Category: Food Systems
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Posted on July 7, 2022
OGRAIN field day focuses on emerging organic grain markets
Market opportunities for organic farmers continue to expand. While staple crops of corn and soybeans continue to remain strong – with organic soybean prices at […]
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Posted on June 27, 2022
Dairy Innovation Hub funds ten short term, high impact projects at UW–Madison
The UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently selected ten projects for funding through the Dairy Innovation Hub initiative. These one-year grants fund […]
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Posted on June 20, 2022
Erin Silva named endowed chair in organic agriculture and outreach
Erin Silva, associate professor and extension specialist in the UW–Madison Department of Plant Pathology, has been selected as the first recipient of the Clif Bar […]
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Posted on June 16, 2022
UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station field days for 2022 season
Summer is field day season at the UW–Madison CALS Agricultural Research Stations. Over the course of the growing season, the stations will host more than […]
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Posted on June 2, 2022
Season of learning
Summer courses are an abiding tradition at UW. They’ve long been the boon of undergrads looking to stay on track to graduation, lighten their fall/spring […]
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Posted on May 12, 2022
Free tool helps dairy farmers conduct cost analysis of transition to grazing
To graze or not to graze? The newly debuted Heifer Grazing Compass is a spreadsheet tool designed to help farmers predict and understand the cash […]
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Posted on April 27, 2022
Farms as ecosystems: Agroecology course finds success in flipping the classroom (and student perceptions of agriculture)
Have you ever wondered whether organic food is really worth the cost? Or pondered swapping out meat protein for plant protein, hoping it might yield […]
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Spring 2022 grad: Guolong Liang inspired to pursue international ag development
Guolong Liang, who grew up in northwestern China, will be graduating with a master’s degree in horticulture in spring 2022. In this Q&A, Liang talks […]
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Spring 2022 grad: Gaelan Combs discovered passion for dairy research
Gaelan Combs, who grew up near Verona, Wisconsin, will be graduating with a bachelor’s degree in dairy science in May 2022. In this Q&A, Combs […]
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UW–Madison scholar wins 2022 Carnegie Fellowship
Monica White, a professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded a prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. White will use the $200,000 […]