Some Wisconsin farmers harvest red clover three times during the summer, as if it were alfalfa; others take two cuts that are often made too late for optimal forage quality. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers say neither of those approaches is best.

Six CALS faculty members will be honored at the Gamma Sigma Delta banquet Monday, April 24 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Memorial Union. Banquet tickets are $20. For more information, please call CALS Outreach Services, (608) 263-1672.

Grazing offers many dairy farmers an alternative way to stay profitable, according to a new study that documented the financial performance of graziers over several years.

At one time, weeding was a tedious, backbreaking part of farm work. Today it’s a tedious, backbreaking part of research. Just ask Jed Colquhoun, Shawn Conley or Mike Moechnig.

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have begun a new effort to understand weed-crop competition and to predict corn and soybean yield loss associated with weeds. When completed, the research will help Wisconsin growers manage weeds more efficiently and reduce their reliance on herbicides.

Conflicts over the use of agricultural land in Wisconsin have increased dramatically in recent years. Conversion of farm land for non-farm use and expanding livestock operations are among the sources of these conflicts.

Anton G. “Tony” Sendelbach, emeritus professor of dairy science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died Jan. 26, 2000 in Madison of a heart attack. He was 75 years old.

About 23 percent of the state’s dairy farmers used management-intensive rotational grazing last year — more than triple the 7 percent that used rotational grazing in 1993, a University of Wisconsin-Madison survey has shown.

The year 2000 began with some of the lowest commodity prices we’ve seen in decades. These depressed prices are making for difficult times in Wisconsin agriculture, and many farmers are re-examining their goals for their operations.

A Verona town-hall meeting to discuss community growth and land-use issues will be held at 7 p.m., February 24th at Verona City Hall, 111 Lincoln St. A town-hall Web site designed to inspire political discussion (www.cybercivic.com), and Verona cable station VHAT 12 will simulcast meeting. Citizens unable to attend can ask questions via the Web site or tune in to cable channel 12 and phone in questions.