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Reminder: ARS Summer Internship applications due Dec. 8
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Reminder: ARS Summer Internship applications due Dec. 8

Summer 2018 applications due Dec. 8, 2017 The objective of the Agricultural Research Stations’ Summer Internship program is to foster relationships between UW-Madison departments and […]

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Reminder: Kickapoo Valley Reforestation Fund proposals due Dec. 15, 2017
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Reminder: Kickapoo Valley Reforestation Fund proposals due Dec. 15, 2017

The Kickapoo Valley Reforestation Fund welcomes proposals for projects that enhance the ecological, economic and social well-being of the Kickapoo Valley and its residents. The […]

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USDA NIFA funding opportunity – Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
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USDA NIFA funding opportunity – Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program

Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 […]

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Associate Dean Pfatteicher named executive director of the Five College consortium
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Associate Dean Pfatteicher named executive director of the Five College consortium

CALS associate dean Sarah Pfatteicher has been appointed executive director of Five Colleges, a consortium composed of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and four liberal arts […]

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Registration open for 2018 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum
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Registration open for 2018 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum

The financial health of Wisconsin’s farms and agricultural businesses and the state’s rural-urban divide are topics for the upcoming Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum on Thursday, […]

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Fish respond to predator attack by doubling growth rate
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Fish respond to predator attack by doubling growth rate

Scientists have known for years that when some fish sense predators eating members of their species, they try to depart the scene of the crime […]

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UW–Madison researchers explore the future of bioenergy crops in Wisconsin
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UW–Madison researchers explore the future of bioenergy crops in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, as in many other parts of the Midwest, we grow a lot of corn – four million acres of it, in fact. That’s […]

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CALS In the News for the week of Nov. 25 – Dec. 1
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CALS In the News for the week of Nov. 25 – Dec. 1

WI Outlook Forum Wisconsin Ag Outlook Forum Slated for January 25 Wisconsin Ag Connection, 11/27/2017 Mentioned: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics Registration is now open […]

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Agenda for CASI meeting – Dec. 8
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Agenda for CASI meeting – Dec. 8

The CALS Committee on Academic Staff Issues is meeting on Friday, December 8, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 250 Agricultural Hall. The […]

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UW greenhouses offer research plantcare workshop – Jan. 18
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UW greenhouses offer research plantcare workshop – Jan. 18

The UW Greenhouses and Plant Sciences Graduate Student Council invite you to join us for our next Research Plantcare Workshop, Thursday, January 18, 2018! We’ve […]

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