Category: Food Systems
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Posted on November 6, 2006
School for Beginning Market Growers will be offered in January
If you’re wondering what it takes to set up and operate a fresh produce business or want to learn more about growing and marketing organic vegetables, you belong at the 2007 Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers.
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Posted on October 31, 2006
Eco-Apple program expands into Eco-Fruit
A University of Wisconsin-Madison program that has helped Wisconsin apple growers reduce pesticide use without sacrificing fruit quality has a new name and a broader mission.
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Posted on October 30, 2006
UW-Madison Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Elect New Officers
The Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA) Board of Directors has elected Steven Thomas as president for 2006-2007. Liz Henry of Dane has been elected as vice-president.
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New director of Center for Co-ops want to expand knowledge of co-ops’ impact and operations
Cooperatives are a popular way of doing business in Wisconsin and Minnesota. But whether they’re in the business of agriculture, health care, finance or food – even those involved in co-ops don’t really know how important these unique business operations are to the U.S. economy. The new director of the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (UWCC) aims to change that.
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Posted on October 25, 2006
UW-Madison Team Places First At Southern Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
A University of Wisconsin-Madison team scored 2,032 points to finish high team overall for the fourth year in a row at the Southern Intercollegiate Dairy […]
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UW-Madison Takes Third In National Collegiate Judging Contest At World Dairy Expo
The University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy cattle judging team took third place overall at the 86th National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging contest. Twenty-one national and international teams competed Oct. 2 at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis.
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Posted on October 23, 2006
2007 Dairy Quiz Bowl Competition Set For Jan. 27
Portage High School will again host the competition Entries are due Jan. 10 for the 2007 Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl competition. The event will […]
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Posted on October 9, 2006
Professor puts a new spin on pest management with the ‘Weedometer’
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has developed a useful Web tool to help Wisconsin farmers better manage the weeds in their fields.
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Posted on October 4, 2006
CALS Students Take Second At All-American Dairy Judging Contest
A team of dairy cattle judges from the University of Wisconsin-Madison took second place at the 38th All American Dairy Show Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Sept. 18 at Harrisburg, Pa.
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UW-Madison Students Win Second Place at Accelerated Genetics Dairy Judging Contest
A dairy cattle judging team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison placed second overall and first in oral reasons at the Accelerated Genetics 13th Annual Midwest Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Sept. 17 at Viroqua.