Tag: Dairy science
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Posted on June 29, 2017
UW’s new dairy youth specialist aims to serve kids from both farm and nonfarm backgrounds
When Kalyanna Williams says that there are opportunities for non-farm youth in the dairy industry, she speaks from experience. Williams, who recently took the job […]
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Posted on June 8, 2017
Lactation sensation: Laura Hernandez works to improve milk production, for the benefit of both cows and humans
When the city girl decides to study lactation, she must first learn to milk a cow. Laura Hernandez, an assistant professor of dairy science at CALS, […]
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Posted on May 24, 2017
Daphne and Lloyd Holterman: Choosing the right path
Driving away from their dairy farm in Jefferson County on their way to visit one of their grown daughters, Daphne and Lloyd Holterman can see […]
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Posted on March 31, 2017
Simpler detection for ketosis helps support state dairies
Mitch Breunig has been around dairy cows long enough — all his life, to be exact – to suspect something was amiss with two of […]
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Posted on March 21, 2017
UW-Madison dairy science department to hold visit day April 12
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Dairy Science invites prospective students and their parents to visit campus on Wednesday, April 12 from 10:00 a.m. to […]
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Mark your calendar for the 2017 UW dairy science golf classic
Good news for Wisconsin golfers—after a long winter the grass is finally starting to green. Why not get the rust off your clubs and kick-off […]
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Why we need cows – Audio
/RSS FeedWhy do we need cows? Michel Wattiaux, Professor Department of Dairy Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences wattiaux@wisc.edu (608) 263-3493 3:03 – Total […]
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Posted on February 21, 2017
Micheala Slind
Micheala Slind is a junior majoring in dairy science who recently received the William & Janice Ward Family Agricultural Enrichment Scholarship. She chose to attend UW-Madison because […]
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Posted on February 17, 2017
The environmentally friendly cow – Audio
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The environmentally friendly cow Randy Shaver, extension dairy nutritionist Department of Dairy Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 263-3491 (608) 263-3308 rdshaver@wisc.edu […]
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Posted on January 23, 2017
A place to belong: CALS student organizations offer personal growth, professional development and community
They sell holiday roasts and turkeys, fix lawn mowers and snowblowers for the public, grow and give away fruits and vegetables and volunteer in school […]
