UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean Glenda Gillaspy reflects on her first three semesters on campus. She says the two most common issues that come to her desk from stakeholders are decreasing enrollment trends and the status of production agriculture education on campus. CALS has seen growing enrollment over the past two years, and Gillaspy argues production agriculture remains strong on campus. UW-Madison supported the move of the Farm & Industry Short Course to UW-River Falls, and CALS is hosting an Ag Forward dairy short course this month. Ahead of the new year, the UW Board of Regents approved a deal with state lawmakers to free up more funding and infrastructure spending of which CALS will use across its research stations. Also outside the walls of Ag Hall, CALS is a part of a project spanning three areas: weather stations, rural livability, and indigenous food systems. Finally, Gillaspy sees opportunity for the college to explore more ways farmers can meet the market and political demands of environmental and economic sustainability.

UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean Glenda Gillaspy reflects on her first three semesters on campus. She says the two most common issues that come to her desk from stakeholders are decreasing enrollment trends and the status of production agriculture education on campus. CALS has seen growing enrollment over the past two years, and Gillaspy argues production agriculture remains strong on campus. UW-Madison supported the move of the Farm &amp; Industry Short Course to UW-River Falls, and CALS is hosting an Ag Forward dairy short course this month. Ahead of the new year, the UW Board of Regents approved a deal with state lawmakers to free up more funding and infrastructure spending of which CALS will use across its research stations. Also outside the walls of Ag Hall, CALS is a part of a project spanning three areas: weather stations, rural livability, and indigenous food systems. Finally, Gillaspy sees opportunity for the college to explore more ways farmers can meet the market and political demands of environmental and economic sustainability.

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