Ex-ranger writes state parks guidebook, and UW-Extension ‘ag agents’ evolve

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
A farm and surrounding fields in south-central Wisconsin
UW-Extension ANRE

Former ranger Jim Buchholz writes a nearly 500-page guidebook to Wisconsin state parks and forests. Then, from UW-Madison’s Agriculture Institute, Heidi Johnson and Steven Hall explain how farmers are getting more of the help they need.

Featured in this Episode

  • Former ranger writes definitive state parks guidebook

    Including the most scenic to the least visited, a new guidebook to Wisconsin state parks is comprehensive. Former park ranger and author Jim Buchholz joins us to recommend visits to many of his favorite state properties.

  • UW-Extension’s Agriculture Institute staffs up

    After years of reorganization, the Agriculture Institute within the UW-Madison Division of Extension has a growing staff of experts and researchers to help Wisconsin farmers. Institute director Heidi Johnson and Extension specialist Steven Hall join us.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Jim Buchholz Guest
  • Heidi Johnson Guest
  • Steven Hall Guest
  • Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
  • Joel Patenaude Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Technical Director