Nominations are being sought for 2003 Wisconsin Junior State Fair dairy themes. Please submit suggestions to Ted Halbach, University of Wisconsin-Madison extension dairy youth specialist, by March 1, 2003.

An updated 4-H Dairy Managerial Project Agreement form for the 2003 Wisconsin Junior State Fair is now available. The form spells out the responsibilities of those involved in the lease and manages the liability issues related to the agreement.

Young dairy experts from Door and Wood counties recently represented Wisconsin at two national dairy bowl competitions. The two teams earned the right to represent Wisconsin by placing at the top of the Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest, held last January.

Oral Reasons for the 2002 Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest is an ideal resource for 4-H youth dairy judging team coaches, high school vo-ag instructors, or youth looking to enhance their oral reasons skill levels.

Improving the lighting in dairy barns and regularly keeping the lights on during the shorter days of fall and winter is one of the most profitable investments a farmer can make-even better than milking three times a day, says a University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy scientist.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are approaching the halfway mark in a nationwide survey of dairy producers that’s part of an effort to prevent Johne’s disease. Cooperating dairy producers will get free confidential testing of their cows, and they’ll be helping to reduce the impact of a disease that costs the U.S. dairy industry hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

A team of UW-Madison dairy cattle judges placed 6th at the 2002 North American International Livestock Exposition Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, held Nov. 9 at Louisville, Ky.

Health insurance is almost always expensive for the self-employed, because they do not have access to large-pool group insurance and its associated lower premiums. However, among the self-employed, farmers are especially hard-hit.

Interim Farm and Industry Short Courses will be offered the weeks of Jan. 6-10 and Jan. 13-17 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The Wisconsin 4-H team took first place at the 81st annual national dairy cattle judging contest, held Tuesday, Oct. 1 at World Dairy Expo in Madison.