[Plsugs] 2014 Agricultural Innovation Prize

[Tanya Quist]

Greetings, 

 

On October 2nd at Washington, DC, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the
University of Wisconsin-Madison announced the launch of the 2014
Agricultural Innovation Prize in cooperation with the United States
Department of Agriculture. 

 

The competition is open to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students across
all academic disciplines and runs through spring 2014, when teams will
compete for the chance to win $215,000 in prize money, with a grand prize of
$100,000; making this the largest agriculture-focused student competition in
the world.

 

The contest encourages student teams to develop innovative plans to address
social and agricultural challenges within food systems, improving the
standard of living and quality of life for the world's population. 

 

Please visit http://agprize.com  to learn more.

 

Please direct questions about the Ag Prize to team at agprize.com . Students
and staff at UW -Madison are very happy to answer any questions, or
follow-up with you about this new exciting opportunity for students.

 

Thank you.

 

Suresh

 

 

S. Sureshwaran

Director - Division of Community and Education

 

USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

v-202 720-2324  f-202-720-9366

 

Mailing Address:

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-2225

 

Physical and Courier Address: 

800 9th St. SW

Waterfront Centre Rm. 4448

Washington, D.C. 20024

 

www.nifa.usda.gov <http://www.nifa.usda.gov/>  

ssureshwaran at nifa.usda.gov 

 

Investing In Science | Securing Our Future

 





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