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The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation recently awarded grants to fund efforts in agriculture-related programming. “A robust farm and food community is something that everyone in Ohio is reliant upon,” said Mike Townsley, chairman of the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation board. “These fantastic grant recipients share a common goal to forge new programs and projects that will create enthusiasm for innovation and will promote growth in the interest and investment in Ohio’s farm and food community.” Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation funds programs that create a positive, measurable impact in four core ar...

April 27, 2021 With the COVID-19 global pandemic now in its second year, the nature of classroom experiences at UW–Madison continues to evolve. In the spring semester, most classes were virtual in deference to the COVID-19 pandemic. But some classes with under 50 students continued in person, including many labs requiring hands-on learning. Some classes had a hybrid model with both virtual and in-person students. However, all those attending in-person were required to wear face masks and physically distance. In addition, access to all campus buildings required faculty, staff and studen...

A team of Ohio State business and meat science specialists have compiled a Meat Processing Business Tool Kit for people who are exploring the meat processing business. Designed as a decision-making aid for people exploring investing in or expanding a meat processing facility, this online tool kit can help entrepreneurs evaluate the business and navigate business planning. The Meat Processing Business Tool Kit is available in the Business section at the OSU South Centers webpage and at the OSU Extension Meat Science webpage.  With the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers saw shortages of meat in ...

February 15, 2021 | This week’s #MyCALSWork features Sarah Lien, the Endpoint Support Technologist in the CALS IT department. Sarah is currently working mostly remotely from her family farm in Cambridge, WI where she also helps manage the family sheep flock. As lambing season gets underway, Sarah shared a few pictures of the new lambs in the barn. A mother sheep with her new baby. A set of triplets getting a helping hand from the youngest shepherds on the farm, Sarah’s nieces and nephew. Sarah is occasionally joined in her home office by her nieces and nephews who are doing school remote...

UW retains top 10 national research ranking For news media More information Bascom Hall is pictured in an aerial view of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Photo: Jeff Miller The National Science Foundation has released its 2019 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development Survey, or HERD, data, showing that the University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked 8th place in the national research rankings for public and private universities. UW–Madison also ranked 8 th in the last survey covering the 2018 fiscal year. Among public universities, UW–Madison ranked 6 th, th...