University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have identified bacteria that increased corn yields by 5 percent to 10 percent in preliminary field trials in five Midwestern states.

People who care about wildlife and the environment will have a new way to act on their concern in 2002. They can buy “Healthy Grown” potatoes.

The interim Short Course “Managing Hispanic Employees in your Dairy” will meet for four days, Monday Jan. 14 to Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002. The new registration deadline is Jan. 8, 2002. (The course was originally scheduled for five days.)

Wisconsin soybean growers whose yields were less than they expected this fall may have had problems with the soybean cyst nematode. The only way to know if the nematode is limiting yields is to run a soil test.

Despite the hard work, long hours and stresses associated with farming, most women on Wisconsin dairy farms were positive about their quality of life, according to a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study published in late November.

Interim Farm and Industry Short Courses will be offered the weeks of Jan. 7-11 and Jan. 14-18 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The application deadline is Dec. 15. Course fees include registration and instructional materials. For registration forms or information on parking and lodging, call CALS Outreach Services, (608) 263-1672. For more information on course content, call Rick Daluge, (608) 262-3127.

The Wisconsin 4-H dairy cattle judging team was third high team overall in the Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition, Nov. 4 at Louisville, Ky. The Wisconsin team placed first in Guernseys and Jerseys, third in Holsteins, and fourth in oral reasons. Michigan placed first in the contest; 21 4-H and FFA teams competed.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy cattle judging team was third high team overall in the Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition, Nov. 4 at Louisville, Ky. The UW-Madison team was first in Guernseys, and second in Ayrshires, Brown Swiss, and oral reasons. Minnesota placed first in the contest; 21 teams from universities across the nation competed.

Ben and Debi Heisner and their family are the latest producers to join the statewide Discovery Farms Program.

Ann Groves Lloyd of Lodi was elected president of the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association Oct. 19, 2001. Lloyd, a 1985 agricultural journalism graduate, is director of career services for the College of Letters and Science and School of Human Ecology at the UW-Madison. She is serving her third year on the WALSAA Board.