UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Dairy Innovation Hub
Hub Activities
Equipment and Renovations
The FY22 Request for Proposals for Equipment and Renovation is now open. Proposals are due by noon on Friday, February 19, 2021. Details can be found at: Capital Equipment and Renovation RFP. Supporting documentation required can be found here:
Faculty Research Fellowships
Proposals for FY22 Faculty Research Fellowships are now being accepted. The deadline for submission is noon on Friday, February 19, 2021. Details can be found here: Faculty Research Fellowship RFP. Supporting documentation required can be found here:
Faculty Research Fellowships awarded in FY21:
|
Project Title |
Principal Investigators |
Project Duration |
|---|---|---|
|
Analysis and Publication of Dairy Cow Research Data |
Larry Baumann, Professor of Animal Science & DVM Steve Kelm, Professor of Dairy Science |
1 year |
|
Improving the Health and Welfare of Dairy Calves |
Sylvia Kehoe, Professor of Dairy Science |
2 years |
|
UWRF Mann Valley Farm Bovine Compost Research Expansion |
Patrick Woolcock, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering Natasha Rayne, Assistant Professor of Soil Science Youngmi Kim, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering Kelly Wilhelm, Assistant Professor of Soil Science |
2 years |
|
Calf Management Practices, Animal Welfare and the Social Sustainability of the Dairy Industry |
Albert Boaitey, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics Sylvia Kehoe, Professor of Dairy Science |
3 years |
|
Seeking Solutions to Groundwater Contamination in Agricultural Communities: Strategic Study of Factors Influencing Contaminated Transport from the Land Surface into Aquifers |
Jill Coleman Wasik, Associate Professor of Environmental Science |
3 years |
|
Novel Dairy Cropping Systems to Enhance Economic and Environmental Resilience of Wisconsin Dairy Farms |
Veronica Justen, Associate Professor of Crop Science |
3 years |
Events
The inaugural Dairy Innovation Hub Dairy Summit was held virtually on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. You can view the presentations at dairyinnovationhub.wisc.edu/dairy-summit/.
