The University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy cattle judging team took third place overall at the 86th National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging contest. Twenty-one national and international teams competed Oct. 2 at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis.

Portage High School will again host the competition Entries are due Jan. 10 for the 2007 Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl competition. The event will […]

A University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has developed a useful Web tool to help Wisconsin farmers better manage the weeds in their fields.

A team of dairy cattle judges from the University of Wisconsin-Madison took second place at the 38th All American Dairy Show Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Sept. 18 at Harrisburg, Pa.

A dairy cattle judging team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison placed second overall and first in oral reasons at the Accelerated Genetics 13th Annual Midwest Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Sept. 17 at Viroqua.

Two students form the Farm and Industry Short Course at UW- Madison excelled in Dairy Cattle Judging at the recent World Dairy Expo contest.

Kevin Shinners wants farmers to put less energy into harvesting and handling biofuel crops: Less fuel, less time and less labor – both in the field and the biorefinery.

Rather than dwelling on finding ways to squeeze extra ethanol out of biomass from crops such as switchgrass, Weimer is concentrating his research on the leftovers. He thinks that the large heap of fermentation residue from the ethanol-making process – what many people consider a byproduct – could be far more valuable than the ethanol itself.

Michael Casler and Paul Weimer are experts on matters related to forage digestibility in dairy cows. So how did they end up doing research on […]

Although avian physiologist Bernie Wentworth retired from the UW-Madison College of Agricultural Sciences in 2005, the legacy of his research and instructional programs will guide his department for years to come. In recognition of his 35 years of distinguished research, teaching, administrative service and outreach, the College is honoring Wentworth with its Distinguished Service Award.