The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers offers qualified students the chance to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course, special training sessions, seminars in the management of grazing-based dairy farms, farm internships, mentoring by experienced graziers and UW faculty, classroom and field experience, and the potential for future support and training.

University of Wisconsin-Madison judging teams took first and second place at the Accelerated Genetics 7th Annual Midwest Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, held Sept. 17 at Viroqua, Wis.

Larry L. Borchert of Madison, Howard W. Bremer of Madison, John E. Gherty of White Bear Lake, Minn., John J. Hansen of Onalaska, and Bernie L. Staller of Zionsville, Ind. will receive Honorary Recognition awards Oct. 26 from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

It’s September in Wisconsin – time for the last hot summer days, the first football games and the peak of wasp season.

Alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will hold two scholarship fundraisers in connection with the UW-Madison’s football game against Cincinnati.

Lighting and ventilation should be prime targets for dairy producers looking to cut electrical use on their farms, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study has shown.

A recent University of Wisconsin-Madison study found that most Wisconsin farmers over-apply nitrogen and phosphorus to their corn fields although applying the correct amount would save them money and reduce harm to surface and ground water.

People interested in learning more about the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers, or applying for this year’s upcoming class, can visit with the coordinator, Dick Cates, at a series of public events this fall.

From glow-in-the-dark bacteria to televised tours of a live cow’s stomach, hot-rod tractors to virtual forests, you’ll find a variety of scientific show-and-tells at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Open House, Saturday, August 19 beginning at 10 a.m.

A luncheon speech on grain markets and four field tours will highlight this year’s Agronomy Field Day on Thursday, Sept. 14 at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Arlington Agricultural Research Station.