Thirteen senior dairy judging teams and nine individuals from across the state will travel to the Wisconsin State Fair Aug. 7 to compete for the State 4-H Champion title and the opportunity to move on to national-level competition.

The Class of 2002 at Badger Dairy Camp, held June 11 to June 15 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, numbered 111 campers from six states, including Vermont and Ohio.

The Class of 2002 at Badger Dairy Camp, held June 11 to June 15 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, numbered 111 campers from six states, including Vermont and Ohio.

When you think of a Wisconsin animal, chances are you visualize a deer or a badger. But mammals, though highly visible, are just a small fraction of the state’s overall diversity of wildlife.

When it comes to silage corn for dairy cows, selecting an appropriate hybrid and using good management practices can translate into a 17- to 33-percent increase in milk production per year for every acre of corn, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension corn specialist.

A milk pasteurization and process control certification course will be held Aug. 20-21 at the Babcock Dairy Plant on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Senior year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison often means the chance to apply classroom learning to a project in the real world. In the tradition of the Wisconsin Idea, students help solve problems in local communities with the guidance of faculty, while acquiring skills and experience that employers value.

Six Wisconsin cheesemakers have completed their apprenticeships and are now certified as Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers by the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison student chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association won the Outstanding Student NAMA Chapter competition at the national contest April 17 at Nashville, Tennessee.

Held April 26, 2002 at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Total Schools participating: 153; total teams participating: 515.