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Ride to Farm cyclists raise $14,000 to support beginning farmer education
On Saturday, June 6, 54 cyclists converged on Botham Vineyards for the 12th annual Ride to Farm. This event is a fundraiser for the Wisconsin […]
Amaya Atucha named Gottschalk Chair for Cranberry Research
Assistant professor of horticulture Amaya Atucha has been named the Gottschalk Chair for Cranberry Research. Atucha, an expert on fruit crop production, focuses her research program on […]
Message from Chancellor Blank on new HR system
To UW-Madison Faculty and Staff: July 1 marked the beginning of our implementation of HR Design, a new human resources (HR) system designed specifically for UW-Madison. […]
CALS Homepage design updates
The next time you visit the CALS Homepage, you may notice a few changes. While the primary navigation remains the same, the updated design includes new […]
The U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) is soliciting FY16-17 pre-proposals
The U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) is now soliciting research pre-proposals for fiscal years 2016-17. The FY16-17 Request for Project Pre-Proposals (RFP) application […]
Federal Funding Opportunities
Federal funding opportunities from the week of June 29th – July 3rd CNCS AmeriCorps State and National FY 2015 Partnership Challenge DOC Climate Program Office […]
Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
Selected opportunities from CALS’ listing of non-federal funding opportunities in agriculture, life sciences and related fields. View and search the entire list (updated weekly!). Musculoskeletal […]
Five things everyone should know about unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in agriculture
1. Agriculture is poised to become the biggest market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Up to 80 percent of the commercial market for UAVs will […]
Recent retirements
Best wishes to colleagues who retired from CALS in the past three months. Dates indicate their CALS service. They include: Charles Schobert, Department of Bacteriology […]
CALS in the News for the Week of June 27-July 3
In The News: Time to review Wisconsin’s reciprocity agreements Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 6/27/15 Author: Michael Flaherty, Life Sciences Communication Social media helps wildlife researchers track […]