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  • Posted on July 7, 2010
    Organic Ag Field Day on July 28 Will Feature Vegetable Varieties and Research

    Organic vegetables will be the focus when the University of Wisconsin-Madison holds its fourth annual Organic Agriculture Field Day on July 28 at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station.

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    State cranberry growers make big gains in sustainability, UW survey finds

    Wisconsin’s cranberry growers have made significant gains in the adoption of sustainable management practices during the past two decades, a new University of Wisconsin-Madison survey […]

  • Posted on May 20, 2010
    Master Gardeners seed scholarship for horticulture students

    The SouthEast Wisconsin Master Gardner Scholarship Fund was established to encourage students to study and practice research-based horticulture and to instill a joy of gardening and a willingness to share that knowledge.

  • Posted on May 13, 2010
    Biochemist Robert Burris Dies at Age 96

    Robert H. Burris, a noted University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist, died on Tuesday, May 11 at the age of 96. He was one of the world’s preeminent authorities on nitrogen fixation.

  • Posted on May 7, 2010
    Reports provide background for farm bill dairy debate

    A group of dairy policy specialists from Missouri and Wisconsin want the industry to remember that as debate ramps up on dairy provisions for the 2012 Farm Bill. So they have produced a pair of reports, one an overview, the other in-depth, on the benefits and unintended consequences of past dairy policies.

  • Posted on April 30, 2010
    Mark Stephenson named Director of Dairy Policy Analysis

    The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension Cooperative Extension are pleased to announce that Mark Stephenson has been named as the new Director of Dairy Policy Analysis.

  • Posted on April 22, 2010
    UW Dairy Science 2010 Golf Classic

    The University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy science department will hold its annual Dairy Science Golf Classic fundraising event on Wednesday, May 19 at the Bridges Golf Course in Madison.

  • Posted on April 15, 2010
    UW Short Course Honors Recent Grads

    Several recent graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm & Industry Short Course (FISC) received awards from the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association during the FISC graduation ceremony on March 20.

  • Posted on April 13, 2010
    Wisconsin meat industry honors Uecker, Vignieri, Wenzel

    On May 13 the Wisconsin”s meat industry will honor a legend in major league baseball and two business leaders who are carrying on traditions started […]

  • Posted on March 5, 2010
    April 1 is deadline for Farm and Industry Short Course Scholarships

    April 1st is the deadline to apply for scholarships to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC).