Category: Food Systems
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Posted on April 10, 2006
Kojis Receives J.S. Donald Short Course Teaching Award
An enthusiastic instructor who strives to connect with his students, William P. Kojis has taught more than a thousand short-course students about the principles and […]
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Posted on April 4, 2006
Report Helps Fresh Market Vegetable Growers Understand and Share Finances
From 2002 to 2004, the UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems facilitated a grower-led project that used ratios, such as net cash income per acre, as a way to share financial information confidentially. The results of this project are summarized in a new report – Grower to Grower: Creating a Livelihood on a Fresh Market Vegetable Farm.
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Posted on April 3, 2006
The importance of first-hand experience
Somewhere between the steamy, tropical lowlands and the lush, terraced hillsides of Guatemala, CALS students learned about more than just the tropical plant diseases they had come to study.
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Posted on March 15, 2006
Report Shows that Managed Grazing Dairies Succeed Statewide
When it comes to household income, farming background, age, and technology use, dairy farmers who use managed grazing aren”t all that different from farmers who […]
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Posted on March 13, 2006
Enterprise budgets help farmers plan for profits
Are you considering a new value-added business for your farm? Budgeting tools from the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison can […]
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New Report Emphasizes Wisconsin’s Leadership in Organic Agriculture
With the second highest number of certified organic farms in the U.S., Wisconsin is a national leader in organic crop and livestock production. Organic Agriculture […]
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Posted on March 7, 2006
New Status Report Available on Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin
Wisconsin continues to be a national leader in organic food production, despite the fact that certified organic farms, acreage and production represent only a small […]
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Posted on March 6, 2006
Wood County 4-H teams wins state, heads for national dairy quiz bowl competition
A 4-H team from Wood County won the Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest and will represent the state at the national competition in Kentucky.
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APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 2006 BADGER DAIRY CAMP
Applications are now being accepted for the 2006 Badger Dairy Camp, June 8 to June 10 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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PLAN TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL PUREBRED DAIRY CATTLE ASSOCIATION JUDGES TYPE CONFERENCE
Registration is still open for the National Purebred Dairy Cattle Association”s workshop/type conference for state and national show judges on April 8, 2006 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.