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| University of Wisconsin-Extension Beef Cattle Specialist candidates announced Three individuals have been selected from a very high-quality pool of applicants to interview for the Beef Cattle Extension Specialist position in January and February 2009. The candidates will also give public presentations in three locations around the state. The Beef Cattle Extension Specialist position in the Department of Animal Sciences, UW-Madison has been vacant for approximately six months since the departure of Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler to the University of Kentucky in June 2008. More... |
| Letting mortgage lender or landlord know when payment will be late is essential In the wake of widespread job layoffs and a faltering economy, many Americans are finding it a struggle to make their rent and mortgage payments. If making your monthly housing payments is a challenge, J. Michael Collins, University of Wisconsin-Extension family living educator and assistant professor of consumer finance at the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology has some suggestions that can help. More... |
| Access to health care eludes many working families UW-Extension and Wisconsin Public Television team up in grant-funded project to highlight plight of the uninsured More than 47 million Americans lack health insurance. Eight in ten of them live in households with at least one family member who holds down a job, according to a 2008 report from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. More... |
| Annual Northern Safari of Ag Specialists Series scheduled for Jan. 21-Feb. 6 This winter marks the 25th year that University of Wisconsin-Extension has sponsored the Northern Wisconsin Safari of Agriculture Specialists. The goal of this series is to bring University of Wisconsin-Extension specialists and agents, and their expertise to the state's northern counties with the latest research-based information for farmers and farm businesses. More... |
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