Tag: Dairy science
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Posted on June 15, 2019
What would a cow prefer? Jennifer Van Os studies dairy cows to help the animals, farms and consumers
As a psychology student at Harvard University, Jennifer Van Os studied people with Alzheimer’s disease. Animals and agriculture were far from her mind. But she realized that, […]
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Posted on June 12, 2019
UW deans’ statement about inclusion of the Dairy Innovation Hub proposal in the state budget by the Joint Finance Committee
As leaders of UW System agricultural programs, we would like to thank members of the Joint Finance Committee for including funding for the Dairy Innovation […]
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Posted on May 8, 2019
Joao Dorea joins UW–Madison dairy science department as precision agriculture expert
The same technology that alerts a self-driving car that there’s a pedestrian in the crosswalk could also warn a dairy farmer that a calf is […]
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Posted on May 1, 2019
Statement by CALS Dean Kate VandenBosch in support of Dairy Innovation Hub legislation
In the 1800s, Wisconsin became America’s Dairyland because of a partnership between the state, led by then-Governor W.D. Hoard, Wisconsin’s early farmers and the scientists […]
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Posted on April 25, 2019
CALS students take top honors in UW–Madison Student Employee of the Year competition
University of Wisconsin–Madison dairy science student Morgan Larson helps take care of the campus Meat Lab and the students who work there. Auna Kaufmann-Schwartz, a […]
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Posted on April 12, 2019
UW Changes Lives: “Dairy Partner” brings news to Wisconsin dairy workers – in English or Spanish
Despite the ongoing consolidation of Wisconsin’s dairy economy, entry-level workers remain in demand. Yet many incoming workers know little or nothing about dairying, and for […]
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Posted on April 4, 2019
UW–Madison dairy science students recognized at national management contest
Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Dairy Science earned second place honors at the National North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge Contest, which was […]
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UW Changes Lives: Let your phone do the farming
From February through June, we will be highlighting the ways that UW–Madison changes lives for the better throughout the state of Wisconsin. March’s theme is […]
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Posted on March 22, 2019
Mark your calendar for the 2019 UW dairy science golf outing
If you’re a golfer, we know you are excited about spring, because it means you can get back on the course. With warm, sunny days […]
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Posted on March 20, 2019
Dairy industry support for graduate students pays off
When it comes to generating useful ideas and solutions for the dairy industry, graduate student researchers are the unsung heroes. “Most of the research that […]