Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on April 22, 2015
Desludging Dakar: Laura Schechter works to improve sanitation in Senegal
For children living in the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, playing an innocent game of tag in the street often entails something distinctly unpleasant — dodging […]
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Posted on April 10, 2015
Wisconsin farmland prices – Audio
/RSS Feed2015 Farmland value trends in Wisconsin Arlin Brannstrom, Center for Dairy Profitability Extension Farm Management Specialist UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences brannstrom@aae.wisc.edu Phone […]
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Posted on April 6, 2015
Bridging the gap: Helping students reach across borders
Food science major Hannah Fenton gratefully recalls the kindness shown to her during the three years she and her family spent in Thailand. “I know […]
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Posted on April 3, 2015
An efficient cow is an environmentally friendly cow – Audio
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An efficient cow is an environmentally friendly cow Victor Cabrera Extension Dairy Management Specialist Department of Dairy Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences […]
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Posted on March 27, 2015
Soybeans and changing climate – Audio
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Shawn Conley, Extension Wheat and Soybean Agronomist Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 262-7975 spconley@wisc.edu Soybeans adapting to a variable […]
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Posted on March 20, 2015
Second life for phosphorus – Audio
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Phil Barak, Professor Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences phillip.barak@wisc.edu (608) 890-0689 Second life for phosphorus 2:59 – Total Time […]
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Posted on March 17, 2015
Science Expeditions opens doors to campus research this weekend
Science Expeditions, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 13th annual science open house, will open the doors of dozens of campus attractions — and the expertise of […]
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Posted on March 13, 2015
New yeast discovery named for Bucky – Audio
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Bucky yeast joins list of new yeast discoveries Christopher Todd Hittinger, Assistant Professor Department of Genetics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences cthittinger@wisc.edu 3:01 […]
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Posted on March 11, 2015
Public invited to Arlington Sheep Day on Saturday, March 14
The 7th Annual Arlington Sheep Day will be held Saturday morning, March 14, 2015 at the Public Events Facility of the UW-Madison Arlington Agricultural Research […]
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Posted on March 10, 2015
UW-Madison partners with communities, nonprofits to address urban food insecurity
In urban areas like Milwaukee, fresh food is still out of reach for a significant percentage of the population, and people shop for meals at […]
