A new beef cattle extension specialist has joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Animal Sciences.

UW-Madison’s Team White placed second overall among the 13 national and regional dairy judging teams that competed in the annual Accelerated Genetics Dairy Cattle Judging Contes.

A team of judges from the UW-Madison Dairy Cattle Judging Team competed at the 41st Annual All-American Collegiate Judging Contest on September 21, 2009 in […]

The UW-Madison Dairy Cattle Judging team finished eighth with 2,432 points at the National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest.

Two field days in November will highlight organic soil fertility management for vegetables.

When Kathy Glass isn’t lacing pepperoni with E. coli, she’s making contaminated cheeses and other deli meats, all in the name of protecting human health

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Animal Sciences invites high school students and transfer students interested in exploring an education in animal sciences to an open house on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a 9:30 a.m. registration. Deadline to register is November 23.

Milk markets may look a bit bleak this year, but that doesn’t seem to have dampened interest in the Wisconsin for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers, says Dick Cates, the program’s director. The class will be offered at several new locations around the state this year.

On Oct. 20 the UW-Madison’s Spooner Agricultural Research Station will celebrate its 100th birthday and commemorate a milestone in the history of Wisconsin agriculture.

A recent outbreak of illness tied to the consumption of raw (unpasteurized) milk sickened at least 35 people in Wisconsin, most of them children and teens. This has prompted food safety specialists with the University of Wisconsin-Extension to urge consumers to avoid consuming raw milk.