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  • Posted on June 12, 2018
    OGRAIN to host series of summer field days

    In a time of continued low-margin years, farmers are increasingly looking for ways to diversify their income while being more efficient and productive. To showcase […]

  • Posted on June 7, 2018
    UW spinoffs win awards, including top honor, at Governor’s Business Plan Contest

    A University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff won the grand prize and three others won top awards in their categories in the 15th annual Governor’s Business Plan […]

  • Posted on April 11, 2018
    Fermentation education: A new certificate program gives students a competitive edge in a burgeoning market

    As the one and only enologist, or wine scientist, on the UW–Madison campus, a large part of Nick Smith’s job is guiding a group of hopeful […]

  • Posted on April 4, 2018
    Checking the gas: From barn to field, researcher follows dairy cows’ greenhouse gas footprints

    Sometimes dairy scientist Michel Wattiaux approaches his research like a cop at a traffic stop. He uses a breath analyzer to check for problematic products […]

  • Posted on March 9, 2018
    Weather station network aids with 2018 growing season – Audio
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    Amaya Atucha, Extension Fruit Crop Specialist Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences atucha@wisc.edu 608-262-6452 3:09 – Total time 0:11 – How to prepare […]

  • Posted on February 28, 2018
  • Posted on February 23, 2018
    Supporting local farmers market is all about sharing

    While farmers markets are popular in Wisconsin, some markets struggle with profitability or the ability to grow and support more local farmers. New research from […]

  • Posted on February 16, 2018
    Wisconsin’s rural urban divide and its impact on the economy – Audio
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    Tessa Conroy, UW-Extension economic development specialist Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences tessa.conroy@ces.uwex.edu 608-265-4327 3:12 – Total time […]

  • Posted on February 12, 2018
    Hands on with food and farming: How UW’s PEOPLE program is planting the seeds of careers in agricultural science

    It’s a bright summer afternoon in 2016, and UW–Madison undergraduate Donale Richards accompanies a small group of high schoolers on a visit to the UW Dairy Cattle […]

  • Posted on January 30, 2018
    Back to farming basics in Guatemala

    When Claudia Calderón touched down in the fertile highlands of western Guatemala, she was stepping into a sociological experiment already afoot. What brought her to the verdant […]