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.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have produced

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites prospective students, including high school juniors and seniors, and their parents to preview what the Farm and Industry Short Course has to offer.

Researchers are turning to microbes for help with some of our biggest problems. The results could lead to a healthier environment and new sources of fuels and chemicals for the 21st century.

E&L Harrison Enterprises is the newest farm to join the statewide Discovery Farms program. A 4,000-hog finishing operation, E&L Harrison Enterprises is owned and operated by Lynn and Pat Harrison and located near Elk Mound, northwest of Eau Claire.

The 2001 Dairy Day at the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station will focus on forage production and management.