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Dairy Calving Management, Calf Care & Development Workshop
Invest in your team and your herd’s future with our Calving Management and Neonate Care Workshop. This hands-on program covers essential skills, from recognizing imminent birth to transition cow nutrition. Join our bilingual experts in Sheboygan this May to master calving assistance and improve overall farm profitability through better welfare.
Tackling Milk Quality in Titletown: NMC Regional Meeting Comes to Green Bay
Join NMC in Green Bay, June 16–18, 2026, for milk quality courses, expert sessions, a Lambeau Field reception, and dairy farm tours.
Badger Dairy Camp returns to UW-Madison in July
The return of Badger Dairy Camp to the University of Wisconsin campus from July 9-12, 2026
UW-Madison Extension to offer free financial analysis for Dairy Farmers
To support producers, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension Dairy Program is launching a new outreach effort to help farms accurately determine the cost of raising replacement animals.
Learn more about HPAI in Wisconsin
Visit our page focused on HPAI in Wisconsin. Read news, view maps, discover resources focused on HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) in Wisconsin.
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Free Educational Dairy Webinars
Join us each month for Badger Dairy Insight, a research-based dairy webinars to improve animal welfare, breeding and genetic selection, automation and modernization, and nutritional decisions.
Latest Dairy Articles
Feeding High-Oleic Soybeans to Dairy Cattle
High-oleic soybeans offer dairy farmers a lower milk-fat-depression risk than conventional soybeans, with research showing increased milk fat and similar yields.
Índice de Condición Corporal en Ganado Lechero
Evalúe el Índice de Condición Corporal (ICC) para optimizar la salud, producción de leche y reproducción. El puntaje ideal al parto es 3.0.
Ensuring the Health and Marketability of Dairy Cattle
Research-based strategies to improve dairy cattle health, welfare, and marketability through proactive herd management and animal care standards.