Tag: horticulture
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Posted on June 26, 2023
UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station field days for 2023 season
Summer is field day season at the UW–Madison CALS Agricultural Research Stations. Over the course of the growing season, the stations will host more than […]
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Posted on June 22, 2023
Academic Planning Actions from Spring 2023
Several changes to CALS academic programs, centers and departments were approved during the spring semester. Certain actions require approvals by the college Academic Planning Council […]
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Posted on June 9, 2023
Allen Centennial Garden offers numerous creative workshops this summer, including bookings for private groups
This summer, Allen Centennial Garden has a new series of creative workshops and is pairing its popular free jazz concert series with the opportunity to […]
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Posted on June 7, 2023
Grant awarded: Scott Brainard receives USDA-NIFA funding for breeding higher yielding chestnut varieties
Scott Brainard, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Horticulture, received $225,000 for his project “Leveraging seedling chestnut orchards to rapidly breed higher yielding varieties using […]
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Grant awarded: Julie Dawson receives USDA-NIFA funding for improving kernel quality characteristics in American hazelnut
Julie Dawson, associate professor in the Department of Horticulture, received $649,604 for her project “Breeding for improved kernel quality characteristics in American hazelnut” through NIFA’s […]
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Four projects with CALS co-investigators receive Research Forward funding
Sixteen projects have been selected for funding in the third round of Research Forward, including four projects with CALS co-PIs. These projects, described in further detail […]
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Posted on June 5, 2023
New video series gives taste of organic ag research, grad student training at UW
In 2020, an anonymous donation to the University of Wisconsin–Madison funded the creation of the UW Organic Collaborative, a group of faculty, staff and partners committed […]
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Posted on June 2, 2023
Grant awarded: Horticulture research associate Derrick Grunwald receives USDA-NIFA funding for detecting and mitigating hemp viral pathogens
Derrick Grunwald, research associate in the Department of Horticulture, received $210,048 for his project “Detection of hemp viral pathogens and their mitigation through novel virome-based […]
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Posted on May 31, 2023
2023-24 CALS Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Awards recipients announced
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) has selected the 2023-2024 distinguished graduate fellowship recipients. The College would like to thank the donors for […]
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CALS Awards: Pound Extension, Pound Research and Spitze Award recipients
Continuing with our celebration of this year’s CALS Awards recipients, we are sharing information about the winners of the Pound Extension Award, the Pound Research […]