In his weed ecology course, University of Wisconsin-Madison agronomist Ed Luschei assigns his students a project with only one requirement:

It was Sunday morning, prime sleeping-in time, but CALS undergraduate Amy Jacobs was up at 7:30 a.m. and on her way to the kitchen to […]

A food safety hearing held at the College’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station drew national media attention as some critics lambasted new FDA voluntary guidelines for monitoring foodborne pathogens at processing plants.

Prospective dairy and livestock farmers have until April 1 to apply for admission to the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers at the […]

April 1st is the deadline to apply for more than $80,000 worth of scholarships for the 2007-2008 Farm and Industry Short Course at the University […]

Matthew Repinski knows success in agriculture at multiple levels. The UW-Madison junior has been successful in national collegiate competition. And he has gained expertise in […]

Overall, 2006 was a tough year for Wisconsin farmers. The state’s total net farm income dropped by more than 40 percent, the lowest level since 2002. Still, 2006 also brought Wisconsin’s dairy industry one piece of very good news. After years of decline, the size of the state’s cow herd increased.

So, what is the skinny on trans fats? What are they? Why is this long-time food industry staple on the blacklist now? What will New York City eateries – and the rest of us – use in their place? Are the alternatives really healthier?

More than 600 high school members of Future Farmers of America from 25 Wisconsin high schools gathered for a taste of life and sports at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Jan. 27.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison sent two judging teams to the Southwestern Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at the 2007 Fort Worth Stock Show held Jan. 14 in Fort Worth, Texas.