Month: December 2017
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Posted on December 29, 2017
CALS in the News for the week of Dec. 23 – 29
Wisconsin dairy farmers consider how to turn market around Houston Chronicle, 12/23/2017 Quoted: Mark Stephenson, Agricultural and Applied Economics Wisconsin dairy farmers consider how to […]
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Posted on December 28, 2017
NIFA Funding Opportunity: Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $17.6 million in grants focused on organic […]
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You’re invited: ARS Awards Reception and Dinner – Jan. 24
The Agricultural Research Stations would like to invite you to the annual Agricultural Research Stations Recognition Awards Reception and Dinner. The event will take place on […]
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Posted on December 22, 2017
Daniel Carter, former CALS Board of Visitors chair, dies at 87
Daniel Carter, a savvy cheese marketer and longtime supporter of CALS, died on Dec. 19, 2017. He was 87. Born on March 17, 1930, Carter […]
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CALS In the News for the Week of Dec. 16 – Dec. 22
Women Are Invited to Give Fewer Talks Than Men at Top U.S. Universities The Atlantic, 12/18/2017 Quoted: Jo Handelsman, Plant Pathology Bugs may be causing a […]
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Posted on December 21, 2017
Information about publishing recorded teaching hours from 2016-17
The following message was sent to UW–Madison faculty and instruction academic staff from the Office of the Provost on Dec. 21. All Faculty and Instructional […]
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USDA seeks applications for $10 million in Conservation Innovation Grants
The USDA is offering grants for innovative ideas for conservation strategies and technologies. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest $10 million in […]
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Posted on December 20, 2017
Gary Grossen honored with Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association award
Gary Grossen, a cheesemaker at the Babcock Hall Dairy Plant, is one of nine individuals recently selected to receive an award from the Wisconsin Cheese […]
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Posted on December 18, 2017
USDA seeks applications for $10 million in conservation innovation grants
USDA is offering grants for innovative ideas for conservation strategies and technologies. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest $10 million in the […]
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Agenda for CALS Equity and Diversity Committee meeting – Dec. 21
The CALS Equity and Diversity Committee is meeting on Thursday, Dec. 21 from 11 a.m. – noon in 250 Agricultural Hall. View the agenda.