Tag: agricultural and applied economics
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Posted on March 18, 2024
Neslihan Akdeniz, Christopher Choi, Steven Deller, David Drake, Jessica Hua and Damon Smith receive Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant funding
UW–Madison Extension has announced the 10 projects selected to receive the 2024 Wisconsin Idea Collaboration (WIC) Grants. This year’s projects engage nine UW schools and […]
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Posted on February 26, 2024
The economics of sustainable corn growing
Agricultural sustainability has long been a buzzword but defies an easy definition. When AAE professor Paul Mitchell speaks with farmers, he likes to use safe driving as […]
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Posted on February 19, 2024
Tessa Conroy and colleagues find that despite growth, Wisconsin ranks low in business ownership among entrepreneurs of color
In recent years Wisconsin has seen massive spikes in business ownership among nonwhite entrepreneurs yet the state continues to have an overall low number of […]
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Posted on February 5, 2024
CALS alumni and students featured as members of multigenerational Badger families
Badger families come in all sizes — some of them super-sized. In honor of the University of Wisconsin’s 175th anniversary, here are five families whose love […]
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Posted on January 16, 2024
Five CALS faculty honored with 2023 Vilas professorships and awards
Five CALS faculty members, listed below, were among 32 faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards in 2023. The awards are supported by the estate […]
- Posted on January 5, 2024
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Posted on December 29, 2023
Grant awarded: Andrew Stevens receives USDA-NIFA funding to analyze farmland preservation policies in supporting small and medium-sized farms
Andrew Stevens, an assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics, received USDA-NIFA funding for his project Analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of farmland preservation policies […]
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Posted on December 18, 2023
2023 CALS Year in Review
The end of the year is a great time to look back and reflect on the milestones and accomplishments of the CALS community. Here are […]
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Posted on December 11, 2023
UW–Madison’s new FISC Ag Forward short course offers dairy trainings led by CALS experts
FISC Ag Forward, a new short course offered by University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course program, will be offered Jan. 16-19 on the […]
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Posted on December 8, 2023
Grant awarded: Russell Groves and Paul Mitchell part of team to receive $6 million from USDA to study insect management strategies for potatoes
Russell Groves, professor of entomology, and Paul Mitchell, professor of agricultural and applied econmics, are part of a research team that was recently awarded $6 […]