Richard J. Straub has been appointed as director of animal operations and AAALAC compliance for the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. In this role, Straub will assure that CALS is meeting or exceeding animal safety and compliance requirements for all animals associated with the college’s research, instruction and outreach programs.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Badger Dairy Camp, June 14-16 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Badger Dairy Camp, a cooperative effort of UW-Extension, the UW-Madison Department of Dairy Science and the Badger Dairy Club, helps young people aged 12-18 develop self-confidence, sportsmanship and teamwork skills.

With winter winding down, it”s time to look ahead to spring and the 2009 Dairy Science Golf Classic, scheduled for Wednesday, May 13 at the […]

Wisconsin corn and soybean growers may be national leaders in the practice of using multiple herbicides or rotating herbicides. That helps explain why no cases of glyphosate-resistant weeds have been documented in Wisconsin, while most other Midwest states have reported problems with one or more glyphosate-resistant weeds.

Dodge County”s Senior dairy bowl team topped the State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest Feb. 7 at Portage High School. Their senior division team will […]

The annual Farm and Industry Short Course Alumni Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, January 31, at the Comfort Inn and Suites at 5025 County Highway […]

The University of Wisconsin-Madison”s Farm and Industry Short Course invites prospective students and their parents to campus on Feb. 18-19, 2009 to preview what the […]

University of Wisconsin-Madison economists and commodity specialists will review the financial condition of the state’s farm sector and the outlook for agricultural commodities important to the state at the second annual Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum on Jan. 16.

It”s no secret that Americans eat too much salt, a habit linked to numerous health problems. At first glance, the solution seems simple: stop eating […]

Consistent breed results and a second place finish in oral reasons propelled the UW-Madison dairy judging team to second place at the North American International […]