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UW-Madison Set to Host First Ag Innovation Prize Competition
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 04/23/2014

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host 30 teams of undergraduate and graduate students from across the country this week for the national Agricultural Innovation Prize. The competition is run through the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, powered by the 40 Chances program of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and run in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Since its call for proposals last fall, the prize has received 250 student submissions addressing challenges in 21st century food systems such as food scarcity and availability, distribution and environmental quality. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation is funding the competition, offering $240,000 in total prizes. The top proposal will receive $100,000.

On Friday and Saturday, the public are invited to attend the official competition at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Winning proposals will be announced at an awards ceremony on Saturday afternoon.

The event allows students, competition judges, experts from a range of backgrounds and the public to explore finalists' projects and larger ideas in business, science and society through a combination of presentations, talks and a panel discussion.

Among the 30 finalists, four competing teams are based out of UW-Madison.


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