Category: Food Systems
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Posted on July 13, 2010
Gary Grossen
Grossen, Babcock Dairy Plant’s cheese maker since 2005, produces over 20 different varieties of cheese that consistently score high in all competitions entered. In 2010, […]
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Posted on July 10, 2010
Christian Truong
When Truong arrived at UW-Madison as a freshman in the fall of 2001, he never imagined that nearly a decade later, he’d still be working […]
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Kathy Glass
As head of the Applied Food Safety Lab at the UW-Madison Food Research Institute, Glass helps food companies from Wisconsin and around the nation deal […]
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Posted on July 8, 2010
Erica Lesperance Stelton
After five years working as a metabolic dietitian at Emory University, where she helped patients with PKU, MSUD and other metabolic disorders, Lesperance Stelton began […]
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UW sheep specialist Art Pope dies at 89
Animal scientist Arthur Pope, who led University of Wisconsin-Madison sheep research and instruction programs for 43 years, died on July 5 at his home in Verona at the age of 89.
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Posted on July 7, 2010
Dairy farm financial picture was bleak worldwide last year
The slump in dairy farm revenues knows no borders. That was clear from the data presented at the annual International Farm Comparison Dairy Network conference held in Kiel, Germany in early June, says agricultural economist Ed Jesse, one of three U.S. representatives at the event.
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Tour schedule for August 25 Agronomy/Soils Field Day
The tour schedule for the Aug. 25 Agronomy/Soils Field Day is available online.
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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 […]
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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.