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Farm News: Short Course Preview Now OpencommentsPosted: 01.19.2012
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course invites prospective students and their parents to campus on Feb. 15 or 16 to preview what the program has to offer. High school juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend.
The day-long program will give visitors a chance to tour the campus and attend classes in advanced reproduction, plant diseases, managing a pasture-based dairy business, beef cattle management and production and soil and crop nutrient resource management. Prospective students can talk to short course staff, current students, house fellows and
alumni. They can also tour the Short Course Dormitories and learn about the many scholarship opportunities available and the types of careers that short course can lead to.
“Preview Days allow potential students to get a feel for the experience they can expect if they attend Short Course,” says Ted Halbach, short course director. “There’s no better way to find out for yourself than by visiting campus.”
The one- or two-year short course program is open to high school graduates interested in farming or one of Wisconsin’s many other agricultural industries. The program runs from November to April and has an average enrollment of 135 students.
The program’s goal is to provide a combination of cutting edge knowledge and hands-on experience. Many of the instructors are faculty or staff in the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences who also teach in the four-year program. Students can choose from more than 50 courses in the areas of soils, crops, dairy, meat animals,
general livestock, landscaping, agricultural engineering and agricultural economics.
Students can earn a one-year or two-year certificate requiring 20 or 40 credits, respectively, or they can pursue a specialty certificate in one of six areas: Crop and soil management, dairy farm management, farm mechanics, farm service and supply, meat animals or pasture-based dairy and livestock.
Up to 15 credits can be transferred to the CALS four-year degree program.
There is no cost for the Preview Days, but pre-registration by Feb. 10
is strongly recommended. To register on-line go to http://fics.cals.wisc.edu
under the prospective student link or call (608) 263-3918 or e-mail fisc@cals.wisc.edu
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