UW Lancaster Agricultural Research Station

08/02/2026

Heads up, livestock producers! UW–Madison Extension is hosting a FREE Manure Composting Management Field Day on August 5 at the Lancaster Ag Research Station.

📅 Wednesday, August 5 | 11:15 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (optional bonus plot tour on cereal rye and waterhemp management starts at 10:30 a.m.)
📍 Lancaster Agricultural Research Station, 7396 WI-35 & 81, Lancaster, WI
🍽️ Lunch provided | CEUs offered | Free, but registration required
If you're looking to learn more about composting manure for soil health and cost savings, this is worth the trip. Register here: go.wisc.edu/3g8jj0

For more information contact Landon Baumgard at [email protected] or call the Station at 608-723-2580.

01/30/2026

Lancaster ARS is hiring 2 students for our summer internships for working with our beef and grazing activities. One position is available to students from any university or college and the other position is specific for a Southwest WI Technical College student. Applications are due on March 16th. Please share and contact us with any questions!

10/13/2025

UW Extension is hiring for a new Regional Livestock Educator position that includes Grant County in Southwest Wisconsin. Check out or share the link with anyone that you might know that is interested!

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment Type:RegularJob Profile:Outreach SpecialistJob Summary: Extension has been working with farmers for more...

06/17/2025

Tomorrow morning's Foundational Crop Scouting Training is cancelled due to the impending weather, recommendation is to attend the training at the Arlington station on June 26th( link in comments to register). Tomorrow afternoon's SW WI Forage and Cover Crop Field Day starting at 1:30 is still on as planned.

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05/09/2025

Coming up in a few weeks UW Extension is hosting an event at the Lancaster Ag Research Station. Anyone interested in a Women's Chainsaw Safety Class click on the link for more information!

Coming to the Lancaster Ag Research Station on May 31 and June 1 is a "Women's Chainsaw Safety Class."

To register please visit: go.wisc.edu/women-chainsaw

03/06/2025

We have one more employment opportunity available at LARS, opening for Ag Equipment Operator, this is 9 month position working April through December with a 3 month short work break. Click the link below for more details. Apply by March 17th.

Job Summary: The Agricultural Equipment Operator position supports agronomic operations. This person operates agricultural equipment for research and production activities. This person performs set up and calibration of equipment and performs basic maintenance and repairs. This person also performs....

02/19/2025

Attention Students! We are accepting applications for our 2 summer internship positions until March 17th.

12/20/2024

Great online opportunity for producers to gain more knowledge on raising beef.

💡 Is beef production in your future? Maybe you are new to beef production or perhaps you are a dairy producer thinking about adding or transitioning to beef production. If so, then join the UW-Madison Extension 'School for Beginning Beef Production.' Register at https://go.wisc.edu/786mcy by Jan. 7, 2025.

💻 FREE, ‘live’ online, evening sessions over Zoom will be held in January 2025:
Jan 14 - Business of beef: What are your options?
Jan 16 - Marketing: Begin with the end in mind
Jan 21 - Cow-calf nutrition and pasture management
Jan 23 - Veterinary, biosecurity, and recordkeeping skills; receiving cattle
Jan 28 - Herd reproduction to build your future
Jan 30 - Intro to stocker/backgrounder/finishing enterprises

Participants will receive additional resources, links to recorded sessions, and invitations to join in-person field days later in 2025.

To make this event more accessible for you, please contact [email protected] or 920-647-6560 by Dec 30, 2024. There’s no added cost to you for these services.

12/17/2024

With the holidays approaching we're extending the deadline to apply for the Beef Herdsman until December 29th. Please click the link to apply: https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/beef-herdsman-lead-lancaster-wisconsin-united-states-f1742155-f117-49c3-9a78-7a31f0f34575

12/17/2024

With the holidays approaching we're extending the deadline to apply for the Ag Equipment Operator until December 29th. Please click the link to apply: https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/ag-equipment-operator-lancaster-wisconsin-united-states