Tag: Farm and Industry Short Course
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Posted on October 28, 2016
Farm & Industry Short Course evolves to serve Wisconsin farmers
Mason Spencer grew up in Beaver Dam, Wis., with no thought of going into farming. But an experience as a milker for a small-scale dairy […]
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Posted on October 26, 2016
Craig Dueholm: A Farm and Industry Short Course success story
When Craig Dueholm went off to UW–Madison to attend the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) program, it wasn’t simply to learn more about dairy […]
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Alumnus Jeff Merritt shows the power of Farm and Industry Short Course
For more than 130 years, young men and women have been coming to UW-Madison to take the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) at the […]
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Posted on June 14, 2016
OGRAIN/MOSES organic grain field day series
High demand for organic livestock feed and food-grade grain along with continued double-digit growth in the organic marketplace are creating opportunities for more farmers to […]
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Posted on May 12, 2016
Ride to Farm seeks cyclists, pledges for UW beginning farmer school
Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Green County on Saturday, June 4 to support the next generation of dairy and livestock farmers. The University […]
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Posted on March 25, 2016
The short course experience – Audio
/RSS FeedThe Farm and Industry Short Course Experience Josie Schreiner, Student C/O Jessie Potterton, Director Farm and Industry Short Course UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life […]
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Posted on May 11, 2015
Ride to Farm seeks cyclists, pledges for UW beginning farmer school
Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Iowa County on Saturday, June 6 to support the next generation of dairy and livestock farmers. The […]
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Posted on March 9, 2015
UW-Madison helps train aspiring farmers enrolled in ‘the MBA of dairy’
Considering the average age of a Wisconsin farmer is upwards of 56 years old and the state has been losing around 500 dairy farms per year in recent […]
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Posted on May 1, 2014
Farm and Industry Short Course invites alumni back to campus
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) invites alumni back to the Madison campus on Saturday, June 7. “We are excited to welcome […]
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Posted on March 7, 2014
UW Farm and Industry Short Course holds preview day on April 11
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course invites high school students and their parents to a Preview Day on campus on April 11. Prospective students will […]