Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on December 9, 2019
2020 OGRAIN Organic Grain Winter Conference set for Jan. 24-25
Farmers with interest in organic row crop and small grain production should plan to attend the fifth annual OGRAIN (Organic Grain Resource and Information Network) […]
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Posted on December 2, 2019
Environmental researchers, educators ‘speed date’ to build partnerships
At the emcee’s signal, participants flock to different tables. They quickly get down to discussing their common interests, intent on discovering whether to meet up […]
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2020 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum to focus on industrial hemp
The business and marketing of Wisconsin industrial hemp will be the special focus of the upcoming Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum, which is set for Tuesday, […]
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Posted on November 14, 2019
Students’ innovative chickpea dessert earns silver in national food development contest
Delicious desserts may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of chickpeas, but a team of food science students have […]
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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 […]