Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on October 10, 2013
Looking before you leap, failing fast, and the path to commercialization of technology
The QuickChip sounded like a killer idea: a gadget about one inch square that could, in just 15 minutes, identify bacteria, fungi, and viruses at […]
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UW’s bug-eating advocate Gene DeFoliart had global impact
When Gene DeFoliart had his brainstorm in 1974, not even he thought his brainchild would be an easy sell. As a professor at UW-Madison, DeFoliart […]
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Posted on October 2, 2013
UW-Madison launches national Agricultural Innovation Prize
As the world’s population continues to increase, so does the need for sustainable and secure food systems. A new student contest run by UW-Madison advances […]
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Posted on September 24, 2013
“Highway robbery” has far-reaching costs
In the busy port town of Tema, Ghana, the driver of a tanker truck of gasoline northbound for Bamako, Mali, loads a few dozen pineapples […]
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Posted on September 18, 2013
Research report recommends way to boost Kickapoo Valley tourism
A new report by UW-Madison and UW-Extension researchers describes the types of tourists who are most likely to visit the Kickapoo Valley during the off-peak months (between Labor Day […]
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Horticulture Society to host fall plant sale – Sept. 20-22
The Horticulture Society of UW-Madison is holding its annual Fall Plant Sale Fundraiser Friday through Sunday at the Stock Pavilion, 1575 Linden Dr., next to […]
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Posted on September 17, 2013
Potato exchange benefits Peruvians
In the small Peruvian village of Puno, farmers hedge their bets. Located 12,000 feet above sea level, on the side of an Andean mountain, Puno […]
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Posted on September 12, 2013
CALS honors four Wisconsin ag leaders and two agricultural scientists
The University of Wisconin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will honor six individuals for their contributions to Wisconsin agriculture and agricultural science next month. […]
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Posted on September 10, 2013
Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers offers classes and mentoring at sites across the state
If youre an aspiring dairy or livestock farmer looking for some instruction and mentoring within reasonable driving distance, the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and […]