FY21 Hub-funded projects by priority area
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Stewarding land and water resources:
UW-Madison
- Postdocs
- Efficacy of manure nutrient prediction and variable rate technology to improve nutrient use efficiency on Wisconsin dairy farms – Postdoc: Xiaoyu Feng, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, PI: Matt Digman, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- Capacity building equipment
- Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance – Matt Digman, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- C-Lock GreenFeed unit – Michel Wattiaux, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
- STHI
- Mobile maps for better manure management – John Panuska, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- Water quality, nitrogen use efficiency, and soil health: the shovel-ready projects of the UW-Discovery Farms – Matt Ruark, Department of Soil Science
- Grad students
- Increasing environmental stewardship of dairy forage production systems with cover crops – Francisco Arriaga, Department of Soil Science
- Pyrolyzing dairy manure solids to recover manure nutrients – Rebecca Larson, Department of Biological Systems Engineering; Joseph Sanford, School of Agriculture, UW-Platteville (collaborative)
- Assessing maize silage yield and quality using UAV-based hyperspectral imagery and machine learning – Zhou Zhang, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
UW-Platteville
- Faculty research fellowships
- Local virtual enclosures to enforce managed grazing – Harold T. (Hal) Evensen, Engineering Physics; Cyrus Habibi, Electrical Engineering; Andrew Cartmill, Soil & Crop Science; Chris Wilson, farmer and community partner
- Equipment
- EZweights 365 touch monitor package scale house for digital commodity, feed, manure and compost records and data collection – Chuck Steiner and Justin Daugherty, Pioneer Farm
- Advanced manure separation technology, nutrient management and composting at Pioneer Farm – Chuck Steiner and Brian Ostby, Pioneer Farm
- Tenure-track Faculty
- Joseph Sanford, assistant professor at UW-Platteville, specializing in agricultural and biological systems engineering with a focus in agricultural wastewater treatment. He will develop a research program focused on agricultural wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse, for the environmental sustainability of dairy farms and surrounding communities in south west Wisconsin.
UW-River Falls
- Faculty research fellowships
- Strategic study of factors influencing contaminant transport from the land surface into aquifers – Jill Coleman Wasik, Department of Plant and Earth Science
- Novel dairy cropping systems to enhance economic and environmental resilience of Wisconsin dairy farms – Veronica Justen, Department of Plant and Earth Science
- UWRF Mann Valley Farm bovine compost research expansion – Patrick Woolcock, Department of Agricultural Engineering Technology
- Equipment
- Environmental test chamber – control growing conditions for plants and seedlings – Veronica Justen, Department of Plant and Earth Science
- PCR equipment –Sonja Maki, Olutoyosi Ajayi-Oyetunde, David Zlesak, Department of Plant and Earth Science
- Analytical balance for in-house production of standards for equipment calibration – Jill Coleman Wasik, Holly Dolliver, Natasha Rayne, Kelly Wilhelm, Department of Plant and Earth Science
- Large capacity muffle furnace and related equipment – Jill Coleman Wasik, Holly Dolliver, Natasha Rayne, Kelly Wilhelm, Department of Plant and Earth Science and Patrick Woolcock, Department of Agricultural Engineering Technology
Growing farm business and community:
UW-Madison
- Postdocs
- Reducing lifecycle environmental impacts and improving profitability of Wisconsin dairy systems through improved cropping management – Postdoc: Susanne Wiesner, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, PI: Paul Stoy, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- STHI
- Analyzing the costs and benefits of manure management regulations for dairy farm economic viability and soil and water sustainability – Jeremy Foltz, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
- Dairy Innovation Hub student challenge – Heidi Zoerb, External Relations, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Network analysis of dairy supply chains – Steven Deller, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
- Grad students
- Dairy residue bioconversion into designer (D)- Lactic acid – Timothy Donohue, Department of Bacteriology
UW-Platteville
- Faculty research fellowships
- Changing agricultural land: Understanding impacts on southern Wisconsin’s dairy farms and rural communities – Claudine Pied and Shan Sappleton, Social Sciences
- Development of milk-protein-based 3D printing bio composites using spoiled milk and whey from dairy processing waste – Joseph Wu, Chemistry; John Obielodan, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
UW-River Falls
- Faculty research fellowships
- Calf management practices, animal welfare and the social sustainability of the dairy industry – Albert Boaitey, Department of Agricultural Economics
Ensuring animal health and welfare:
UW-Madison
- Postdocs
