The Seventh Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference, held Nov. 1-2 in Kansas City, Mo., will highlight the innovative approaches adopted by cooperatives nationwide. Cooperatives are being created in new sectors, established cooperatives are modifying their capital structures, and new state laws allow unprecedented prospects for the creation of innovative cooperative businesses. With many of our cooperatives at the forefront of agribusiness innovation,

The 2004 Midwest Dairy Herd Health Conference will be Nov. 10-11, 2004, at the Plaza Hotel & Suites in Eau Claire, Wis.

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Wisconsin’s dairy industry is in the midst of major restructuring, brought on by changes in national and international competition, new federal marketing and pricing programs, and challenges of mature production and processing infrastructures. If the state’s dairy industry is to prosper and expand, it must find new ways to produce milk at prices competitive with other regions of the country and the world, and do that while protecting environmental quality and enhancing agriculture’s natural-resource base.

The Department of Biological Systems Engineering (formerly Agricultural Engineering) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will celebrate its centennial Sept. 10-11 on the UW-Madison campus.

Prospective students have until Oct. 1 to register for the 2004-2005 Farm and Industry Short Course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Outstanding producing ability was recognized in each of the six dairy breed shows at last week’s Wisconsin Junior State Fair. AgSource/CRI awarded an engraved glass milk pitcher to the exhibitor of the cow with the highest actual 305-day combined butterfat and protein production record. Cows in the three-year-old, four-year-old, five-year-old, aged cow and dry cow classes competed for recognition certificates and consideration for the overall breed production championship. To be eligible for these awards, cows needed to place in the blue or red ribbon groups.

Wisconsin dairy youth provided an up-close look at the state’s dairy industry for urban fairgoers at last week’s Wisconsin Junior State Fair. County exhibits featuring top-notch cattle and dairy promotional themes were judged as a part of the herdsmanship competition. Dairy youth exhibitors from 46 Wisconsin counties competed for the title of champion herdsmen.

Dodge County won the State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest held Aug. 11 at the Wisconsin State Fair and earned a trip to compete at the National 4-H Contest in Madison during World Dairy Expo. Dane County finished second in the contest and Grant County placed third. Grant County also earned the opportunity to compete at the Pennsylvania All-American Youth Dairy Judging Contest in Harrisburg, Pa.

Fifteen Wisconsin dairy youth received James W. Crowley Leadership Awards at the 2004 Wisconsin State Fair. These youth were rewarded for their outstanding dairy project work. Each award winner received a plaque provided by the James W. Crowley Dairy Management and Extension Fund.