Tag: Extension
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Posted on December 27, 2018
Officials suggest burning or bagging wreaths and evergreen decorations after invasive insects found
Plant health officials are cautioning consumers to burn wreaths and other evergreen decorations, or bag them and put them in the trash, after inspectors found […]
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Posted on December 17, 2018
Wisconsin Cranberry Board call for proposals: Education and Promotion projects and Crop Research projects
The Wisconsin Cranberry Board has announced its Calls for Proposals for both Education and Promotion projects and Crop Research projects. For more information, download the Education […]
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Posted on December 10, 2018
Registration open for 2019 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum
The financial health of Wisconsin’s farms and agricultural businesses, with a special focus on consolidation in the state’s dairy industry, are topics for the upcoming […]
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Plant pathologists develop soybean plant that staves off stem rot and defies drought
If there’s anything that could be called the archenemy of Midwestern soybean producers, it just might be Sclerotinia stem rot. Once thought of as only […]
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Posted on December 3, 2018
UW Center for Cooperatives and the City of Madison help workers own companies by converting businesses to co-ops
The City of Madison and the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (UWCC) have been awarded a $6,000 Municipal Partnership Grant from the Surdna Foundation […]
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Posted on November 19, 2018
Steve Deller receives NARSC Walter Isard Award for Scholarly Achievement
Steve Deller, professor of agricultural and applied economics, recently received the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Walter Isard Award for Scholarly Achievement. The award, given at […]
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Posted on November 12, 2018
Food processors, UW collaborate to remove guesswork from wastewater disposal
For more than a century, cheesemakers and vegetable processors have applied water remaining after production to open fields and farmland. The wastewater was used to […]
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Stopping unwanted critters from sneaking indoors requires diligence
Fall and winter’s plunging temperatures inspire spending more time indoors, but that warmth can also be an invitation to some unwelcome guests. The onset of […]
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Posted on November 1, 2018
UW-Consortium for Extension and Research in Agriculture and Natural Resources (CERANR) proposals due Jan. 11
The UW-Consortium for Extension and Research in Agriculture and Natural Resources (CERANR) will make available approximately $135,000 for faculty and staff-led cooperative research for one […]
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Posted on October 29, 2018
Doug Reinemann provides update on Extension funding to CALS
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences was assessed a cut of about eight percent in the funds transferred from Cooperative Extension as a result […]