- Improving health and welfare of dairy cattle by synchronizing and optimizing the transition period – Postdoc: Pedro Monteiro, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, PI: Milo Wiltbank, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Harnessing the power of computer vision systems to improve animal health and welfare in transition dairy cows – Postdoc: Dario Oliveira, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, PI: Joao Dorea, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Using DHIA data sources to predict feed intake in lactating cows – Billy Brown, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, PI: Heather White, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, UW-Madison
- Equipment
- Near-Infrared Spectroscopy instrument – Joao Dorea, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Barn video-recording system – Jennifer VanOs, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Automated feeding equipment – Matt Akins, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Marshfield Ag Research Station
- STHI
- Competency of flies (Diptera:Muscidae) to acquire and transmit pathogenic bacteria to dairy cows – Kerri Coon, Department of Bacteriology
- Grad students
- Improving the performance of dairy heifer operations by understanding maternal and management stressors impacting heifer growth and feed efficiency – Kent Weigel, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences; Melkaye Melka, Department of Animal and Food Science, UW-River Falls (collaborative)
- Improving the performance of dairy heifer operations by understanding maternal and management stressors impacting heifer growth and feed efficiency – Kent Weigel, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences; Melkaye Melka, Department of Animal and Food Science, UW-River Falls (collaborative)
- Research Support Staff
- Shelley Klettke, Laboratory Manager
UW-Platteville
- Faculty research fellowships
- Bringing artificial intelligence to the dairy barn – Asad Azemi, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Mehdi Roopaei, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Krista Hardyman, DVM, Animal and Dairy Science; James Hampton, Animal and Dairy Science
- Interactions of fibroblast growth factor and protein metabolism during the postpartum period in lactating dairy cows and their effect on animal health – James Hampton, Animal and Dairy Science; Krista Hardyman, DVM, Animal and Dairy Science
- Nanosculpted silicon membranes for shape-based biological separations – Mark Levenstein, Department of Biology; Gokul Gopalakrishnan, Engineering Physics
- Equipment
- Building capacity for dairy nutrition research – Equipment to track individual feed intake – Pete Lammers and Krista Eiseman, Animal and Dairy Science
- Linear rectal ultrasound probe and blood chemistry analyzer – James Hampton and Krista Hardyman, DVM, Animal and Dairy Science
- Tenure Track Faculty
- Ryan Pralle, assistant professor at UW-Platteville specializing in ruminant nutrition. In this role, he will establish a research program focused on ruminant nutrition for the efficient, profitable and environmentally sustainable production of milk and other dairy products.
UW-River Falls
- Faculty research fellowships
- Analysis and publication of research data on Johne’s Disease in dairy cattle – Larry Baumann, Department of Animal and Food Science
- Improving the health and welfare of dairy calves – Sylvia Kehoe, Department of Animal and Food Science
- Equipment
- Super hutches for 2 – 5-month heifers (allows additional wet calf capacity in existing barn) – Sylvia Kehoe, Department of Animal and Food Science; Greg Zwald, UWRF Mann Valley Farm Manager
- Large capacity chilled centrifuge for blood sample preparation – Larry Baumann, Department of Animal and Food Science; Sylvia Kehoe, Department of Animal and Food Science
- Ultracold freezer for long-term storage of blood and tissue samples – Larry Baumann, Department of Animal and Food Science; Sylvia Kehoe, Department of Animal and Food Science; Young Dal Jang, Department of Animal and Food Science
- Fencing project to split milking herd barn from single group to two groups to allow research – Larry Baumann, Department of Animal and Food Science; Greg Zwald, UWRF Mann Valley Farm Manager
- Research support staff
- Andrea Clark, Dairy Research Specialist
Enriching human health and nutrition:
UW-Madison
- Postdocs
- Whey-fortified fermented milk for inhibiting intestinal inflammation – Postdoc: Yu Hasegawa, Department of Food Science, PI: Brad Bolling, Department of Food Science
- The genetic determinants of gastrointestinal tract colonization by Listeria monocytogenes – Postdoc: Aaron Gall, Department of Food Science, PI: Tu Anh Huynh, Department of Food Science
- Equipment
- Pulsing droplet tensiometer – Rich Hartel, Department of Food Science
- Refrigerated incubators/shaker and plate reader, Tu Anh Huynh, Department of Food Science
- STHI
- Glycomacropeptide (GMP) derived from cheese whey: Treating obesity by manipulating satiety hormones and the gut microbiota – Denise Ney, Department of Nutritional Sciences
- Grad Students
- Manufacturing natural cheeses containing bioactive peptides with improved antihypertensive properties – Rodrigo Ibanez Alfaro, Center for Dairy Research
UW-Platteville
- Faculty research fellowships
- Measuring the rheological properties of ice cream to predict its mouth-feel sensations – Bidhan C. Roy, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Tom Zolper, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Equipment
- Equipment for measuring the rheological properties of ice-cream to predict its mouth-feel sensations – Bidhan C. Roy, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Tom Zolper, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
UW-River Falls
- No awards in this priority area in FY 2020