Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on September 18, 2013
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 […]
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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 […]