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.

It used to be that the only time farmers spread manure on alfalfa ground was before they plowed the stand under in preparation for planting corn. Times are changing. It’s not uncommon for livestock producers to spread manure prior to seeding alfalfa or topdressing an established alfalfa stand.

Here’s an updated list of field days and special events at the College’s Agricultural Research Stations.

Ten senior dairy judging teams and twenty-one individuals from across the state will travel to the Wisconsin State Fair on Aug. 11, 2004, to compete for the State 4-H Champion title and the opportunity to move on to national-level competition. The teams and individuals are selected from four statewide district judging contests as part of the 4-H Area Animal Science Days program. Youth judge eight classes of dairy cows and heifers at each contest; in addition, seniors give reasons and juniors answer conformation-related questions.

Ten senior dairy judging teams and twenty-one individuals from across the state will travel to the Wisconsin State Fair on Aug. 11, 2004, to compete for the State 4-H Champion title and the opportunity to move on to national-level competition. The teams and individuals are selected from four statewide district judging contests as part of the 4-H Area Animal Science Days program. Youth judge eight classes of dairy cows and heifers at each contest; in addition, seniors give reasons and juniors answer conformation-related questions.

Four field tours will highlight this year’s Agronomy/Soils Field Day on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Arlington Agricultural Research Station.

“Agriculture in Wisconsin … for Teachers” will be offered for the first time Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the Wisconsin State Fair. The one-day class aims […]

On his potato collecting and identifying treks to the mountains of South America over the past 17 years, University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher David Spooner has had more than his share of adventures. He has ridden horses to remote collection sites, been surprised by sudden mountain storms, and experienced harrowing plane landings on Andean mountaintops. But to the man commonly referred to as the country’s leading potato taxonomist, it’s all in a day’s work.