Wisconsin Agriculture: A History

History of zinc in agriculture.

Zinc was established as essential for green plants in 1926 and for mammals in 1934. However, >20 y would pass before the first descriptions of zinc deficiencies in farm animals appeared. In 1955, it was reported that zinc supplementation would cure parakeratosis in swine. In 1958, it was reported that zinc deficiency induced poor growth, leg abnormalities, poor feathering, and parakeratosis in ...

The Impact of the Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit in Wisconsin

In 2011 Wisconsin adopted the Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit (MAC), which provides credits which largely offset the taxes faced by businesses in those sectors in the state. While manufacturing employment has grown since the MAC took effect in 2013, how much of these gains were due to the credit is under debate. To isolate the policy effect, I focus on counties on either side of the Wiscon...

The Contribution of Agriculture to the Wisconsin Economy

Executive Summary This study assesses the contribution of agriculture to Wisconsin's economy. Building on the analysis of Deller (2004), we use data from 2007 in this study. By using 2007 as the year of analysis, we are able to build on the current Census of Agriculture, which provides detailed data for 2007. We also explore changes in aggregate measures of agriculture from 1990 to 2007, and mo...

The Medical College of Wisconsin: a brief history.

33 The first successful medical schools in Wisconsin were located in Milwaukee: the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons, established in 1893, and the Milwaukee Medical College, established in 1894. By the end of the century, each school occupied an impressive building, with adjacent hospital facilities. St. Joseph’s Hospital was across the street from the Wisconsin College of Physician...

The History of Agriculture in Northeastern Nigeria