Category: Around CALS
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Posted on August 20, 2012
CALS and the culture of ag
CALS’ reputation as a scientific innovator is well established. Less heralded is that CALS has been a cultural innovator as well, taking pains to illuminate […]
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Posted on August 13, 2012
Sausage-making and other spectator sports
Turns out Otto Von Bismarck was only half right. He’s the one who said “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being […]
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Posted on August 6, 2012
CALS internships: Six of seven continents isn’t bad
We don’t know of any CALS student with an internship in Antarctica at the moment, but we’ve got the other six continents covered. We know […]
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Posted on July 30, 2012
CALS team gets $7 million for on-farm dairy manure conversion project
A CALS research team is receiving a $7 million grant from the joint USDA/Dept. of Energy Biomass Research and Development Initiative. The project will convert dairy manure […]
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Posted on July 19, 2012
CALS welcomes a new National Guard team for Ag 101 training
You may be seeing groups of people in camo in the days to come. From July 23–27, CALS is once again providing a week of […]
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Posted on July 16, 2012
Hot time in Tent City: Farm Tech Days this week
Everybody’s feeling the heat, but some of our colleagues feel it more than others. Those of us who work in air conditioning take our hats […]
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Posted on July 9, 2012
UW-Extension uses crisis-tracking software for drought reports
As July opens, more than half of Wisconsin is under “abnormally dry” or “moderate drought” conditions. As part of its efforts to provide reports and […]
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Posted on June 29, 2012
Top 10 things to know about UW Archives
10. We’re right here on campus! Located on the fourth floor of Steenbock Library, the Archives is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:00-4:30! […]
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Posted on June 25, 2012
Flavors that missed the cut (and other facts about Babcock ice cream)
Think you know Babock ice cream. Can you name the top three year-round flavors? The seasonal faves? How about calories? If you’d rather not know […]
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Posted on June 18, 2012
From the Allen Gardens to a job in the big leagues
You get your first inkling of the care Michael Boettcher gives the grass in Miller Park right before he steps onto it: He pauses to […]