Funding Year: 2022
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Equipment needs for measurement of dynamic soil properties
Baxter’s project will use three different instruments to determine soil properties that change with natural or anthropogenic disturbances within the human time scale, known as “dynamic soil properties’. Unlike basic…
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Handheld, portable blood gas machine
Kehoe’s project will use a handheld, portable blood gas machine to measure levels of various gases found in blood. This machine opens up a multitude of research opportunities on calf…
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Dairy processing laboratory to support new faculty research and outreach program
Rayne’s project will renovate the dairy plant lab to turn it into a functional and up-to-date research laboratory space for faculty in the dairy processing field. This renovation will support…
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Cal-Meter for cowside determination of subclinical hypocalciemia in mature dairy cattle
Kelm’s project will determine the accuracy, accessibility, and commercialization ability of Cal-Meter, a cowside meter used to determine calcium levels in cattle blood serum. After calving, serum calcium levels drop…
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Plant growth chambers for forage and cover crop research
Justen’s project will use two PGR15 plant growth chambers for forage and cover research in order to improve knowledge of forage and cover crop physiology, variety performance, and agronomic management.…
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Analytical lab construction to house equipment to analyze water for phosphorous, nitrogen, and potassium, with capability for more elements/nutrients
Sumner-Davis’s project will renovate the Analytical Lab at UW–River Falls. Previous Hub funding renovated the dry lab section of the lab, and this project will renovate the wet lab and…
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Weaned calf structure to support additional calves and increased research capacity
Zwald’s project will build a weaned calf structure to provide housing for calves from 9 weeks t0 5 months transitioning from the individual hutch to the heifer barn. This is…
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Multi-purpose benchtop research space at Mann Valley Farm
Zwald’s project will renovate the Dairy Learning Center storage room into a research lab at Mann Valley Farm. This lab would allow for benchtop experiments and analyses to support dairy…
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Calf barn expansion and related monitoring equipment for added research capacity
Zwald’s project will expand and renovate the calf barn facility at Mann Valley Farm at UW–River Falls to increase calf research capabilities. The new facility will be able to hold…
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Individual calf pens for added treatment group capacity
Zwald’s project will purchase and install 42 calf pens to replace the current calf housing system at UW–River Falls. This is part of a larger project aiming to increase Mann…