Priority Area: Stewarding land and water resources
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Improving pest management to expand adoption of intercropping alfalfa and corn for Wisconsin dairies
Establishing alfalfa by interseeding into a high-yielding corn silage companion crop can increase yields and profitability of forage production on dairy farms. Additionally, this practice reduces the risk of nutrient…
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Improved solubility of milk protein concentrate and micellar casein concentrate by novel diafiltration approach
Milk protein concentrate (MPC) and micellar casein concentrate (MCC) powders are increasingly popular dairy products due to their ability to enrich the protein in native milk and other food and…
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Land and water resource resilience: Key metrics of water quality and soil health
Busch’s project will update some of the surface-water runoff and soil health monitoring equipment at Pioneer Farm at UW–Platteville. These updates address farmer-led watershed group requests for better data collection…
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Analytical balance for in-house production of standards for equipment calibration
PI: Jill Coleman Wasik Coleman Wasik is an associate professor in the Department of Plant and Earth Science at UW–River Falls. Her research interests include how human activity impacts the…
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Large capacity muffle furnace and related equipment
PI: Jill Coleman Wasik Coleman Wasik is an associate professor in the Department of Plant and Earth Science at UW–River Falls. Her research interests include how human activity impacts the…
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Advanced manure separation technology, nutrient management and composting at Pioneer Farm
PI: Chuck Steiner Steiner is serving as interim Dean for the College of Business Industry Life Science and Agriculture (BILSA) at UW–Platteville during the 2022-2023 academic year. He previously served…
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Acquisition of real time PCR (qPCR) instrumentation for teaching and research in the Plant and Earth Science Department
Maki’s project will use a real-time PCR machine to carry out experiments where quantitative measurement of gene expression is required. This machine would enhance the capacity to carry out quantitative…
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Adding low-field NMR to the capabilities of CALS researchers to improve nutrient use efficiency on Wisconsin dairy farms
Digman’s project plans to to fuse data between low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LFNMR) and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to produce a novel analytical tool for dairy producers and CALS scientists.…
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Making cows and farms more efficient and more environmentally friendly to strengthen the grown and sustainability of Wisconsin livestock systems
Wattiaux’s project will use a C-LockInc. GreenFeed unit to measure enteric methane emission and oxygen consumption of large animals fed and managed in free-stall barn and in pasture. This unit…
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Analyzing the costs and benefits of manure management regulations for dairy farm economic viability and soil and water sustainability
Stewarding land and water resources and overcoming the financial hardships that lead many farms to exit the dairy business are two key challenges faced by the Wisconsin dairy community. A…
