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Long-loved program changes format

Lynn Grooms
Mar 29, 2022
Mar 29, 2022

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Carly Epping, 2022 graduate of Farm & Industry Short Course

Carly Epping, 2022 graduate, says the University of Wisconsin-Farm and Industry Short Course offered the type of education she wanted – farm financial-management, communications, marketing and human resources.

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The Prahls operate Granite Vu Farm near Wausau, Wisconsin. Ryan and Lindsey Prahl, center, farm with his parents. Pictured from left are Warren, Ryan, Lindsey, Audrey, Rachel and Lydia Prahl. Ryan Prahl attended the UW-Farm and Industry Short Course in 2003 and 2004. He says on-campus networking is valuable.

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Ryan and Cheri Klussendorf and their sons farm near Medford, Wisconsin. From left are Owen, Max , Cheri, Ryan and Kale Klussendorf. Ryan and Cheri Klussendorf met at the UW-Farm and Industry Short Course in 2000.

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Holsteins graze on-pasture at Broadland Grass Farm, owned by the Klussendorf family. Ryan Klussendorf learned about grazing practices in the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers program, which he took as an elective when he attended the UW-Farm and Industry Short Course.

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Lynn Grooms

MADISON, Wis. – A decision has been made to change the 135-year-old “Farm and Industry Short Course” program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Beginning in fall 2022 the short-course format will change from a 16-week on-campus residential experience to a non-residential program involving both in-person and virtual training.

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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.