AAE recognized all of its 2019/2020 scholarship recipients and the donors whose gifts generously support them at our 2019 AAE Scholars & Sponsors Lunch held on September 26, 2019. More than 50 students were recognized, …
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Laura Schechter Recognized for Mentorship
AAE congratulates Professor Laura Schecter for being nominated to receive a 2019 Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring, an award created to celebrate the often hidden work of individuals who help women faculty achieve their goals and …
AAE Alum Honored by CALS
AAE Alumnus Elzie Higginbottom (B.A. ’65) was recently honored by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) with a Distinguished Alumni Award. He is the owner of East Lake Management & Development Corp., which …
Emeritus Publishes New Book
AAE Emeritus Professor Daniel Bromley has just published a new book Possessive Individualsm: A Crisis of Capitalism. The book was published by Oxford University Press in October 2019. From Amazon: Anxiety and alienation threaten modern …
Dairy project aims to reduce emissions
The $10 million Dairy Coordinated Agriculture Project has concluded, offering farmers concrete ideas for reducing emissions by 25%. AAE Faculty Affiliate Mark Stephenson participated in the project, specifically looking at alternative manure management practices. An …
MSPO Gets NABE Business Economist Certification
Students can now earn The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Certified Business Economist Certification (CBE®) in conjunction with AAE’s MSPO Degree. NABE is the premier professional association for business economists and those who use …
AAE Ph.D. student inducted into Bouchet Society
AAE doctoral candidate Esteban Quiñones was recently inducted into the UW–Madison Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The Bouchet society “provides scholars with a network of peers who exemplify character, leadership, scholarship, service, and advocacy for …
The potential cost of Foxconn for the fishing industry
As construction of the Foxconn plant in Manitowoc gets underway, environmental researchers look at what pollution could do to the area’s air, water and fishing resources. AAE Professor Dan Phaneuf, along with graduate student Jennifer …
Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Program for Dairy Webinar
The funding limitation imposed on the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle (LGM-Dairy) insurance program was eliminated via last month’s Federal budget agreement. In addition, dairy farm operators are now able to opt out of …
AAE presents the Status of Wisconsin Agriculture 2018
Status of Wisconsin Agriculture, the longstanding agricultural situation and outlook report produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension/Cooperative Extension is back in its second year, after a …