UW Extension introduces new regional educators, outlines 4‑H and livestock programming for Adams County

University of Wisconsin Extension staff introduced three regional educators and summarized recent and upcoming programs for Adams County at a Land & Water Committee meeting.

Pat, a University of Wisconsin Extension representative, opened the report and said the Extension office has moved to a southwest corner space and that staff will return to present program updates as needed. "We will continue to bring our folks back, as time goes on," Pat said.

Evan Henthorn, the county 4‑H program educator, told the committee that 4‑H camp — serving Marquette, Green Lake, Waushara and Juneau counties — has completed recruitment and is finalizing health paperwork. "We just finalized our recruitment, and then we'll be ready to go in June," Henthorn said.

Adam Hartfield, regional livestock educator, reported on an April 11 swine workshop held at the extension office with statewide swine specialist Jeff Morris; he said the event drew 34 participants and received positive evaluations. "We had a successful workshop at the extension office. There was 34 participants," Hartfield said.

Karen Bender, the new regional crops and soils educator, said she is in her third week on the job and will conduct a community needs assessment across the four counties she covers to inform future programming. "I'm just getting oriented to my four counties... I'll be conducting a community needs assessment to gather information about what are the needs specific to my topic area," Bender said.

Pat pointed members to educator reports and online resources included in the packet, including an Extension video and a newsletter signup. Financial questions were invited but none were raised; extension staff excused themselves after their reports.

The committee scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, June 2 at 11:00 a.m.