Priority Area: Stewarding land and water resources
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Equipment needs for the evaluation of dairy management practices on soil health and water quality
This project aims to expand the capabilities of UW–Platteville to measure properties related to soil health and water quality, specifically soil wet aggregate stability and water infiltration, with the purchasing…
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Evaluating the effects of manure-based products on silage corn nitrogen uptake, fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency, soil nitrogen transformations, and nitrous oxide emissions
This proposed work aims to investigate the potential of processed manure to improve agricultural sustainability by addressing the challenges presented by large amounts of cattle manure. Dissolved air flocculation (DAF)…
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A systematic review of the economics of nutritional interventions to reduce enteric methane production in dairy cows
Enteric methane from dairy cows is an important source of methane emissions and has been increasing more rapidly than emissions from beef production. Methods proposed to decrease enteric methane production…
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Investigating the disproportionality of pollutant loading based on farmer social indicators
The overarching areas this research project will cover are land use interactions with water quality in Wisconsin in a modeling-based study, as well as investigating the impacts of various outreach…
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Precision row crop planter with GPS capabilities to enhance Mann Valley Farm research capacity
Justen’s project aims to enhance Mann Valley Farm’s capacity to conduct robust field trials and collect high–quality data across a wide range of treatment environments by acquiring an updated row…
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Renovation to create research fellow office space in the Agriculture Science Building
Creutzinger’s project aims to create a dedicated office space for UW–River Falls College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Science (CAFES) research fellows. As the CAFES research program expands, there is…
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Benchtop centrifuge
Sumner Davis’s project will purchase a large, refrigerated, high-speed centrifuge to support Hub research activities for CAFES at UW–River Falls. Having a functional centrifuge is critical infrastructure to support future…
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Optimizing forage cover crop systems for agronomic production and environmental stewardship
This project will evaluate the interactive effects of cover crop species, environmental factors and agronomic management on the productivity of forage cover crop rotations in Northern climates using field and…
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Groundwater fluctuations-related nutrient cycling and stream water quality in agricultural headwater areas
Wisconsin has seen changes in groundwater levels due to the changing climate and rainfall patterns. Groundwater levels impact soil moisture, thus, oxygen availability, which impacts nutrient cycling and export. However,…
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Developing capacity for chromatography techniques at the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, UW–River Falls
Hassanpour’s project aims to enhance the capacity for chemical analysis in UW–River Fall’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences by acquiring two chromatography systems, a gas chromatograph and a…