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...
View ArticleMapping 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...
View ArticleHarvesting 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...
View ArticleCensus 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...
View ArticleSign 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...
View ArticleDesludging 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...
View ArticlePatricia 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...
View ArticleHelp 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...
View ArticleBrent 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...
View ArticleMexico: 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...
View Article2015 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...
View ArticleFresh 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...
View Article2015 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....
View Article2014 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...
View Article2016 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
View ArticleUW 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View Article2016 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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