
✅ Nutrition
✅ Data Use
You can get expert, research-backed answers to help with your farm. Leave your question in the comments below!

Want to know more about Plain Language? Check out this class by Winnebago County!

UW Extension Marathon County has moved! We are now located at 1100 Lake View Dr, Suite 500, Wausau, WI. Through March 22, please reach out to us by email as we are working remotely. See you in our new space!

It was great to hear about these four farmers' experiences.

A big thank you to Jessica Pralle-Trimner, Jake Peissig, Brock Bailey, and Jason Baroun for helping us with our producer panel today at our robotics meeting!

Help Protect your Herd: Join the Milk Quality Study
Could your herd have an undetected threat?
Prototheca bovis is a newly recognized mastitis-causing pathogen with no known cure—and it could be silently impacting your herd’s milk quality. Because this slow-growing algae is often outcompeted in standard cultures, it remains undetected until bulk tank somatic cell counts rise.
UW-Extension needs your help to uncover how widespread Prototheca bovis is on Wisconsin dairy farms.
By participating in this study, you will:
✅ Get a free Prototheca bovis screening using specialized agar designed to detect this hidden pathogen.
✅ Better understand your herd’s health by testing 10 high-somatic cell-count cows.
✅ Take proactive steps to safeguard your milk quality and prevent costly surprises.
How to Participate:
Sign up at: https://go.wisc.edu/milk. We’ll coordinate with you to collect quarter milk samples—or, if preferred, you can collect them yourself. All samples will be cultured, and Marathon County DHIA will analyze somatic cell counts.
Don’t wait until it’s too late—help us uncover Prototheca bovis's true impact and protect your herd.

DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Don't miss our upcoming program, Cultivating Calm: Managing Stress in Cattle and Farm Life.

More information can be found at: https://go.wisc.edu/vital

The program is sponsored by the Marathon County Farm Bureau.

Check out these new videos!

Birthing process in cattle: https://youtu.be/ic3vdxsa3gs
Abnormal Calving Presentations: https://youtu.be/pyHyVKsQdZk
Normal Calving Presentations in cattle: https://youtu.be/w-U6m1czoq0

Normal Calving Presentation in Cattle In this video we will discuss the normal calving positions that occur in cattle.

Check out this upcoming series for Early Childhood Professionals and Caregivers!