About 50 undergraduates in the UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will talk about their independent research projects at a symposium on Saturday, April 29

A dairy science capstone seminar allows seniors to apply classroom theories to on-farm situations with the guidance of industry specialists and faculty experts.

The 2006 Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas lists nearly 100 farms that pledge to protect our land and water resources, treat animals with care and respect, and provide safe working conditions for their employees.

Michel Wattiaux, assistant professor in dairy systems management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was recently awarded the UW-Madison Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award for his work.

Carl Chellevold of Richland Center, Carl Kuehne of Green Bay and Jack Link of Minong will be inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame on May 4 at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Council in Madison. For tickets to the noon luncheon or more information, please contact Dan Vogel at (608) 224-5113.

From 2002 to 2004, the UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems facilitated a grower-led project that used ratios, such as net cash income per acre, as a way to share financial information confidentially. The results of this project are summarized in a new report – Grower to Grower: Creating a Livelihood on a Fresh Market Vegetable Farm.

Somewhere between the steamy, tropical lowlands and the lush, terraced hillsides of Guatemala, CALS students learned about more than just the tropical plant diseases they had come to study.

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will celebrate the approval of a new agroecology master’s program on Thursday, Mar. 30 at 4:30pm in the D.C. Smith Greenhouse conservatory, located at 465 Babcock Drive. The event is free and the entire Madison community is invited to attend.

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will honor more than a dozen outstanding faculty and staff members at the CALS Awards Program on April 26, 2006. The prestigious awards recognize each recipient’s unique and excellent contribution to the College.

When it comes to household income, farming background, age, and technology use, dairy farmers who use managed grazing aren”t all that different from farmers who […]