Priority Area: Stewarding land and water resources
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Analysis of amino acids in milk and dairy products will enhance research from a biochemical, nutritional, bioactive and safety perspective
Ibáñez Alfaro’s project plans to utilize a new ultraperformance liquid chromatography (UPLC) instrument (Waters® Acquity UPLC H-Class Plus) with the capacity to quantify amino acids to study the amino acid…
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Calan feeding gates in Marshfield ARS lactating cow barn
Esser’s project will install 30 Calan Broadbent feeding system gates at Marshfield Agricultural Research Station. The Calan Broadbent system is an electronic recognition feeding system which allows researchers to dispense…
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Increasing research capacity in energy partitioning and feed efficiency
Ferraretto’s project will utilize new walk-over scales and individual intake feeders for research related to feed efficiency and energy partitioning. The determination of body weight is instrumental for feed efficiency,…
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Heavy metal assessment of soil, manure, feed, and dairy products using energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (EDXRF)
Hartemink’s project will utilize a a benchtop energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence EDXRF spectrometer to develop a campus-wide facility for routine analysis of heavy metals of soil, manure, feed, and dairy products…
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Soil Science Discrete Analyzer for water and soil and plant extract ion analysis
Siemering’s project will use a Bluesun/Systea Analytical Easychem 200 discrete analyzer to increase research capacity for analyzing soil and plant extracts and surface and groundwater samples. This machine is automated…
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Dairy Water Quality Research Station: A campus-wide long-term lysimeter network in Wisconsin
Zhu-Barker’s project aims to build a campus-wide Dairy Water Quality Research Station for long-term nutrient transport monitoring, modeling, and management for sustainable dairy production in Wisconsin. The station will use…
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Purchase of a no-till drill to enhance dairy conservation cropping system research at Peninsular Agriculture Research Station
Wiepz’s project will use a new, 10-foot no-till drill to expand Peninsular Agriculture Research Station’s capacity to collaborate on dairy-focused conservation cropping system research. Innovative crop rotation alterations and/or enhancements…
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Cold season hydrology and frozen soils laboratory capacity building
Thompson’s project aims to improve existing facilities at UW–Madison to conduct research related to frozen soils and wintertime nutrient loss. The new equipment will enhance the capacity to create controlled…
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A greenhouse gas measurement system for dairy agroecosystems
Stoy’s project aims to improve existing greenhouse gas measurement capabilities across the UW System by acquiring a GasMet GT5000 Terra, a portable gas analyzer. It will be a shared resource…
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Increasing research capacity in enteric methane emissions and sustainable dairy farming: acquisition of a GreenFeed unit
Peñagaricano’s project utilizes a C-Lock GreenFeed unit, an automated, head-chamber type system, to monitor methane and carbon dioxide mass fluxes from the breath of ruminant animals. This delivers reliable estimates…
