Friends of the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers will be pedaling for pledges when they roll out Friday, June 13 in the […]

APPLY NOW FOR THE FEW REMAINING SPOTS FOR BADGER DAIRY CAMP Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 Badger Dairy Camp, June 15-17 at […]

An updated 4-H dairy heifer management record form can help teach youth in the dairy project the basics of animal development, breeding and costs of […]

Managerial projects are one way to match kids to calves, according to Ted Halbach, UW-Madison extension dairy youth specialist. He sees managerial agreements as one […]

Carl Chellevold of Richland Center, Carl Kuehne of Green Bay and Jack Link of Minong will be inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame on May 4 at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Council in Madison. For tickets to the noon luncheon or more information, please contact Dan Vogel at (608) 224-5113.

Bangkok may be half a world away from Madison, but there are many important connections between Wisconsin and Thailand.

One of the isomers of conjugated linoleic acid, a group of fatty acids found in milk, is a natural regulator of the COX-2 protein, which plays a significant role in cancer and inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, according to a study published recently by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.

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.

Wisconsin dairy youth provided an up-close look at the state’s dairy industry for urban fairgoers at last week’s Wisconsin Junior State Fair. County exhibits featuring top-notch cattle and dairy promotional themes were judged as a part of the herdsmanship competition. Dairy youth exhibitors from 43 Wisconsin counties competed for the title of champion herdsmen.

Outstanding producing ability was recognized in each of the six dairy breed shows at last week’s Wisconsin Junior State Fair. AgSource/CRI awarded an engraved glass milk pitcher to the exhibitor of the cow with the highest actual 305-day combined butterfat and protein production record.