[Plsugs] Apply for the 2014 Agricultural Innovation Prize

[Lambert, Georgina M - (glambert)]

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<mailto: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
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