Extension Horticulture specialists and educators across Wisconsin are regularly featured by local and national news outlets to share expertise on a wide range of topics related to gardening and horticulture. With a shared commitment to research-based horticulture and environmentally sustainable gardening practices, Extension provides invaluable guidance to home gardeners and professionals alike, to enhance understanding of plants, insects, wildlife, and local ecosystems.

Read our latest news features

• Weather Woes: Producers are dealing with possible drought extension and pest pressure
  July 30, 2024 | RFD TV | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Spangenberg column: Earwigs, slugs and millipedes are thriving this wet season
  July 28, 2024 | Superior Telegram | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
• Garden calendar | For the week of July 28
  July 28, 2024 | Wisconsin State Journal | Featuring Lisa Johnson
• Why earwigs, roly polys and slugs are suddenly everywhere in Wisconsin this year
  July 24, 2024 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Spangenberg column: Still time to plant many vegetables, but it’s time to adjust maintenance practices
  July 23, 2024 | Superior Telegram | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
• ▶ LISTEN: Cultivate a great garden in southern Wisconsin
  July 22, 2024 | WORT-FM | Featuring Lisa Johnson
• More earwigs are crawling around Wisconsin this year. Blame the rain.
  July 22, 2024 | Door County Pulse | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Dog-Day Cicadas Are Abuzz in Door County
  July 18, 2024 | The Cap Times | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Daily Dodge News (Mosquitoes)
  July 17, 2024 | Daily Dodge | Featuring PJ Liesch
• ▶ LISTEN: Maintaining a Garden with Extension Expert Allen Pyle
  July 17, 2024 | WiscoAg News | Featuring Allen Pyle
• Extension to offer online fall “Foundations in Gardening” class; Registration now open
  July 15, 2024 | Lake Geneva News | Featuring Amy Freidig
• Garden calendar | For the week of July 14
  July 14, 2024 | Wisconsin State Journal | Featuring Lisa Johnson
• Spangenberg column: Proper mowing is key to lawn health
  July 8, 2024 | Superior Telegram | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
• Spangenberg column: Spring weather was ripe for tree problems
  July 1, 2024 | Superior Telegram | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg

If we missed a feature, let us know! Email madi.potratz@wisc.edu with a link to the news article you’d like added to the list.