Tag: agricultural and applied economics
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Posted on July 7, 2023
The Food Label Effect
Use the term “genetically engineered food,” chances are you’ll spark a debate. Some praise its societal benefits — lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduced […]
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Posted on August 2, 2022
Innovation through Campus Cooperation in America’s Dairyland
In 2019, Wisconsin dairy leaders approached state legislators with a long-standing problem and a request for help. The state’s dairy farm numbers were in […]
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Posted on April 29, 2022
A Round-Up of CALS Research for Spring 2022
Healthier Prisoners, Safer Community The presence of a state prison in a county was associated with 11% more COVID-19 cases during the spring and […]
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Posted on November 8, 2021
A Round-up of CALS Research
A Safe Water Future Requires Action Today Ph.D. student Tracy Campbell MS’18 recently led an assessment of water quality goals for the Yahara River […]
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Posted on June 16, 2021
Class Act | Speaking Up for Farmers in Malawi
Lusayo Mwakatika BS’21 grew his first garden at the age of 14. He harvested his own vegetables, sold them to friends and neighbors, and […]
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A View from Space Can Save the Trees
For government agencies and conservation groups, protecting forests can be a tall order. Their resources often don’t allow them to cover the sheer amount […]
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Posted on October 1, 2020
Five things everyone should know about . . . The Economic Impacts of COVID-19
1. In a single month, the COVID-19 pandemic erased more than a decade’s-worth of new jobs. During the Great Recession (2007-09), Wisconsin’s employment level […]
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Posted on June 11, 2020
In the Field | Alumni Who Keep Water Safe and Clean
Ysabella Bhagroo BS’18 “Restoring balance, enhancing beauty.” This is the mission of SOLitude, the lake management company where Ysabella Bhagroo works to enhance public […]
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Posted on February 25, 2019
Student Launches Scholarship Before Graduating
Senior Abagail Catania BSx’19 couldn’t wait until graduation to make a difference in the lives of students like herself. So she didn’t. Instead, she established […]
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Posted on October 17, 2018
In the Field | Alumni Making Their Marks as Entrepreneurs
Enterprising Alumni Many CALS graduates go on to launch small businesses, patent new products, and found successful companies, among other entrepreneurial endeavors. This special “In […]
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Posted on May 14, 2018
The Poverty-Biodiversity Link in Western Amazonia
In examining the loss of plant and animal life in the Amazon, scientists and the media often focus on the effects of deforestation. But a […]
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Posted on June 20, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Unintended Consequences
For Dominic Parker, a professor of agricultural and applied economics, a research foray into mining practices in Africa dug up some unexpected findings. Parker wanted […]