Category: Agriculture
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Posted on July 1, 2016
The Road from Farm to Market
CALS researchers are working to more efficiently and sustainably get products from growers to consumers
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Dairy Dash Embodies the Spirit of Alpha Gamma Rho
A fun run with a serious mission has become a signature event for an agricultural
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The Futures Market—and Students’ Futures
Undergrad experience with commodity trading translates into jobs
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Class Act: Kate Griswold and Training to Make a Difference
Class Act – Kate Griswold
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A growing appetite for food systems
Anyone looking to see exciting growth of a new field should talk with the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology. Since changing its name from […]
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Posted on March 4, 2016
Milk, Motherhood and the Dairy Cow
A cost-saving technology allows farmers to better synchronize when cows are in heat
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Posted on November 3, 2015
Even Cows are “Texting”
Modern communication systems allow dairy farmers to more efficiently monitor the health, milk yield, movement and other metrics of both herds and individual cows by cell phone, says Doug Reinemann
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Going for the Gut
A CALS-based start-up offers an antibiotic alternative to animal producers
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Posted on June 9, 2015
The MBA of Dairy
A CALS partner program trains aspiring—and much-needed—farmers
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Second Life for Phosphorus
Soil science professor and students turn a sometime pollutant into a valuable product
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Uganda: The Benefits of Biogas
Generating enthusiasm for a new kind of technology is key to its long-term success. Rebecca Larson, a CALS professor of biological systems engineering, has already […]
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Hands-On Fieldwork
Before last summer, Vera Swanson’s only exposure to plant sciences had been through classes in introductory biology. That changed big-time when Swanson, a junior majoring […]