Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on March 2, 2021
Conservation takes a village
Teri Allendorf applied for the Peace Corps in the early 1990s with an eye toward East Africa, where she was hoping to use her knowledge of […]
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Posted on January 21, 2021
Hemp stakeholder survey helps identify crop research priorities
After a decades-long hiatus due to the crop’s legal status, growers are now producing industrial hemp across the United States. Despite significant developments in the […]
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Posted on January 19, 2021
Project to create anti-racism education wins Mellon grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $5 million to fund an interdisciplinary, multi-year project to advance anti-racist practices and pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, […]
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Posted on January 13, 2021
Research projects advance sustainable agriculture and food in Wisconsin
Three UW–Madison graduate students are getting a unique opportunity to carry out interdisciplinary, hands-on research that will advance sustainable agriculture and food in Wisconsin and […]
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Posted on January 11, 2021
Former CALS dean Neal Jorgensen, professor emeritus of dairy science, dies at 85
Neal Jorgensen, an emeritus professor of dairy science who served the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in numerous leadership positions including […]
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Posted on January 5, 2021
Registration open for virtual 2021 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum
The impact of COVID-19 and opportunities for Wisconsin agribusinesses are topics for the upcoming Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum, which will be held virtually on Tuesday, […]
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Posted on December 16, 2020
Of mutant wranglers and slime whisperers: the quest to understand how certain plants form a fertilization partnership with bacteria
In 1909, the German chemist Fritz Haber sparked an agricultural revolution. Using enormous pressures and high temperatures, he had learned how to efficiently transform nitrogen, so abundant in […]
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Posted on December 9, 2020
UW–Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course announces tuition guarantee for students with family income below $60,000
Training future farmers on the latest science-based management and production techniques is at the core of the College of Agricultural and Life Science’s mission. Since […]
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UW researchers honored as inventors
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Charles Mistretta, Denise Ney and Ann Palmenberg — have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. NAI […]
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Posted on December 2, 2020
Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic goes virtual, welcomes out-of-state attendees to Jan. 11-13 online conference and tradeshow
Wisconsin’s premier agribusiness industry event, the Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic, will be held virtually in 2021—opening it up to interested individuals across the region and the […]