Category: Food Systems
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Posted on November 6, 2009
Vegetable storage crop workshops offered in Madison and Hudson
Fresh market vegetable growers can learn how to extend their marketing season with storage crops at a workshop being offered on Dec. 4 in Hudson and Dec. 11 in Madison.
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School for Market Growers offered Jan. 15-17
The Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start a fresh market vegetable farm, will be offered January 15-17 on the UW-Madison campus.
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Amy Radunz is new Extension beef cattle specialist
A new beef cattle extension specialist has joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Animal Sciences.
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Posted on October 23, 2009
UW-Madison earns 2nd-place finish at Accelerated dairy judging contest
UW-Madison’s Team White placed second overall among the 13 national and regional dairy judging teams that competed in the annual Accelerated Genetics Dairy Cattle Judging Contes.
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UW-Madison dairy judges compete at All-American Dairy Judging Contest
A team of judges from the UW-Madison Dairy Cattle Judging Team competed at the 41st Annual All-American Collegiate Judging Contest on September 21, 2009 in […]
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Three UW students earn All-American honors at national dairy judging contest
The UW-Madison Dairy Cattle Judging team finished eighth with 2,432 points at the National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest.
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Posted on October 21, 2009
Field Days Highlight Soil Fertility On Organic Vegetable Farms
Two field days in November will highlight organic soil fertility management for vegetables.
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Posted on October 20, 2009
Keeping Nasty Microbes Off Your Dinner Plate
When Kathy Glass isn’t lacing pepperoni with E. coli, she’s making contaminated cheeses and other deli meats, all in the name of protecting human health
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Posted on October 13, 2009
Animal Sciences Department Invites Prospective Students to Dec. 1 Open House
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Animal Sciences invites high school students and transfer students interested in exploring an education in animal sciences to an open house on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a 9:30 a.m. registration. Deadline to register is November 23.
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Posted on October 12, 2009
UW School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers Offered at Many New Sites
Milk markets may look a bit bleak this year, but that doesn’t seem to have dampened interest in the Wisconsin for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers, says Dick Cates, the program’s director. The class will be offered at several new locations around the state this year.