The bounty of our spring and summer gardens is still a few months away, yet hundreds of Madison school children and their families will enjoy Wisconsin fruit and vegetables in the middle of winter during three upcoming winter harvest dinners.

Organic food sales in the United States have grown 20 percent or more annually for the past decade and remain strong. A new report details the growth of organic agriculture in Wisconsin and the nation, and encourages state investment in this value-added marketing strategy.

Wisconsin dairy youth provided an up-close look at the state’s dairy industry for urban fairgoers at last week’s Wisconsin Junior State Fair. County exhibits featuring top-notch cattle and dairy promotional themes were judged as a part of the herdsmanship competition. Dairy youth exhibitors from 43 Wisconsin counties competed for the title of champion herdsmen.

Outstanding producing ability was recognized in each of the six dairy breed shows at last week’s Wisconsin Junior State Fair. AgSource/CRI awarded an engraved glass milk pitcher to the exhibitor of the cow with the highest actual 305-day combined butterfat and protein production record.

Study examines child labor and the importance of women on farms.

Three University of Wisconsin-Madison students have a better understanding of Native American culture and beliefs after taking a class on representations of Native Americans in the media.

With childhood obesity on the rise, parents are paying more attention to what their children eat at school.

With childhood obesity on the rise, parents are paying more attention to what their children eat at school. The Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch project is working […]

If it weren’t for Judy Peterson, an advisor in the College’s bacteriology department, Lodi native Marc Rott may have never earned his bachelor’s or doctorate in bacteriology years after he had dropped out of college. As a professor of microbiology at UW-La Crosse, Rott now shares his technical knowledge with students and tells them:

Carrie Weeks Vorpagel grew up in the rural community of Walworth. But instead of going off to the city like some of her classmates, she wanted to return to a rural area. Today, Vorpagel lives in Elkhorn, just a few miles from where she was raised, and is making a difference working in area communities.