'Short Course' raises passionate questions

Lynn Grooms
Apr 19, 2022
Apr 19, 2022

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FISC students watching tractor simulator

UW-Farm and Industry Short Course students try their hand at a tractor simulator, courtesy of Insight. The evening event was held in 2020.

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The 2022 Farm and Industry Short Course graduating class poses for a final photo together with Bucky Badger.

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Short Course students participate in dairy showmanship class

Students in the 2022 Farm and Industry Short Course participate in the Beginner/Intermediate Dairy Showmanship class. They're evaluated by Ted Halbach, a faculty associate in dairy management.

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UW-Farm and Industry Short Course students attend a career night hosted by Insight FS. The 2021 event also featured a discussion of trends in agriculture.

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Lowell Center on the UW-Madison campus serves as the residence hall for the UW-Farm and Industry Short Course students; it has since 2019. Students previously were housed in dorms closer to the agriculture campus, but those facilities were in great need of repair.

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Lynn Grooms

MADISON, Wis. – So many questions, so little time – more than 100 stakeholders participated in a one-hour listening session about the future direction of the University of Wisconsin-Farm and Industry Short Course. Time ran out before all the questions could be posed and answered.

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