Times were hard for farmers across the country in 2009, but they were harder than average for Wisconsin farmers. While total net farm income dropped […]

Times were hard for farmers across the country in 2009, but they were harder than average for Wisconsin farmers. While total net farm income dropped […]

Andrea Brossard Martin grew up on a dairy farm and knew she wanted a job in the dairy industry, but wasn’t quite sure how to make the leap. So she decided to take a path that has been followed by Wisconsin rural youth – including many future agricultural leaders – since the 1880s. She enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC).

There is still time to enroll in the Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business. The class will be offered February 5-7, 2010 on the UW-Madison campus.

For more information contact: Bruce Jones – bjones@wisc.edu – (608) 265-8508 The third-annual Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook forum will review the impact of the 2009 […]

The University of Wisconsin-Madison”s Farm and Industry Short Course invites prospective students and their parents to visit campus on Feb. 17 or 18 to see […]

An entomology research team aims to squash a grub that can single-handedly devour a young tree’s root system.

MADISON, Wis. – With Wisconsin leading the nation with the number of dairy sheep farms and overall sheep milk production, it”s no surprise that the […]

It’s a dilemma for dairy farmers. While dairy cattle’s capacity to produce milk continues to increase, their ability to reproduce is on the decline. A […]

A first place finish in Oral Reasons and consistent breed results propelled the UW-Madison dairy judging team to 2nd place at the North American International Livestock Exposition Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest held Sunday, November 8, 2009 in Louisville, Ky.