Nature courses ends in UW Extension program
The University of Wisconsin Extension Environmental Resources Center will discontinue most adult natural history and ecology short courses as of January 1, 1986. Elaine Andrews notes the program was self supporting but eliminated as part of UW Extension restructuring. Final catalog lists three outings tied to Wisconsin naturalists Sigurd Olson John Muir and Aldo Leopold with dates in September October and registration details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin-Extension Environmental Resources Center
Elaine Andrews
Madison-area
Uw-Extension
Environmental Resources Unit
Cooperative Extension
Cooperative Extension Natural Science
Wisconsin
Sigurd Olson
John Muir
Aldo Leopold
Northwoods
Northland College
Ashland
Sauk County
Sand County
ERC
Lowell Klessig
Uw-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources
UW Stevens Point
Klessig
Wisconsin Premier Barrow Show honors awarded to Lindow and Anderson Farms
Lindow of Chili and Anderson Farms of Kenosha topped classes at the 1985 Wisconsin Premier Barrow Show with a 263 pound crossbred hog posting 2.31 daily gain, 31.81 inch carcass length and 0.99 inch backfat, while Anderson Farms won purebred class honors. Herb Behnke of 21st Century Genetics Cooperative was reelected president of the National Association of Animal Breeders for a third two year term. The event, the ninth annual Porkfest, drew nearly 400 producers as 97 pigs competed for top points across nutrition live appearance carcass yield and quality with prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrows
Mike Lindow
Chili
Anderson Farms
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Herb Behnke
21St Century Genetics Cooperative
Shawano
National Association of Animal Breeders
Behnke
Association
21St Century Genetics
Midwest Breeders Cooperative
Badger Breeders Cooperative
State-of-art Kellogg Dairy Center dedication at MSU
About 2,000 visitors toured Michigan State University’s Kellogg Dairy Center, built with a 2 million grant from the W K Kellogg Foundation. The parlor features a milking system for 128 cows in two hours and computer-monitored output, with facilities to study waste handling and tech application to farms. The center sits on 2300 acres with an educational center, bird sanctuary, forest and farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Kellogg Dairy Center
MSU
John DiBiaggio
Clint Meadows
Meadows
Also Mentioned on This Page
Larry Monthey
Marion Moran
Jim Peterson
Environmental Resources Center
Madison
Marquette County
Madison Registration Office
N. Lake St
The
Audubon Society
Jim Harris
Andrews
Lindow
Anderson
al Association
Kog
Wisconsin Pork Producers Association, University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Land O’lakes Inc
Hickory Corners, Mich
Michigan State University
Taylor Johnston
Cess
Fyfe
Fargo
Omaha
Ribstone Silo, Inc
Plover, WI
Spo
Manif
Suesa
D. Chain
MFG. Co., Inc
E. Elm Drive
Loyal
Wis
Eee
Depenac
White Farm Dealer
Baldwin
Triangle Eq. Co., Inc
Clear Lake
Son Equipment Co, Inc
Elkhorn
Palmer & Dunbar, Inc
Peterson
Greenville
Greenville Co-op Gas Co
Hixton
W.H. Lien, Inc
Juda
Davis Implement, Inc
Mason
Lulich Livestock & Impl
Menomonie
Rusk
Farmer's Imple. Store of Mineral Point, Inc
South
Neillsville
Kuehn
New Auburn
North Star
Owen Owen Implement, Inc
Ridgeland
Ridgeland F.A. Coop
Sherwood
Mader’s
Seymour Tesch Brothers Imple., Inc
Sun Prairie
Hanley Imple. Co., Inc
W. Main St
Valders Implement, Inc
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