Category: Food Systems
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Posted on August 17, 2010
Saving fuel highlighted at 2010 UW Agronomy and Soils Field Day on August 25
With fuel costs continuing to grind away at the bottom line, finding ways to improve fuel management make as much sense for the person growing […]
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Posted on August 16, 2010
The Catch
Fish are good for you—except when they’re bad. How a legacy of environmental contamination continues to haunt one of our healthiest foods, and what we can do to fix it.
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Posted on August 13, 2010
Urban Horticultural Field Day set for Aug. 21
Ever wish you could grow cube-shaped fruit? Here’s your chance to learn how. Experts will be on hand at Urban Horticultural Field Day on Saturday, […]
- Posted on August 12, 2010
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Posted on August 3, 2010
Scott Rankin
Scott Rankin is a member of the state’s Raw Milk Policy Working Group. He is an expert on dairy foods processing and chemistry, key fields […]
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GardenFit helps kids pare summer weight gain
After spending the morning spreading hay mulch and bark at Madison’s East High Youth Farm, a group of middle-schoolers lined up for a well-deserved lunch. […]
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The Pathogen Path: Scientist tracks how bacteria hitch ride on plants to get to humans
To dine with Jeri Barak is to take a lesson in applied food safety. Barak, an assistant professor of plant pathology, begins by sorting through […]
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Is All Really Fair with Fair-Trade Coffee? Certification helps growers in unexpected ways
When you buy a cup of coffee that has been certified as Fair Trade, Organic or another “socially responsible” label, do you know what you […]
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Stalking the sustainable market
Wisconsin growers may have the greenest potato on the planet. So why can’t you get it at your supermarket? It’s complicated.