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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More than 150 perch scientists from nearly 30 nations will meet July 20 to July 24 in Madison for Percis III, the third International Percid Fish Symposium. Media representatives will be admitted free of charge; please show press credentials at the registration desk.

This year”s Wisconsin Agricultural & Life Sciences Alumni Association picnic will be held at the Union Town Hall near Symco, about 6 miles west of the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days show site.

Wisconsin meat processors are invited to enter hams, sausages, bacon and snack sticks in the Wisconsin State Fair Meat Product Show.