Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on September 18, 2017
A CALS “Bridge to Business” turns 20
Each January, the Renk Agribusiness Institute hosts the Wisconsin Ag Outlook Forum and releases the Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report—a sure sign for the agricultural […]
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Posted on September 8, 2017
Farm to Flavor dinner showcases vegetables bred for flavor
For these vegetables, flavor is king. No bland carrots or tasteless tomatoes allowed. Only deep, earthy beets, rich sweet corn and bright kale were fit […]
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Posted on August 23, 2017
Protecting the future of oak
A video produced in collaboration between UW-Madison, UW-Extension and the Department of Natural Resources encourages Wisconsin woodland owners to adopt land management practices that encourage […]
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Posted on August 22, 2017
UW team’s “virtual dairy farm brain” aims to help farmers make smarter decisions
There’s a failure to communicate on Mitch Breunig’s dairy farm. The problem doesn’t involve people—Breunig and his crew share information just fine. It has to […]
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Posted on August 21, 2017
Shaping the future of farming: The Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center to serve as an incubator for agricultural improvement
Thirty-five years ago, when CALS bacteriologist Winston Brill and his colleagues set out to exploit science’s newfound ability to manipulate genes to confer new traits […]
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Posted on August 17, 2017
Reflective art installation displays beauty, intrigue of genetics
Typically, the images generated in the course of scientific research are seen only by a select few: the scientists who consume the studies published in […]
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Posted on August 16, 2017
New video aims to help landowners preserve future of oak in Wisconsin
A new video, produced by foresters and social scientists from UW-Madison, UW-Extension and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, encourages Wisconsin woodland owners to adopt […]
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Students on the cutting edge: Undergrads contribute to knowledge and get an advantage in the job market
CALS undergrads are an impressive bunch, eager to get the most out of their time at college. As they tackle the challenging coursework required for […]
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Posted on August 8, 2017
Sparkling wine from Kewaunee best in show at first Wisconsin wine taste-off
Nineteen Wisconsin wineries presented 93 wines at the first annual “Wine is Wisconsin” competition on the UW–Madison campus on Monday. The wines, made from grapes, […]
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Posted on August 4, 2017
Improvements in corn production – Audio
/RSS FeedFlashback podCALS: This was originally published in April 2014. Joe Lauer, Professor Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 263-7438 (608) 262-1390 […]