Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on April 6, 2016
Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup to release report and hold webinar on April 14
A UW-Madison/UW-Extension-led workgroup tasked with assessing manure irrigation practices will share its findings during a webinar held on Thursday, April 14. Immediately following the webinar, […]
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Posted on March 21, 2016
A portrait of Hmong in Wisconsin
The population of Hmong in Wisconsin is still growing, but more slowly than in the 1990s—and, as of 2010, most Hmong living in Wisconsin were […]
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Posted on February 24, 2016
New analysis shows Wisconsin poverty on the upswing
Poverty in Wisconsin hit its highest level in 30 years during a five-year period that ended in 2014, according to a new analysis by the […]
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Posted on January 4, 2016
2016 Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum materials
Below are materials from the 2016 Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum: 2016 Ag Outlook Forum Executive Summary 2016 Ag Outlook Forum PowerPoint Slides
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Posted on November 18, 2015
Farmers across the Midwest benefit from UW – Vita Plus connections
It’s a crisp fall day as Augusta Hagen drives south of Monroe, Wisconsin into Illinois. Mahon Farms Dairy is just across the state line in […]
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Posted on November 12, 2015
Mexico: Mapping the roots of poverty and inequality
What makes development projects work? Jennifer Alix-Garcia, a professor of agricultural and applied economics, is diving deep into Mexico’s history to shed light on that […]
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Posted on November 3, 2015
USDA funding supports rural cooperative development in Wisconsin and Minnesota
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development recently awarded a fifth round of funding to the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (UWCC) […]
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Posted on October 16, 2015
A look at the Wisconsin sheep business – Audio
/RSS FeedThe Wisconsin sheep business David Thomas, Professor Department of Animal Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dlthomas@wisc.edu Phone (608) 263-4306, (608) 263-4300 3:02 […]
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Posted on September 25, 2015
Helping the Chinese Develop Their Dairy Business – Audio
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Helping the Chinese Develop Their Dairy Business David Combs, Professor Department of Dairy Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dkcombs@facstaff.wisc.edu (608)263-4844 2:53 – […]
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Posted on September 22, 2015
New resource explains increases in state, national health insurance coverage
More Wisconsin residents gained health insurance in 2014, according to information from the U.S. Census American Community Survey— a trend that’s in line with the […]
