Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on July 29, 2013
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 […]
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Posted on June 27, 2013
U.S. dairy farms are converging into “cow islands”
The nation’s dairy cows are moving closer together. Cows and milk production have shifted north and west, farther from cities, to converge in what economist […]
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Posted on June 10, 2013
Field to Food Bank program
This video, which played on the Big Ten Network in early June, describes an innovative program to move surplus vegetables that were being left to […]
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UW-Extension announces launch of educational video channel
University of Wisconsin-Extension announced the launch of a new online educational video channel (http://uwexvideochannel.org) to extend its mission of providing access to university resources and […]
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Posted on April 29, 2013
Wisconsin Farm to School programs: Challenges and rewards
The setting seems unlikely, but Sara Tedeschi discovered one of her life’s passions in a noisy Madison elementary school lunchroom, where she helped as a […]
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Posted on April 23, 2013
Logan Wells
When CALS sophomore Logan Wells tells you he spends his spare time sawing logs, he doesn’t mean he’s catching up on sleep. He’s actually out […]
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Classes in the park unite middle schoolers with college students, nature
Trish O’Kane had reached a dead end. It was her first day teaching a capstone course in environmental studies at the Nelson Institute, and she […]
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Posted on April 12, 2013
CALS seeks nominations for honorary recognition, alumni and service awards
The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences invites nominations for its 2013 Honorary Recognition Award, Distinguished Service Award, and Distinguished Alumni Award. The awards recognize individuals […]
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Posted on April 8, 2013
CALS community invited to participate in CALS Week 2013
One day each spring the UW Stock Pavilion opens its doors to hundreds of fourth grade students visiting campus to attend the annual CALS Day […]