What do students at Shorewood Hills, Lincoln, and Chavez Elementary Schools have in common? All 1,400 of them, along with school staff and parents, will experience the bounty of local agriculture this month in school-wide Harvest Festivals.

A team of dairy cattle judges from the University of Wisconsin-Madison took fourth place at the Accelerated Genetics 10th Annual Midwest Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Sept. 14 at Viroqua, Wis. Tom Agnew of Marengo, Ill., a senior majoring in dairy science, was second high individual overall and 6th in oral reasons.

Dennis R. Buege, professor and Extension meat scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, received the 2003 American Meat Science Association Signal Service Award June 18 at the 56th Annual Reciprocal Meat Conference in Columbia, Mo. The AMSA Signal Service Award is given to members in recognition of devoted service and lasting contributions to the meat industry and to the association. This award was sponsored by The Solae Company, St. Louis, Mo.

Walworth County won the State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest Aug. 6 at the Wisconsin State Fair, and earned a trip to compete at the National 4-H Contest in Madison during World Dairy Expo. Dane County finished second in the contest and will compete at the Pennsylvania All-American Youth Dairy Judging Contest in Harrisburg, Pa., according to contest coordinator Ted Halbach, UW-Madison extension dairy youth specialist.

Six dairy youth received James W. Crowley Leadership Awards at the 2003 Wisconsin State Fair. These youth were rewarded for their outstanding dairy project work. Each award winner received a plaque provided by the James W. Crowley Dairy Management and Extension Fund.

The 10th annual Fruits, Flowers & Vegetables Twilight Tour will be held Monday, Aug. 11 at the <a href=

It’s been a good summer for lawns in south central Wisconsin – timely rains and mostly moderate temperatures. But what kind of weather will autumn bring?

With expert speakers, food samples, music and door prizes, you’ll find plenty to do at this year’s Horticultural Field Day at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station, Saturday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sundaram Gunasekaran, professor of food and bioprocess engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the 2003 International Dairy Foods Association Research Award.

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