Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on December 8, 2004
Native American Veteran Documentary Project Receives Major Grant
A PBS documentary about Native American veterans is one step closer to your television screen, thanks to a $75,000 production grant to a University of Wisconsin-Madison communications professor and filmmaker from Native American Public Telecommunications.
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Posted on November 17, 2004
Wisconsin homegrown lunch will be served in all Madison elementary schools November 24
On Wednesday, Nov. 24, Madison elementary school students will enjoy a fresh, healthy lunch prepared by the Madison Metropolitan School District Food Service using locally grown produce.
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Posted on November 11, 2004
Wisconsin 4-H team takes first at North American International Livestock Exposition
The Wisconsin 4-H team was High Team Overall among the 21 4-H and FFA youth teams competing in the Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at […]
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UW-Madison team takes first at North American International Livestock Exposition Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Cardinal team was High Team Overall among the 18 national university teams competing in the Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at […]
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Posted on October 21, 2004
2005 Dairy Quiz Bowl competition set for Jan. 29
Entries are due Jan. 10 for the 2005 Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Bowl competition. The event will be held Saturday, Jan. 29 at the Portage High School in Portage, Wis., starting at 9:45 a.m. Dairy Bowl is a quiz competition in which all the questions are about dairy topics. Teams compete in a double-elimination format by giving oral answers to questions posed by a moderator. Each match has both an individual and toss-up question round.
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Posted on October 15, 2004
Physical Therapy on the Cutting Edge
A CALS research partnership with a local manufacturer of cycling products has resulted in a generous donation of new equpiment for University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine physical therapy patients.
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Posted on October 7, 2004
The Fuels of the Future
In recent months consumers have become all too familiar with news of oil costs spiking, and most experts agree that higher prices at the pump are likely here to stay. As the demand for alternative forms of energy grows,
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Wisconsin 4-H Team takes first in national dairy cattle judging contest at World Dairy Expo
A team of 4-H dairy cattle judges from Dodge County took first place at the 83rd Annual National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, held Sept. 27 at World Dairy Expo in Madison. The Wisconsin team placed high team overall out of 30 state 4-H teams, coming in 20 points ahead of second-place Michigan. This marks the fourth year out of the last five that a Wisconsin county team has won the contest.
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UW-Madison takes third in national collegiate judging contest at World Dairy Expo
For the 15th time since 1980, the University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy cattle judging team has won the prestigious Oral Reasons competition at the National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging contest. The UW-Madison team placed third overall at the contest; 25 national and international teams competed at World Dairy Expo in Madison.
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Posted on October 1, 2004
Seven to receive Honorary Recognition awards from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Oct. 27
The Crave brothers of Waterloo, Lawrie Kull of Stillwater, Minn., Robert Rennebohm of Madison, and Robert Williams of Pardeeville will receive Honorary Recognition awards Oct. 27 from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The awards will be presented at a banquet in the Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus.