A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy cattle judges was second high team overall at the 2005 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show – Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Jan. 16 at Fort Worth, Texas. The Badger team placed first in oral reasons, Guernseys and Jerseys; second in Brown Swiss; and third in Holsteins. Six teams competed.

University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural economists dusted off some long-idle superlatives to write their year-end review of the state’s farm sector, and they’re fairly optimistic about prospects for the year ahead.

Young dairy experts from Dane, Vernon and Grant counties represented Wisconsin at two national dairy bowl competitions in 2004. The three teams earned the right to represent Wisconsin by placing at the top of the Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest in January 2004.

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites prospective students, including high school juniors and seniors, and their parents to preview what the Farm and Industry Short Course has to offer.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 […]