UW-Platteville Crops Team places second in nationals
Authored on: Nov 11, 2019, Written by: Roger HiggsThe UW-Platteville Crops Team recently placed second in both the Kansas City (86th annual) and Chicago (91st annual) Collegiate Crops Contests.
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The UW-Platteville Crops Team recently placed second in both the Kansas City (86th annual) and Chicago (91st annual) Collegiate Crops Contests.
Grant supports opening of Dairy Pilot Plant, student-run business
Authored on: Nov 11, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsIce cream will soon be the next product made and sold by students on the UW-Platteville campus. A recent grant from the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America will support the opening of UW-Platteville’s Dairy Pilot Plant and the creation of a student-run ice cream production business.
Screening of award-winning documentary to explore themes of innovation, inclusivity
Authored on: Nov 11, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsUW-Platteville will present a screening of the award-winning documentary “Hearts of Glass,” followed by a discussion with the film director and producer, Jennifer Tennican, on Thursday, Dec. 5. The free event is open to the public and will be held in Room 103, Doudna Hall from 4-6 p.m.
Crops team wins Upper Midwest Regional
Authored on: Oct 10, 2019, Written by: Roger HiggsThe UW-Platteville Crops Team won the Upper Midwest Regional contest on Oct. 26. Host UW-Platteville placed first over University of Minnesota-Crookston (second), South Dakota State (third) and UW-Madison (fourth).
Collegiate Soils Team takes top honors at recent competition
Authored on: Oct 10, 2019, Written by: Dr. Chris BaxterThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville Collegiate Soils Team competed in the 63rd annual Region 3 Collegiate Soils Contest Oct. 9–12. The event was held in Portage County, Wisconsin, and was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
UW Dairy Innovation Hub seeks solutions to challenges facing Wisconsin dairy industry
Authored on: Oct 10, 2019, Written by: UW SystemFrom improving human nutrition to assuring clean water to growing the farm economy while caring for animals, the Dairy Innovation Hub will harness the intellectual and creative power of three University of Wisconsin institutions to address the most complex challenges facing the state’s dairy industry.
Pioneers place high in dairy judging competitions
Authored on: Oct 10, 2019, Written by: Garrison LedburyStudents of the UW-Platteville Dairy Judging Team excelled in three recent competitions.
UW-Platteville students make a big hit at Miller Park
Authored on: Sep 09, 2019, Written by: Ruth WendlandtAs Brewers fans make their way into Miller Park to watch their favorite player run out onto the field, they’ll notice the work created by three UW-Platteville students who interned with the Milwaukee Brewers ground crew. Together they experienced what it takes to uphold one of the best stadiums in major league baseball.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for new hydroponics student-managed business
Authored on: Sep 09, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsBeginning this year, students will have access to fresh lettuce, grown on campus year-round through a new hydroponics student-managed business. Located in Glenview Commons, the 1,500-square-foot hydroponics space, built and operated solely by students, will supply nearly all lettuce used by UW-Platteville Dining Services.
$250,000 swine education fund gift will enhance student experience
Authored on: Aug 08, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsDr. Charles Heidenreich first left his mark on UW-Platteville when he joined the university in 1966 to teach and help grow Pioneer Farm. Now, more than half a century later, his impact on the university’s agriculture programs is continuing to grow thanks to a $250,000 endowed gift.
Community-agriculture partnerships at root of new internship
Authored on: Jul 07, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsFrom working with greenhouses and small businesses to vendors at the farmer’s market, Kaley Mumma’s summer internship is providing a variety of experiences, all grounded in the same goal: to build stronger relationships among the community and local green businesses and food producers.
Students find success showing cattle at district show
Authored on: Jul 07, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsMaddy Gwidt, a sophomore dairy science major from Pulaski, Wisconsin, showed two heifers and two cows. The highest ranking was earned by a cow in the Senior 3-Year-Old class, which ranked second in its class and went on to receive the title of Reserve Intermediate Champion, as well as Honorable Mention Grand Champion of the show.
Venkateshwaran receives prestigious NSF-CAREER award
Authored on: Jun 06, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsVenkateshwaran’s research focuses on the symbiotic associations that exist between plants and microbes, such as rhizobia, a soil bacteria that associates with legumes to form root nodules, inside which the rhizobia fixes atmospheric nitrogen that is then used by the legume plant.
Dairy Innovation Hub moves closer to reality
Authored on: Jun 06, 2019, Written by: Paul EricksonThe proposed Dairy Innovation Hub bill moved two steps closer to reality this week when the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate both passed the proposal that the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance originally recommended in the 2019-21 state budget. The budget now goes before Gov. Tony Evers.
School of Ag helps Sawyer pursue interest in water buffalo
Authored on: Jun 06, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsRecent graduate Caroline Sawyer had the opportunity to take what she learned in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Dairy Science program and apply it to a lesser-known animal – the water buffalo.
Dairy program would grow under new bill
Authored on: Jun 06, 2019, Written by: Paul EricksonThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville dairy program would grow significantly under a proposed University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub bill introduced this week to the state legislature.
Symposium offers pre-vet students chance to grow
Authored on: May 05, 2019, Written by: Dr. Krista HardymanThe Pre-Veterinary Club at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently attended the annual American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association Symposium at Pennsylvania State University, where students had the opportunity to attend various lectures and wet labs related to veterinary medicine, as well as meet and talk with specific veterinary colleg
Students hear from world’s most successful investors at Berkshire Hathaway
Authored on: May 05, 2019, Written by: Alison ParkinsA “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity is how several University of Wisconsin-Platteville students described their recent trip to the annual Berkshire Hathaway investors meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.
Agribusiness Club finds success in national competition
Authored on: May 05, 2019, Written by: Dr. Chuck SteinerFour members of the Agribusiness Club at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently attended the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference in Murray, Kentucky. This national judging conference was hosted by Murray State University.
Students compete in two national soils competitions
Authored on: Apr 04, 2019, Written by: Dr. Chris BaxterThe collegiate soils team at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently competed in national contests in Kentucky and California.
Dairy program would grow under new bill
Authored on: Apr 04, 2019, Written by: Paul EricksonThe UW Dairy Innovation Hub was approved in the new state budget. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville dairy program would grow significantly under a proposed University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub bill introduced this week to the state legislature.
UW-Platteville team places fourth at Dairy Challenge
Authored on: Apr 04, 2019, Written by: Kristie ChiperaThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville Dairy Challenge Team recently placed fourth on their farm in the 2019 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, held in Tifton, Georgia. UW-Platteville was one of 44 universities competing in the event, totaling 240 students.
Student helps develop drone-based company
Authored on: Apr 04, 2019, Written by: Abbey PignatariSeth Oren, a junior agriculture and technology education major at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has helped to expand a branch of the agriculture technology company Crop Search into his hometown of Edgerton, Wisconsin.
Considine to present on factors influencing goat milk production
Authored on: Apr 04, 2019, Written by: John ChristensenIn her years growing up on her family’s farm near Portage, Wisconsin, Esther Considine, the fourth of 10 children, moved through many chores, from feeding chickens, to sheep, and then to goats. The farm’s 230 goats annually produce thousands of gallons of milk that is turned into goat cheese after being shipped to Illinois.
Pioneer Farm receives multiple dairy awards
Authored on: Mar 03, 2019, Written by: Ruth WendlandtThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneer Farm is being awarded for its cattle and quality of milk.