UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Dairy Innovation Hub
Hub Activities
Supplies and Equipment
The request for Dairy Innovation Hub Supplies and Equipment is closed. Decisions regarding proposal funding will be made soon.
Faculty Research Fellowships
The application for Dairy Innovation Hub Faculty Research Fellowships is closed. The UWRF Steering Committee has reviewed and made awards. The following Faculty Research Fellowships have been awarded to current faculty beginning 2020-2021:
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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 Simon Jette-Nantel, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics |
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 |
Upcoming Events
Undergraduate students from UW-River Falls, UW-Platteville and UW-Madison are invited to compete in the Dairy Innovation Hub Fall 2020 Challenge with their ideas or creative solutions benefiting Wisconsin's dairy community. To find out more, register and attend the info session on Monday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.
The inaugural Dairy Innovation Hub Dairy Summit will be held virtually on Wednesday, Nov. 18. from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Learn more and register for the event at dairyinnovationhub.wisc.edu/dairy-summit/.
