Tag: USDA
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Posted on March 8, 2024
Flexibility + Preparation = Resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic expanded our everyday vocabulary to include words such as “PCR test” and “supply chain.” Economists and the general public alike wondered […]
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The Seeds of Innovation
As an associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, Julie Dawson studies plant genetics and breeding as well […]
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Posted on October 5, 2016
From Space to the Field
Farmers are testing a new technology that can help them better predict crop yields
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Posted on November 3, 2014
Meeting the Scourge
The tiny emerald ash borer is decimating trees in the Upper Midwest. CALS researchers are helping communities understand how to prevent and contain the damage.
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Posted on November 2, 2014
To the Ends of the Earth
Decades of field research at both poles has given soil scientists James Bockheim a front-row seat on climate change.
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Connecting Our Ways of Knowing
A CALS partnership engages Native American kids in science by integrating indigenous knowledge into teaching and learning
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Posted on November 20, 2013
Peru: Potato Exchange Benefits Peruvians
Peru, farmers hedge their bets. Located 12,000 feet above sea level, on the side of an Andean mountain, Puno has a growing season that’s short, cool and prone to frost.
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Posted on November 19, 2010
A New Chapter
A fond farewell from CALS Dean Molly Jahn.
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Posted on July 6, 2010
Home Again
Dean Molly Jahn returns after enlightening experience with USDA.
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Posted on November 4, 2009
A Chance Worth Taking
Dean speaks on personal opportunities, next step
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A Whole New Can of Beans
CALS helps state growers scale up for organic processing.