Smokey Bear was recently spotted at the Babcock Dairy Plant, helping to whip up a special batch of ice cream to celebrate his 65th birthday. Samples of the ice cream, named “Smokey Bear’s Necessities,” will be distributed at the Dane County Farmer’s Market in downtown Madison on Saturday, August 8th. (more…)
The 2009 Agronomy/Soils Field Day at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station offers a look at the latest in harvesting forage crops for biomass and some advice on how economic distress could affect your taxes, plus updates on a wide variety of crops, soils and pest management research. (more…)
Both crop and livestock research will be on the program at the third annual University of Wisconsin-Madison Organic Field Day on August 26 at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station. The event will run from 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. (more…)
The UW-Madison’s Academic Leadership Series will present a Campus Welcome for Department Chairs and Center Directors on Thursday, August 27 from 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at the Fluno Center. Click here to download the agenda.
The plant pathology departments at UW-Madison and at North Carolina State University are jointly sponsoring a memorial for Arthur Kelman to be held at the American Phytopathological Society meetings. The event will take place in Room A105 of the Convention Center, on Sunday, August 2, 2009, from 4–5 p.m. There will be brief remarks from a few invited speakers, followed by an opportunity for others to provide comments, if they wish, and then a chance to mingle.
For those who did not see it, an obituary for Arthur appeared in the Madison paper thus:
http://www.madison.com/obits/listings.php?type=trans&date=07%2F05%2F2009
A nice blog article appears here:
UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Farm & Industry Short Course graduates are invited to attend the annual Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA) Farm Technology Days Picnic in Waterloo. It will be held Wednesday, July 22, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Northcrest Dairy. The dairy is owned and operated by Bob and Chris Topel and Jeff and Jenny Spoke. The menu includes brats, burgers, salads, soda, beer, milk and dessert for just $10 per person. Plan to attend Farm Technology Days on Wednesday and join WALSAA at the picnic. No reservations are needed and friends and family are welcome!
Farm Technology Days is located at Crave Brothers Farm, LLC, W11555 Torpy Road, Waterloo, Wis., while the WALSAA picnic site is just a mile north at W11673 Ridge Road, Waterloo, Wis. Signs will be posted to direct traffic from the show.
The CALS All-College Forum takes place on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 3–4:30 p.m. in the Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the college are invited to join Dean Molly Jahn to discuss the challenges and accomplishments of the past year and plans for the year ahead. (Note: Change your calendars; this was originally scheduled for Sept. 30).
The Biochemistry Addition’s auditorium will be named in honor of Har Gobind Khorana during a dedication ceremony on Thursday, July 30th at 4 p.m. The ceremony will take place in the Biochemistry Addition’s atrium, and all members of the university community are invited to attend.
Khorana, a Nobel laureate, will be present at the ceremony to accept this honor. (more…)
CALS alumni attending Wisconsin Farm Technology Days July 21-23 on the Crave Brothers Farm in Waterloo should plan to take a few minutes to join fellow alumni in the Alumni Tent. For the second season, CALS is teaming up with UW-River Falls, UW-Platteville and the Wisconsin Technical Colleges to host daily alumni events.
So save the dates and look for more details about this opportunity to get caught up on what’s happening at the college and with your fellow alumni.
CALS Alumni & Friends web page: www.cals.wisc.edu/alumni/
Wisconsin Farm Technology Days web site: www.wifarmtechnologydays.com/
Each year CALS hosts a reception at World Dairy Expo to celebrate our relationships with alumni, industry, research and students.Having a strong faculty and staff presence at this event is a great way to showcase CALS to our industry partners. Make sure to mark your calendar for Wednesday, September 30 from 4-6 p.m. in the Monona Room of the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Come to connect with students, industry and colleagues in CALS and stay for refreshments! RSVP is highly encouraged– please call Maria at 608-262-3460 or mmcginnis@cals.wisc.edu. Free admission is available upon request. We hope to see you there.