Dr. Tera Montgomery, Director at the School of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin-Platteville says they've got a lot to offer students and industry.  In her conversation with Kiley Allan, Montgomery says campus offers seven majors, including animal science and ag-business. Enrollment is rising due to Wisconsin’s direct admission policy and a growing student interest in precision technology, water stewardship, and manure management. Central to the curriculum is hands-on learning, primarily through the 430-acre Pioneer Farm. Students engage in crop production, agroecology research, and livestock management (beef, dairy, and swine), supplemented by specialized campus labs in food technology and anatomy. The program caters to both students from farming backgrounds and those without farm experience, ensuring they gain the "on-farm" credibility required by industry employers.

That gorgeous weather on Monday set records in Madison, LaCrosse and Milwaukee.  Now it's a memory.  Stu Muck says we've got cooler, wet weather moving in as soon as this afternoon.  That St. Patrick's Day pub crawl could be wet too.

AI is finding more inroads to Wisconsin dairies.  Technology has always been a part of day-to-day operations, but now it's looking different.  Ben Jarboe gets some perspective from Dr. Jeffery Bewley, Executive director of genetics and innovation for Holstein Association USA.  He says the language models that AI offers are very farmer friendly.  Advanced computing abilities for farm data, images and video are driving some of the latest tools.  Bewley says while all the technology is great, it does have limitations.  Bewley says it requires broadband strength, computer power and reliability.  That brings ripples in community conversations about things like data centers.  Bewley says while all of the advancements are wonderful, they won't likely replace all the human elements needed to handle animals and changing conditions.

Markets continue to have a laser focus on what's happen in the Middle East.  Petroleum and fertilizer are the two big items agriculture's following.  John Heinberg, market advisor with Total Farm Marketing in West Bend broadens our perspective on what else is being impacted.  It looks like the cattle market is making some downward moves motivated by higher corn prices.  Everything isn't clear yet - but it's something cattle producers should keep an eye on.