Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on October 9, 2018
CIAS receives grant to explore feasibility of regional food terminal in Madison
As demand for local food has grown, local food marketing has increased in volume and sophistication. Once the domain of direct-marketing channels, such as farmers […]
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Posted on September 25, 2018
Helping cows keep their cool: New UW researcher and Wisconsin dairy farm collaborate on animal welfare research
On hot days, the cows at Rosy-Lane Holsteins are given cool showers while they’re being milked. And the farm’s newborn calves are housed in pairs […]
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Posted on September 20, 2018
App helps farmers make the most of their corn harvest
A new tool developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison could save farmers time and money during the fall feed-corn harvest and make for more content, […]
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Posted on September 19, 2018
UW–Madison, apple growers bring data to the orchard
The robot weather station stands sentinel above the deer fence of an apple orchard in the hills near Hell Hollow Road in Richland County. The […]
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Posted on September 18, 2018
Ancient method helps feed present-day communities
In remote villages and rural towns from Guatemala to Costa Rica, horticulture professor James Nienhuis and his former grad student Erick Gutiérrez MS’17 are improving countless lives, one tomato […]
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Posted on September 17, 2018
Harvest of Ideas forum to explore how UW–Madison can support organic agriculture in Wisconsin and beyond
Agricultural researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and members of Wisconsin’s agricultural community are invited to attend the upcoming Harvest of Ideas forum to explore […]
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Posted on September 14, 2018
New grant will help researchers define best practices for no-till organic grain production
Organic farmers are in a tough spot when it comes to controlling weeds. Since conventional herbicides aren’t an option, many choose to use tillage — […]
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Posted on September 11, 2018
Celebration marks launch of Babcock Hall construction project, honors partners
On Friday, Sept. 7, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences hosted a celebration to mark the launch of a major construction […]
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Posted on August 31, 2018
Dean VandenBosch op-ed: Curiosity-driven research at UW-Madison unearths nitrogen-fixing corn
When I was in graduate school in the early 1980s, I remember hearing Winston Brill, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on […]
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Posted on August 15, 2018
Website delivers actionable social science to foresters
A new website developed by researchers from the UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension teaches foresters how to more effectively work with […]