Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on May 30, 2017
Undergrad helps teach orphans about hydroponic farming
There are capstones, and there are capstones. For his capstone—a discipline-spanning research project required of all students graduating from CALS—soil science student Jacob Kruse BS’16 […]
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Posted on May 26, 2017
Government transparency limited when it comes to America’s conserved private lands
American taxpayers spend millions of dollars each year to conserve privately owned lands. These lands provide public benefits like timber, water quality protection and food. […]
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Posted on May 24, 2017
Daphne and Lloyd Holterman: Choosing the right path
Driving away from their dairy farm in Jefferson County on their way to visit one of their grown daughters, Daphne and Lloyd Holterman can see […]
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Posted on May 19, 2017
A visit to the Lancaster ARS – Audio
/RSS FeedArin Crooks, Superintendent Lancaster Agricultural Research Station UW-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences arin.crooks@wisc.edu 608-723-2580 3:09 – Total Time 0:16 – Introduction to the […]
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Posted on May 12, 2017
How AgrAbility helps Wisconsin Farmers – Audio
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Abigail Jensen, AgrAbility Outreach Specialist Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ajensen6@wisc.edu (608) 262-9336 3:09 – Total Time 0:23 […]
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Posted on May 10, 2017
Support beginning farmers at Ride to Farm bike ride on June 3
Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Green County on Saturday, June 3 to support the next generation of dairy and livestock farmers. UW-Madison’s Wisconsin School […]
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Posted on May 9, 2017
UniverCity Year celebrates yearlong partnership with Monona
It’s called the UniverCity Year program, but it’s really an extension of the Wisconsin Idea. On May 3, students, faculty and community members gathered at […]
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Posted on May 5, 2017
Kernza: A crop with many uses – Audio
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Valentin Picasso Risso, Assistant Professor Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 890-3858 picassorisso@wisc.edu 3:09 – Total Time 0:16 – What […]
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Posted on April 27, 2017
Fermenting a winner: Class brews up “Red Arrow American Pale Ale”
A spooky silence pervaded a classroom at Babcock Hall on the UW–Madison campus Feb. 8 as a couple dozen students focused with laser-like intensity on […]
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Posted on April 17, 2017
Study finds amoeba “grazing,” killing bacteria usually protected by film
Bacteria have developed an uncountable number of chemistries, lifestyles, attacks and defenses through 2.5 billion years of evolution. One of the most impressive defenses is […]
