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NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12590/nsf12590.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12591/nsf12591.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click Postdoctoral Research Fellowships […]
CALS in the News for the Week of July 30-August 3
In the News Impact of corn prices on food might not be what you think Associated Press 8/1/2012 Quoted: Bruce Jones, Agricultural & Applied Economics […]
CALS offer new field course on managed grazing systems
A new field course focused on managed grazing systems has been added to the CALS curriculum. The 1-credit Agronomy Experimental Course 375, Managed Grazing Practicum, will […]
Ken Raffa and Henry Hagedorn elected Fellows of Entomological Society of America
Ken Raffa, Professor of Entomology, and Henry Hagedorn, Adjunct Professor of Entomology, have been elected as Fellows of the Entomological Society of America. Raffa Professor Ken […]
Dairy herd performance tools available online for farmers
Dairy farmers have the opportunity to compare the health and production performance of their herd with other herds around the country as the result of […]
Babcock tops local restaurant review list
Congrats to the crew at the Babcock dairy store and plant for being voted no. 1 among Madison eateries on the TripAdvisor website.
Women lead surge in college enrollment in ag-related fields
College enrollment in agricultural fields is increasing across the board, but enrollment of women is growing faster than that of men. “Since 2008, female enrollment […]
CALS Ice Cream Social 3 p.m. Thursday at Ag Hall
CALS faculty, staff and students are invited to an Ice Cream Social at Ag Hall on Thursday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m. The scooping takes […]
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 […]
This is what a candy school looks like
Last Friday was the end of a couple of sweet weeks on campus. Candymakers from around the nation were here from July 15–27 for the […]