Stories indexed under: Dairy

Total: 6

  • Ride to Farm to support beginning dairy and livestock farmers May 8, 2013 The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers is recruiting cyclists and pledges for its 10th annual Ride to Farm fundraiser on Saturday, June 1 to support the next generation of Wisconsin farmers.
  • Photo: Holstein dairy cows New project will adapt dairying to climate change May 7, 2013 Agricultural scientists from across the nation are embarking on a new five-year, $10 million, USDA-funded effort to identify dairy production practices that minimize the emission of greenhouse gasses (GHG) and will be more resilient to the effects of a changing climate.
  • UW–Madison will dedicate refurbished Dairy Cattle Center March 9 Feb. 22, 2013 The public is invited to help welcome the cows back to campus as the University of Wisconsin-Madison dedicates its refurbished Dairy Cattle Center on Saturday, March 9.
  • Photo: Cow Despite drought, heat and higher costs, state farm income was second highest ever Jan. 23, 2013 Despite the challenges brought on by prolonged drought and record-breaking heat, Wisconsin farmers earned $3 billion in net farm income in 2012, the second highest amount on record.
  • Vet med students ensure safe, speedy biosecurity check-in for dairy expo cattle Sept. 27, 2012 Scores of trailers will begin rolling into Madison on Friday, Sept. 28, delivering 2,500 show cows to the Alliant Energy Center for the upcoming World Dairy Expo. But to prevent the spread of disease among the cattle, the health status of each animal must be verified before they are unloaded. Fortunately, volunteer students from the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine keep this process running as smoothly as possible.
  • UW Center for Dairy Research wins federal innovation grant Sept. 21, 2012 The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded one of seven $1 million i6 Challenge grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support an effort to commercialize research ideas that will positively impact economic development.