Category: Annual Report 25
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New faculty profile: Yun Jiang
Together with members of her lab, Jiang is building a research program developing nutritional strategies to improve feed efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and improve feed quality and safety. Photo contributed…
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New faculty profile: Rebecca Smith
Smith trims shoots from young Sorghum plants in the Walnut Street Greenhouse at UW-Madison as part of a research trial exploring improvements to the plants’ cell wall for increased digestibility…
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New faculty profile: Gregg Sanford
Sanford’s research also focuses on Ecological intensification, which works with nature to grow crops more sustainably. Practices like cover crops, reduced tillage, and crop-livestock integration can improve soil health, boost…
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A note from the director: charting the Hub’s continued growth
Matt Ruark speaks to the Hub’s advisory council about soil health and dairy systems in August at the Lancaster Agricultural Research Station. Photo by Nguyen Tran/Dairy Innovation Hub As we…
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New faculty profile: Md Azhar Uddin
Assistant Professor | Agriculture Economics | UW–River Falls | start date August 2024 What is your hometown? I grew up in Chittagong, a major metropolitan area in southeastern Bangladesh.…
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Advisory council meeting showcases Dairy Innovation Hub partnerships, research, and farm collaboration
Tour guests rode the “people wagon” at the Lancaster Agricultural Research Station on Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Nguyen Tran LANCASTER, Wis. — Members of the Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council…
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Elizabeth McGuire uses technology to improve life for cows, support farmers
Elizabeth McGuire speaks at the Nov. 20, 2024 Dairy Summit event hosted by UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. Elizabeth McGuire’s journey might seem unconventional, but for her, it’s been a natural…
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From calf chores to cattle consulting: Kaylee Riesgraf is shaping the future of dairy
Kaylee Reisgraf speaks during the 2022 Dairy Summit event hosted by UW–River Falls. Photo by Pat Deninger/UW–River Falls For the past two years, Kaylee Riesgraf has worked as a dairy…
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Four new Hub-funded faculty hired in 2024
Four faculty members were recently hired at UW–Madison and UW–River Falls with funding from the Dairy Innovation Hub. These new scientists will support work in the Hub’s four priority areas:…
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Pioneering innovation: Zifan Wan’s cold plasma research at UW–Platteville
Wan is building a research program dedicated to improving dairy food production and processing. Cold plasma, a novel non-thermal technology, has proven effective in microbial inactivation while preserving food quality.…
