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Study shows climate change is hurting soybean yields
Even during good years, our nation’s soybean farmers are, in essence, taking a loss. That’s because changes in weather patterns have been eating into their […]
‘Who Gets Kissed?’ sweet corn is a media darling
A new variety of sweet corn co-developed by agronomy professor and chair Bill Tracy has received some fairly extensive media coverage since its release was […]
CDR’s Dean Sommer on being a U.S. Championship Cheese Contest judge
For the first time this year Dean Sommer, a cheese and food technologist with the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, was among the group of […]
CALS faculty to advise three Wisconsin Idea Fellowship undergrad projects
Among the six 2015-2016 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships awarded to UW-Madison undergraduate students, three will be overseen by CALS faculty mentors. The fellowship program, now in its […]
American Meat Science Association honors two CALS faculty
The American Meat Science Association will present two CALS faculty members with awards this summer at the Reciprocal Meats Conference, set for June 14-17 at the […]
DATCP Announces 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant (Due March 31)
FY15 Specialty Crop Block Grant Proposals Due to DATCP on March 31 In anticipation of USDA funding, DATCP announces the FY15 round of Specialty Crop […]
Federal Funding Opportunities
Federal funding opportunities from the week of March 23rd – March 27th DOD DoD Ovarian Cancer Clinical Translational Award DoD Ovarian Cancer Investigator-Initiated Research Award […]
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!). Technology […]
USDA Announces Funding Available for Specialty Crop and Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Programs
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of more than $66.5 million in funding for research and extension activities […]
Save the date: CALS Coffee on April 10
The next CALS Coffee will take place on Friday, April 10 from 8:30–9:30 a.m. The event is being hosted by Steenbock Library and will be held […]