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

While summer and county fairs are still a few months away, Wisconsin dairy cattle judges need to be thinking about renewing or obtaining their Wisconsin Purebred Dairy Cattle Association judging certification. PDCA has scheduled its annual judges training for April 18 at the Vernon County Fairgrounds in Viroqua.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will implement changes to the physical environment and management practices of the UW Stock Pavilion to help protect the health of all users and visitors.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2002 Badger Dairy Camp, June 13 through June 15 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Young people interested in dairy farming have until April 1 to apply for an innovative program, now entering its eighth year, to help them establish their own grass-based dairy farms in Wisconsin.

A new method of adding salt to mozzarella cheese, which will increase production and decrease environmental waste, has been developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in partnership with a Wisconsin company.

Calling all youth exhibitors! Halter up Bessie, and get ready to show Wisconsin your “herd” work. The themes for the 2002 Wisconsin Junior State Fair dairy show have been selected.

California, the cheesehead state?

While summer and county fairs are still a few months away, Wisconsin dairy cattle judges need to be thinking about renewing or obtaining their Wisconsin Purebred Dairy Cattle Association judging certification. PDCA has scheduled its annual judges training for April 18 at the Vernon County Fairgrounds in Viroqua.

The Discovery Farms Program is pleased to announce a new publication for producers exploring the feasibility of methane digesters for their farms: “Anaerobic Digesters and Methane Production … Questions that need to be asked and answered before investing your money,” extension publication A3766.