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Mark Stephenson – 2014 Farm Bill

Mark Stephenson, CALS director of dairy policy analysis, can discuss aspects of the 2014 Farm Bill, particularly changes to dairy policy and likely impacts on the dairy industry. He can be reached at...

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Mapping the Historical Roots of Poverty and Inequality in Mexico

What can political, climatic and epidemiological events in 16th Century Mexico tell us about that country’s modern agrarian system? What is history’s role in defining the present? These are questions...

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Harvesting the power of big data in agriculture

Connecting with old friends? There’s an app for that. Logging your fitness goals? There’s an app for that. Making your farm more sustainable? There, too, is an app for that. In our technology-driven...

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Census Bureau Research Data Center to be established at UW–Madison

The potential for interdisciplinary research is about to expand considerably throughout the state of Wisconsin, thanks to Census Bureau approval for construction of a branch Research Data Center, or...

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Sign up now for Jan. 21 Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum

University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Extension experts will discuss the financial health of Wisconsin agriculture and the outlook for the year to come at the eighth annual Wisconsin Agricultural...

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‘Perfect storm’ churns milk into gold for farmers

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Desludging Dakar: Laura Schechter works to improve sanitation in Senegal

For children living in the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, playing an innocent game of tag in the street often entails something distinctly unpleasant — dodging puddles of raw sewage. In this crowded city...

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UW study: women-owned businesses provide growth opportunities for Wisconsin

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Patricia Paskov

Recent CALS graduate Patricia Paskov wasted no time discovering UW’s vast array of undergraduate opportunities when she started college in 2011. Seven months into her freshman year, she participated in...

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Help at home could increase Malian women farmers’ productivity

Family structures more than farm technologies determine agricultural productivity for Malian women, says the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Jeremy Foltz. Understanding both the household priorities...

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Brent Hueth to lead new federal Research Data Center branch at UW

Interdisciplinary research with the potential to inform policymaking received a huge boost on Sept. 21 with the dedication of a new University of Wisconsin-Madison Federal Statistical Research Data...

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Mexico: Mapping the roots of poverty and inequality

A village in the state of Guanajuato in north-central Mexico, one of the areas in which researchers traced the history of land use and ownership. What makes development projects work? Jennifer...

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2015 farm expenses expected to remain low – Audio

Second audio in a series produced in concert with the Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum Wednesday, Jan. 21 on the UW-Madison campus.Registration costs $15.00 and covers both the lunch and...

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Fresh new dairy policy for 2015 – Audio

Fresh new dairy policy for 2015 Mark Stephenson, Dairy Policy Analyst Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mwstephenson@wisc.edu Phone...

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2015 dairy price forecast – Audio

Dairy price forecast 2015 Fourth audio in a series produced in concert with the Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum Wednesday, Jan. 21 on the UW-Madison campus....

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2014 a big year for Wisconsin dairies – Audio

Mark Stephenson, Dairy Policy Analyst Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mwstephenson@wisc.edu Phone (608) 890-3755 3:01 – Total Time...

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2016 Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum materials

Below are materials from the 2016 Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum: 2016 Ag Outlook Forum Executive Summary 2016 Ag Outlook Forum PowerPoint Slides

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UW agricultural economists recap trends of 2015, share forecasts for 2016

After a fantastic year in 2014, Wisconsin’s total net farm income took a big hit in 2015 – to the tune of $2 billion. While that’s a scary number, University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural...

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A look back at 2015 for Wisconsin dairy business – Audio

2015 Dairy year in review Third audio in a series produced in concert with the Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum Thursday, Jan. 21 on the UW-Madison campus. Registration costs $15.00 and covers both...

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2016 Wisconsin dairy outlook – Audio

A look at dairy in 2016 Fourth audio in a series produced in concert with the Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum Thursday, Jan. 21 on the UW-Madison campus. Registration costs $15.00 and covers both...

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