Author: nemiller2
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Posted on June 14, 2017
Summer 2017 organic grain field day series
Faced with another year of relatively low commodity prices, more farmers may be open to trying something new: transitioning to organic production. To help farmers learn […]
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Posted on June 2, 2017
Vincent High School of Agricultural Sciences shows off at special events
Pigs, plants and ponies were only some of the things students showed off at Vincent High School’s Agricultural Showcase in Milwaukee in late May. The […]
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Posted on May 11, 2017
Wildly curious: UW students teach 4th and 5th graders about forest ecology
It didn’t take the predators long to adapt. At first they were too slow and noisy and easy for the prey to spot. But they […]
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Posted on May 10, 2017
Support beginning farmers at Ride to Farm bike ride on June 3
Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Green County on Saturday, June 3 to support the next generation of dairy and livestock farmers. UW-Madison’s Wisconsin School […]
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Posted on April 27, 2017
Fermenting a winner: Class brews up “Red Arrow American Pale Ale”
A spooky silence pervaded a classroom at Babcock Hall on the UW–Madison campus Feb. 8 as a couple dozen students focused with laser-like intensity on […]
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Posted on April 26, 2017
For some plants, winter carries the keys to spring flowering
It’s springtime in Wisconsin again. Home gardeners and farmers are busy tending to their beds and fields, relishing the fresh, green sprouts of flowers, vegetables and […]
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Posted on February 27, 2017
Blue Sky Science: How do bees make honey?
How do animals evolve and get new traits? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Johanne Brunet, professor of entomology, answers that question posed by nine-year-old Amelia Brown. Blue […]