Students have until Oct. 1 to register for the Farm and Industry Short Course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Roger Wyse, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1992, announced his resignation Monday, June 23, effective immediately. The attached letter containing reasons for Wyse’s resignation was delivered to Chancellor David Ward Monday morning.

Luck had something to do with it, but hard work, brilliance and a knack for bringing people together have distinguished the career of dairy scientist Neal Jorgensen. After 35 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jorgensen will retire June 30 as executive associate dean of UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

It’s starting to make the U.S. dairy industry a little nervous.

Conjugated linoleic acid, a fatty acid found in dairy products and other animal fats, has many beneficial biological effects. So many, in fact, that CLA may be a previously unrecognized nutrient, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Unfortunately, our consumption of CLA may be decreasing.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine has awarded Certificates of Proficiency in Dairy Herd Health Management to 32 Wisconsin veterinary practitioners from across the state. The veterinarians, who are the first group to complete the course, received their certificates March 20 at an awards banquet on the UW-Madison campus.

Many Wisconsin dairy farm families are coming to a fork in the road regarding their farm’s future. However, farmers may miss an opportunity if they only consider expanding their mid-size operations or selling their assets and getting out of the business. A recent study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found management-intensive rotational grazing to be a cost-effective, popular alternative for a growing number of dairy farmers.

An innovative new means of supporting the dreams of aspiring young farmers also honors the memory of a Richland County dairyman and family farm activist.

A new technique can help farmers artificially inseminate dairy cows at the proper stage in their reproductive cycle without continuous heat detection, say researchers at UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The method can also reduce days open and reduce the number of cull cows, saving farmers about $50 per cow per calving interval.

Managed rotational grazing on deep silt-loam soils does not appear to contribute to groundwater contamination, say researchers from the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center.