Category: Food Systems
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Posted on June 29, 2006
Managed grazing rivals conventional dairying for income and profits
A UW-Madison report indicates that farmers who use management intensive rotation grazing can result in higher net farm incomes than those earned on traditional confinement farms.
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Posted on June 8, 2006
Wisconsin dairy barns are a bit fuller this year
Some Wisconsin dairy cows may find themselves with less elbow room this year. The number of dairy cows in the state grew by 3,000 last year. This was only the second year since 1985 that Wisconsin’s dairy herd didn’t shrink (the other was 1994)
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Financial well-being varies from farm to farm
How a farm family fares financially depends not only on how much it earns from farming, but also on how much it relies on that income, according to agricultural economist Ed Jesse, writing in Status of Wisconsin Agriculture 2006.
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Posted on May 31, 2006
Why jumbo-sizing your fries isn’t a good deal
Researchers calculate that a $.67 up-size can generate more than $7 in hidden costs over the next year
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Posted on May 12, 2006
Babcock Institute Receives Governor’s Export Achievement Award
The Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development received a 2006 Governor’s Export Achievement Award at the Wisconsin International Trade Conference
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Posted on May 9, 2006
UW Team Wins Platinum At Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge
Four students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison won Platinum recognition for the third consecutive year at the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) held March […]
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Posted on May 8, 2006
Champion Food Development Team Gears Up For The Toughest Competition Yet
A breakfast snack developed by a team of UW-Madison food science students is a two-time winner in collegiate competition. Now it’s time to see if it can prove itself in the marketplace.
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Posted on May 2, 2006
How a crop nutrition problem becomes an insect problem
As soybean plants try to cope with potassium deficiency, they make themselves more inviting to hungry insect pests
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Posted on April 27, 2006
2006 State Fair Dairy Themes Announced
Here are the themes that exhibitors ages 12 to 19 will use as the focus of programs that will promote Wisconsin’s agriculture and dairy products, county 4-H chapters, and quality livestock.
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Posted on April 19, 2006
Troubleshooters in Training
A dairy science capstone seminar allows seniors to apply classroom theories to on-farm situations with the guidance of industry specialists and faculty experts.