The Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Gardeners, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course, is offering a comprehensive three-day course detailing the operation of a fresh produce business. In addition, the School is offering a two-day special-topic workshop on welding for vegetable growers.

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A new milk pricing system, slated to go into effect Oct. 1, has been delayed as dairy producers in states opposed to the new system convinced a federal judge to delay implementation.

As the days grow shorter and the nights cooler, it becomes increasing clear – we’re going to have another Wisconsin winter. And just as northerners have to check the anti-freeze in the car and put up the storm windows, we’re going to have to winterize the lawn and garden.

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People who yearn for a great lawn are invited to come out and watch the grass grow at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Educational Facility on Saturday Aug. 14 from noon to 4 p. m.

A twilight tour for plant lovers will be held at the Hancock Agricultural Research Station Monday, Aug. 2. More than 600 varieties of fruits, flowers and vegetables from more than two dozen seed companies will be showcased in the station’s A.R. Albert and Viletta Hawley-Albert Horticultural Garden. Participants can also tour perennial plantings and specialty gardens, and visit the pumpkin patches planted by local schoolchildren.

Several years ago, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced a program to clean up Lake Mendota at a cost of almost $18 million over 10 years. However, county residents say they’d be willing to pay $52 million for the job, according to a University of Wisconsin Madison survey.

Whether you’re new to Madison, seeking vegetarian recipes or looking for produce that’s in season, there’s a web site made for you. Just type http://www.madfarmmkt.org/ and you’ll find all you need to know about that seasonal ritual, the Dane County Farmers’ Market. You can take a tour, take a quiz, find a new recipe or find your favorite vendor.

With the farm economy in recession, the goal of