Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on June 25, 2019
Memorable summer experiences offered at Kemp Natural Resources Station
Those in search of summer fun should consider attending one of the upcoming events at UW–Madison’s Kemp Natural Resources Station, located on picturesque Tomahawk Lake […]
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Posted on June 19, 2019
UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station field days for 2019 season
Each year, UW–Madison’s Agricultural Research Stations host more than a dozen public field days throughout the growing season to share research updates and educational information […]
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Posted on June 15, 2019
What would a cow prefer? Jennifer Van Os studies dairy cows to help the animals, farms and consumers
As a psychology student at Harvard University, Jennifer Van Os studied people with Alzheimer’s disease. Animals and agriculture were far from her mind. But she realized that, […]
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Posted on June 14, 2019
Organic-grain field day offers ‘tremendous opportunity’ to farmers
A field day and series of talks in a restored rural schoolhouse near Oconomowoc offered expert advice and encouragement for organic farmers and those who […]
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Posted on June 12, 2019
UW deans’ statement about inclusion of the Dairy Innovation Hub proposal in the state budget by the Joint Finance Committee
As leaders of UW System agricultural programs, we would like to thank members of the Joint Finance Committee for including funding for the Dairy Innovation […]
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Posted on June 11, 2019
Canada firm expands in Wisconsin to hire more farm-raised engineers
MacDon Enterprises, Inc., a Canadian maker of harvesting equipment, broke ground on a research and development facility in Sun Prairie this spring. The building will […]
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Posted on June 6, 2019
UW–Madison students gain wildlife ecology experience during summer field course in Northwoods
Additional photographs available at CALS Flickr For two weeks in late May, Kemp Natural Resources Station was home and headquarters to 24 UW–Madison students gaining […]
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Posted on June 4, 2019
Knowledge applied: The team at the Applied Population Laboratory helps decision-makers understand complex social trends and plan for the future
Should a school district close an elementary school with shrinking enrollment, or will student numbers rebound in the coming years? What’s the outlook for a […]
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Posted on May 28, 2019
UW Changes Lives: Campus-born fertility company seeks to improve women’s health care, Wisconsin economy
What started as a side project in a laboratory in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry is now a successful Wisconsin startup that’s closer […]
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Posted on May 22, 2019
Opportunities and strategies for organic transition to be highlighted at June 12 field day
With seemingly unending low grain prices and increasing uncertainty concerning international trade, farmers are seeking alternative crops and production strategies that allow for higher margins […]