Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on April 22, 2022
Ride to Farm seeks cyclists, pledges to support UW beginning farmer school
Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Green County on Saturday, June 4th to support the next generation of dairy and livestock farmers. The […]
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Posted on April 19, 2022
Texas trip broadens CALS students’ horizons
After two years of being told to socially distance as much as possible, members of the UW–Madison Collegiate Farm Bureau say the ability to socially […]
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Five UW–Madison CALS graduate students funded by state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently awarded five, two-year graduate student assistantships to help increase dairy-related research capacity through […]
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Posted on April 1, 2022
Organically Grown at UW
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, like many in the agricultural community, was slow to warm to organics. Organic methods represented a stark departure […]
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Posted on March 31, 2022
Farm and Industry Short Course announces listening session on future of educational programs with co-sponsors WFBF and PDPW
The Farm and Industry Short Course program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will host a virtual listening session […]
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Posted on March 24, 2022
Federal funding will support new plant research facility and other programs at CALS
Several programs in the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will benefit from the $1.5T federal appropriations bill recently passed by […]
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Posted on March 17, 2022
Virtual study abroad course emulates in-person experience in Japan
In a span of 20 minutes, a dozen students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison visited a Japanese pastry shop, a high-tech sushi restaurant, and got […]
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Posted on March 2, 2022
CALS announces changes to Farm and Industry Short Course program to better meet needs of Wisconsin agriculture
Beginning in 2023, the Farm and Industry Short Course program at UW–Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will switch from a for-credit, on-campus […]
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Posted on February 24, 2022
UW team develops carbon capture tech, competes in XPRIZE contest
Cut greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the harmful effects of climate change. It’s one of the most important challenges we face today. But it’s […]
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Posted on February 15, 2022
UW researchers use data science to assess soil conservation stories in Wisconsin agricultural media outlets
The adoption of soil conservation practices by farmers offers the potential to greatly improve soil health and water quality in Wisconsin and beyond. Farmers learn […]