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Bringing university research to the people of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus is one of seven UW-campuses that houses Cooperative Extension faculty. Campus-based Cooperative Extension faculty teach, conduct applied research, and develop practical educational programs - based on university knowledge and research - to respond to state and local needs. Cooperative Extension programs encompass these four areas: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Community, Natural Resources and Economic Development, Family Living and 4H Youth Development. UW-River Falls faculty are involved in two of those areas.
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University
of Wisconsin-Extension programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources help farmers
and agribusinesses compete in an increasingly challenging, global
marketplace. Backed by University of Wisconsin research, agriculture and
natural resources educators balance farm profitability and production of high
quality food with a concern for the environment. Extension educators work
with home and community gardeners, commercial horticulture and nursery
businesses, agribusinesses, and consumers of agricultural products in urban as
well as rural areas. UW-River Falls has specialists in the Agriculture
and Natural Resources program with a broad range of expertise:
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Animal health - Larry Baumann
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Human resource management for dairy
producers - Dennis Cooper
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Forage crops and grazing - Dennis
Cosgrove
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Small fruit production - Brian Smith
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Farm financial management -
Gregg Hadley
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Cooperatives, Survey Research Center
- David Trechter
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Food safety - Purnendu
Vasavada
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Agricultural marketing - Brenda Boetel
Community,
Natural Resource
and
Economic Development
University of Wisconsin-Extension programs in Community, Natural
Resource and Economic Development (CNRED) help Wisconsin communities deal with
their own unique challenges - resource constraints, business development,
growth management, environmental protection and the quality of life.
Backed by University of Wisconsin research, Community, Natural Resource and
Economic Development educators work with local governments, civic
organizations, businesses and community leaders to help people identify their
most critical local concerns, to set goals and to work on solutions to
problems. Natural resource and environmental educators work with teachers
and students, environmental and conservation groups and businesses that rely on
the state's water and land resources. UW-River Falls has one extension
specialist in the Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development program:
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