Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on November 12, 2019
Dairy Innovation Hub launches, convenes advisory council to guide efforts
On Thursday, November 7, the deans of the colleges of agriculture at UW–Madison, UW–Platteville and UW–River Falls formally launched the newly funded Dairy Innovation Hub […]
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Posted on November 11, 2019
CALS fields WARF Innovation Award winner and finalist groups
MADISON, Wis. – Two technical breakthroughs, from the realms of experimental physics and microscopic communities, have claimed top honors from WARF this year. Mark […]
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Posted on October 31, 2019
Wisconsin high schoolers have ‘incredible experience’ at Global Youth Institute
Five high school students from Wisconsin recently returned from the Global Youth Institute (GYI) in Des Moines, Iowa, where they participated as the state’s youth […]
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Posted on October 29, 2019
Science outreach: A versatile training tool
Genetics professor Xuehua Zhong is a true believer in the power of outreach to instill a love of science in young people and develop mentoring skills in […]
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Big data wranglers: CALS scientists find ways to gather and analyze massive amounts of information for better farm management
The video clip shows some very colorful calves. It’s an overhead view of five young Holsteins, but none of them is black and white. They […]
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Posted on October 22, 2019
A look at UW–Madison’s Spooner Agricultural Research Station
Established in 1909, Spooner Agricultural Research Station, located just 70 miles south of Superior, Wisconsin, was UW–Madison’s first agricultural research station. The College of Agricultural and […]
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Posted on October 16, 2019
Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame seeks nominations
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Animal Sciences is seeking nominations for the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame’s 2020 class of inductees. Nominations for […]
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Posted on October 11, 2019
New potato helps farmers weather the frost in Peru
In a country with more than 5,000 potato varieties, you might not expect the arrival of another one to be a big deal. But this […]
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Posted on October 10, 2019
Maps showing potential for soil contamination issued for Wisconsin’s lead-zinc mining district
Maps showing the aftermath of lead and zinc mining in Southwest Wisconsin became available in early October. The maps build on digitized information about mine […]
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Posted on October 9, 2019
New report on Wisconsin’s aquaculture industry
A new report about the state of aquaculture in Wisconsin, featuring results from a statewide survey of fish farmers, is now available. The survey was […]