Tag: Agricultural and Applied Economics
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Posted on July 3, 2024
Economic modeling reveals strategies that can keep food supply chains functioning during extreme events
The COVID-19 pandemic expanded our everyday vocabulary to include words such as “PCR test” and “supply chain.” Economists and the general public alike wondered what […]
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Posted on June 13, 2024
Six UW–Madison CALS graduate students funded by state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently awarded six, two-year graduate student assistantships to help increase dairy-related research capacity through […]
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Posted on January 10, 2024
The road to rural broadband: Paving the way to greater internet access for underserved parts of Wisconsin
The South Shore of northern Wisconsin — where Bayfield County meets Lake Superior — is known for its natural beauty. Summer used to be the […]
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Posted on December 7, 2023
UW–Madison’s new FISC Ag Forward short course offers dairy trainings led by CALS experts
FISC Ag Forward, a new short course offered by University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course program, will be offered Jan. 16-19 on the […]
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Posted on December 4, 2023
Registration open for 2024 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum
The 2024 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum, which has the theme “Rural Livability in Wisconsin,” is set for Tuesday, Jan. 23 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison […]
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Posted on November 20, 2023
UW–Madison offers new FISC Ag Forward short course, with dairy production and management as inaugural course’s focus
FISC Ag Forward, a new short course offered by University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course program, will be offered Jan. 16-19 on the […]
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Posted on October 31, 2023
The food label effect
Use the term “genetically engineered food,” chances are you’ll spark a debate. Some praise its societal benefits — lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduced food […]
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Posted on August 9, 2023
With Wisconsin Rural Partnership funding, UW–Madison launches new projects to support rural and tribal communities
Four projects that aim to support rural communities and tribal nations in Wisconsin have been selected to receive funding through the Wisconsin Rural Partnership initiative […]
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Posted on June 8, 2023
Clearer picture of watershed quality helps people put dollar values on improvements
It may be easy to argue that cleaning up a river is inherently good, but it’s far harder to put a monetary value on the […]
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Posted on May 22, 2023
New video series gives taste of organic ag research, grad student training at UW
In 2020, an anonymous donation to the University of Wisconsin–Madison funded the creation of the UW Organic Collaborative, a group of faculty, staff and partners […]