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Do conservation easements hinder environmental management?
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Do conservation easements hinder environmental management?

Conservation easements have been signed to protect some 18 million acres of privately owned land in the U.S. But a study of easements in Wisconsin […]

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14th
Recent retirements
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Recent retirements

Best wishes to colleagues who retired from CALS in the past three months. They include: Janice Dukelow, Hancock Ag Research Station (April) Nancy Gilberts-Keegan, Hancock […]

Jul
14th
Dairy farms are converging into “cow islands”
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Dairy farms are converging into “cow islands”

The nation’s dairy cows are moving closer together. Cows and milk production have shifted north and west, farther from cities, to converge in what economist […]

Jul
12th
New Aldo Leopold Residence Hall to house Greenhouse learning community
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New Aldo Leopold Residence Hall to house Greenhouse learning community

The UW System Board of Regents today approved the naming of Aldo Leopold Residence Hall, the newest UW-Madison University Housing building, which will become home […]

Jul
12th
Tom Crenshaw is part of team receiving NCR research award
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Tom Crenshaw is part of team receiving NCR research award

Tom Crenshaw, animal sciences, is part of a team of land grant swine researchers from around the country to receive the 2013 North Central Region Excellence […]

Jul
12th
Genetics journal highlights two UW articles
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Genetics journal highlights two UW articles

Two articles written by UW-Madison faculty and researchers that tackle the genomic prediction of traits were selected to be Issue Highlights in the July 2013 […]

Jul
12th
WARF ranked #4 in biotech patents
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WARF ranked #4 in biotech patents

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ranked fourth for university biotechnology patents issued in the U.S. and Europe from 2008 to 2012, according to new data […]

Jul
12th
New Travel Program Flexibilities / Air Travel
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New Travel Program Flexibilities / Air Travel

As you may be aware, effective July 1, 2013, Wisconsin Act 32 (2011-2013 Biennial Budget) granted the Board of Regents the flexibility to establish a […]

Jul
12th
CALS in the News for the Week of July 6-12
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CALS in the News for the Week of July 6-12

In the News: Farm Bureau Supports Passage of 2013-15 State Budget Wisconsin Farm Bureau Association 7/2/2013 Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Mentioned: Meat and Muscle […]

Jul
12th
Non-Federal Funding Opportunities July 8-12
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Non-Federal Funding Opportunities July 8-12

Selected opportunities from CALS’ extensive listing of non-federal funding opportunities in agriculture, life sciences and related fields. View and search the entire list (updated weekly!) […]

Jul
12th