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Contact: Laura Paine 608-224-5120 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced today that competitive grant funds will be available for technical assistance, education and research projects in management intensive grazing. Applications for education projects must be postmarked by April 10. Applications for technical assistance and research projects must be postmarked by May 29. "Pasture-based systems are...

Contact: White House Media Affairs Tel.: (202) 456-6238 More than $8 Billion Made Available Across the Country for Mass Transit President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the availability of $81,640,826 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for Wisconsin in public transportation funding. The funding was part of $8.4 billion...

New document examines managing carbon output and climate change via supply chain practices MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, RedPrairie Corporation, a leading consumer-driven optimization company, announced its sponsorship of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Supply Chain report. CDP extended their study, of how climate change will affect global business and carbon emissions, to include supply chain practices in 2008. The...

Contact: Mike Bandli 608-224-5136 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has extended the application deadline for Agriculture Development and Diversification grants to Friday, May 1, for 2009. The deadline is ordinarily March 15 of each year, but the Agriculture Department has extended that deadline in order to give more time for applicants to complete...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Biodiesel, a renewable fuel made right here in Wisconsin, runs cleaner than regular diesel and helps to improve air quality. Here are some facts: * Carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by 78% when substituting biodiesel for petroleum diesel, according to the American Lung Association. * Carbon monoxide, a leading contributor...

Media Contact: Robyn Nowak Hoffman York (414) 225-9520 rnowak@hyc.com - Focus on Energy helped state residents and businesses install 338 renewable energy systems in the past year - MADISON, Wis. (March 5, 2009) - In the past year Focus on Energy has helped Wisconsin businesses and homeowners complete 338 renewable energy projects; that's 40 percent more projects than in 2007 and a record for the...

CONTACT: Joyce Schneider (608) 271-9181 joyce.schneider@4-c.org (MADISON / March 5, 2009) – 4-C is pleased to announce the following have recently joined the agency’s Board of Directors: Joanna Parker is the Executive Director of The Learning Gardens, a child care center on Madison’s west side. Kim Straka is the Marketing Director at Axley Brynelson, LLP, a law firm located in downtown Madison. In addition, the agency...

Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 Construction of Geo-Thermal Badger Prairie Health Care Center Will Create up to 200 Jobs Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk said Thursday the county will re-open the bidding process this month for contractors interested in building the new Badger Prairie Health Care Center in Verona. ...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Reminder to report any safety items that are visible due to snow melt MADISON, WI – March 6, 2009 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, wants to remind customers of potential safety concerns with electrical and gas equipment that may have been damaged over the course of the winter. The...

During this economic recession, when many other industries have dropping numbers, organic food is still increasing in both sales and recognition. This proved true in more ways than one at the nation’s largest organic farming conference, hosted by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES). Approximately 2,750 organic farmers attended this year’s Organic Farming Conference (OFC), which is...