The University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy cattle judging team placed second in the judging contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition. Jason Koerth of Brillion was the high individual judge in the contest, and the team was high in Reasons, Ayrshires and Guernseys. The UW-Madison team trailed Cal Poly by eight points.

The new facility will be built on the site of the old center.

Does the National Agricultural Statistics Service cheese plant survey price result in an average basic formula price that’s lower than Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices would produce? According to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as long as the market continues to rise and fall, the BFP may average out the same no matter which is used.

Interim Farm and Industry Short Courses will be offered the weeks of Jan. 5-9 and Jan. 12-16 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Big farms can generate big controversies — in some parts of Wisconsin, citizen groups have asked local governments to create ordinances to control siting and operation of animal agriculture facilities.

High school seniors and their parents are invited to visit the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and see if the Farm and Industry Short Course will meet their needs.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy cattle judging team won the National Dairy Cattle Judging Contest Sept. 30 at World Dairy Expo in Madison. The team took first in Reasons, Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns, second in Ayrshires, third in Brown Swiss and Guernseys, and ninth in Jerseys.

Neal A. Jorgensen’s extraordinary contributions to Wisconsin agriculture and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences received further recognition this week when University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward sent a letter to Jorgensen inviting him to remove the “interim” from his current dean title.

Considerable public investment in developing and promoting improved manure management on Wisconsin farms has not always had the desired outcome.

Since receiving his bachelors degree 40 years ago from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Steve Slinger has been a link between Wisconsin muck farmers and UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. As an onion and mint grower from Randolph, Wis., Slinger has worked closely with CALS researchers and the Wisconsin Muck Farmers Association to raise research money and develop research projects.