Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on September 6, 2013
Wisconsin’s slower rise in agricultural land values
When it comes to Midwest farmland prices, Wisconsin is looking sort of like a tortoise in a field of hares. That’s because farmers in America’s Dairyland often reinvest […]
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Posted on September 3, 2013
A new program enriches global opportunities for CALS undergrads
A little more than two years ago I started cold-calling CALS faculty and instructional staff requesting no more than 25 minutes of their time. The […]
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Posted on August 28, 2013
Chancellor welcomed with ‘Bec-Key Lime Pie’ ice cream
As the new chancellor, Rebecca Blank has plenty on her plate. But on Monday, she got the scoop on a new Babcock ice cream, named […]
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Posted on August 26, 2013
Microbe-powered “Biobulb” earns WID students spot in Popular Science competition
Creating energy solutions for communities throughout the world poses serious challenges, but a group of University of Wisconin-Madison undergraduates thinks its idea might be a […]
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Posted on August 7, 2013
Coastal communities and climate change: Which are most sensitive?
(Reposted from UWEX) A new study of the nation’s coastal areas and surrounding communities examines the potential risks that these areas would face from a […]
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Posted on August 6, 2013
Seeding an organic future: Developing new plant varieties for the organic market
As a wicker basket containing old, faded seed packets made its way around the room, Tom Stearns asked each person to grab a packet and […]
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Posted on August 5, 2013
Better Fishing and Hunting: CALS undergrads apply ingenuity to classic Wisconsin pursuits
When his grandfather would complain to him about the difficulty of fishing on choppy days out on Green Bay, biological systems engineering student Justin Vannieuwenhoven […]
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Posted on July 29, 2013
Corpse flower to bloom at D.C. Smith Greenhouse this week
The Titan Arum plant, or corpse flower, in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s D.C. Smith Greenhouse is set to bloom this week. The mature flower of […]
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Jessie Potterton named interim director of UW Farm and Industry Short Course
Jessie Potterton has been named as interim director of the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) in the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and […]
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Posted on July 2, 2013
UW’s Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research educates Whole Foods cheesemongers
Three-dozen cheesemongers from Whole Foods Markets came to Babcock Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus June 25–28 for a four-day, hands-on introduction to the art and […]