Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on June 12, 2018
OGRAIN to host series of summer field days
In a time of continued low-margin years, farmers are increasingly looking for ways to diversify their income while being more efficient and productive. To showcase […]
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Posted on June 7, 2018
UW spinoffs win awards, including top honor, at Governor’s Business Plan Contest
A University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff won the grand prize and three others won top awards in their categories in the 15th annual Governor’s Business Plan […]
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Posted on April 11, 2018
Fermentation education: A new certificate program gives students a competitive edge in a burgeoning market
As the one and only enologist, or wine scientist, on the UW–Madison campus, a large part of Nick Smith’s job is guiding a group of hopeful […]
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Posted on April 4, 2018
Checking the gas: From barn to field, researcher follows dairy cows’ greenhouse gas footprints
Sometimes dairy scientist Michel Wattiaux approaches his research like a cop at a traffic stop. He uses a breath analyzer to check for problematic products […]
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Posted on March 9, 2018
Weather station network aids with 2018 growing season – Audio
/RSS FeedAmaya Atucha, Extension Fruit Crop Specialist Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences atucha@wisc.edu 608-262-6452 3:09 – Total time 0:11 – How to prepare […]
- Posted on February 28, 2018
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Posted on February 23, 2018
Supporting local farmers market is all about sharing
While farmers markets are popular in Wisconsin, some markets struggle with profitability or the ability to grow and support more local farmers. New research from […]
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Posted on February 16, 2018
Wisconsin’s rural urban divide and its impact on the economy – Audio
/RSS FeedTessa Conroy, UW-Extension economic development specialist Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences tessa.conroy@ces.uwex.edu 608-265-4327 3:12 – Total time […]
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Posted on February 12, 2018
Hands on with food and farming: How UW’s PEOPLE program is planting the seeds of careers in agricultural science
It’s a bright summer afternoon in 2016, and UW–Madison undergraduate Donale Richards accompanies a small group of high schoolers on a visit to the UW Dairy Cattle […]
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Posted on January 30, 2018
Back to farming basics in Guatemala
When Claudia Calderón touched down in the fertile highlands of western Guatemala, she was stepping into a sociological experiment already afoot. What brought her to the verdant […]