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  • Posted on December 23, 2004
    Short Course alumni reunion to be held January 22

    The annual Short Course Alumni Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Coliseum Bar (formerly Jingles) on Olin Avenue in Madison. The day will begin with a 10:30 a.m. seminar on estate planning by professor Phil Harris, followed by an 11:30 a.m. social hour. Phil Harris teaches farm law in Short Course and CALS degree programs. A turkey and ham buffet lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m. followed by a short program. As usual there will be ample door prizes donated by many agri-business companies.

  • Posted on December 16, 2004
    Can Producing Biomass Pay?

    Keeping down costs is a key to making biologically based fuels an economical alternative to fossil fuels and a profitable enterprise for farmers,

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    Dairy cattle judging CD released by UW-Madison

    Dairy Judging Made Easy, a new interactive CD-ROM produced at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, demystifies oral reasons and explains linear evaluation, setting beginning judges on the road to successful dairy cattle judging.

  • Posted on December 8, 2004
    Native American Veteran Documentary Project Receives Major Grant

    A PBS documentary about Native American veterans is one step closer to your television screen, thanks to a $75,000 production grant to a University of Wisconsin-Madison communications professor and filmmaker from Native American Public Telecommunications.

  • Posted on November 17, 2004
    Wisconsin homegrown lunch will be served in all Madison elementary schools November 24

    On Wednesday, Nov. 24, Madison elementary school students will enjoy a fresh, healthy lunch prepared by the Madison Metropolitan School District Food Service using locally grown produce.

  • Posted on November 11, 2004
    Wisconsin 4-H team takes first at North American International Livestock Exposition

    The Wisconsin 4-H team was High Team Overall among the 21 4-H and FFA youth teams competing in the Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at […]

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    UW-Madison team takes first at North American International Livestock Exposition Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

    The University of Wisconsin-Madison Cardinal team was High Team Overall among the 18 national university teams competing in the Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at […]

  • Posted on October 21, 2004
    2005 Dairy Quiz Bowl competition set for Jan. 29

    Entries are due Jan. 10 for the 2005 Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Bowl competition. The event will be held Saturday, Jan. 29 at the Portage High School in Portage, Wis., starting at 9:45 a.m. Dairy Bowl is a quiz competition in which all the questions are about dairy topics. Teams compete in a double-elimination format by giving oral answers to questions posed by a moderator. Each match has both an individual and toss-up question round.

  • Posted on October 15, 2004
    Physical Therapy on the Cutting Edge

    A CALS research partnership with a local manufacturer of cycling products has resulted in a generous donation of new equpiment for University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine physical therapy patients.

  • Posted on October 7, 2004
    The Fuels of the Future

    In recent months consumers have become all too familiar with news of oil costs spiking, and most experts agree that higher prices at the pump are likely here to stay. As the demand for alternative forms of energy grows,