Richard L. Barrows, Associate Dean for Academic Student Affairs in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and professor of agricultural and applied economics, will retire from the university after the end of the academic year.

Scientists have obtained a detailed map of one of biology’s most important light detectors, a protein found in many species across life’s plant, fungal, and bacterial kingdoms.

With college students starting their search for summer internships, it’s nice to know that there are positions available to give students a chance to see what a career is like. The James W. Crowley Management and Extension Fund supports experiences like that every summer.

Too much phosphorus fed to dairy cows creates pollution, costs producers, and provides no benefit to cows. Likewise for too much protein in dairy diets, says a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher. Keeping tabs on milk urea nitrogen can help farmers optimize the amount of protein they feed – with benefits for both the bottom line and the environment, says Michel Wattiaux, a dairy nutritionist at the UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison team placed first in Jerseys and third overall in the Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at the 2005 North American International Livestock Exposition held Nov. 6 at Louisville, Ky.

The Wisconsin 4-H team was High Team Overall among the 23 4-H and FFA youth teams competing in the Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at the 2005 North American International Livestock Exposition, held Nov. 6 at Louisville, Ky. The Wisconsin 4-Hers scored 1,777 points – 73 points ahead of second place Missouri 4-H. This is Wisconsin 4-H’s eighth contest win in the 23-year history of the event – more high team finishes than any other state.

Managerial projects are one way to match kids to calves, according to Ted Halbach, UW-Madison extension youth specialist. He sees managerial agreements as one of the keys to maintain youth involvement in the 4-H dairy project. To encourage managerial dairy projects, Wisconsin 4-H has released an updated Dairy Managerial Project Agreement, which spells out the responsibilities of those involved in the lease and manages liability issues related to the agreement.

Molly Jahn, a Cornell University expert in plant breeding, gene discovery and genetic mapping of agricultural plants, has been named the new dean of the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today.

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites prospective students, including high school juniors and seniors, and their parents to preview what the Farm and Industry Short Course has to offer.

Too much phosphorus fed to dairy cows creates pollution, costs producers, and provides no benefit to cows. Likewise for too much protein in dairy diets, says a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher. Keeping tabs on milk urea nitrogen can help farmers optimize the amount of protein they feed – with benefits for both the bottom line and the environment, says Michel Wattiaux, a dairy nutritionist at the UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.