Tag: Extension
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Posted on March 11, 2019
“Dairy Brain” project leaders share updates at second advisory committee meeting
The UW2020-funded “Virtual Dairy Farm Brain” project held its second Advisory Committee meeting on Feb. 20 at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. The big-picture goal of the project is […]
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Posted on March 4, 2019
Mark Rickenbach completes LEAD21 leadership development program
Mark Rickenbach, professor, chair and extension specialist in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, was one of 79 individuals who recently completed the LEAD21 […]
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Posted on February 25, 2019
Division of Extension podcast: P.J. Liesch discusses likely impacts of polar vortex on Wisconsin’s insects
Lorre Kolb: The impact of the polar vortex on insects. We’re visiting today with P.J. Liesch, Extension entomologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension and […]
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Posted on February 18, 2019
UAPC discusses proposal to create a Division of Extension
At their February 21 meeting, the University Academic Planning Council (UAPC) will discuss a preliminary proposal to establish the Division of Extension at UW–Madison and […]
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Posted on February 11, 2019
Heidi Johnson named interim director of Division of Extension’s Agriculture Institute
Heidi Johnson has agreed to serve as the Agriculture Institute Director on an interim basis, effective immediately and running through July 31, 2019. A 6-month […]
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Posted on February 4, 2019
Damon Smith receives educator award from Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
Recipients of the 2018 Wisconsin Agri-Business Association Awards were recognized during the association’s 2019 Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic event. Damon Smith, UW-Madison associate professor and extension […]
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Posted on January 22, 2019
Request for proposals: Extension and CALS industrial hemp capacity funding
The UW-Madison Division of Extension and UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is jointly requesting proposals for an Extension program to provide leadership for […]
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Posted on January 18, 2019
Invitation to participate in UW–Madison Science Expeditions 2019
The following is a recent message from the UW Science Expeditions Planning Team: Dear Science Researchers & Outreachers, On behalf of the UW–Madison Science Alliance, […]
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Wisconsin Ag Outlook Forum registration deadline extended to Jan. 25
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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Posted on January 14, 2019
UW–Madison to host international meat competition
The University of Wisconsin–Madison campus will host a special meat product competition Jan. 21-25. The event is a satellite contest of the IFFA Quality Competition, […]