Category: Food Systems
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Posted on March 30, 2020
UW–Madison temporarily closes on-campus Dairy Cattle Center in wake of COVID-19
In just a few weeks, there have been many changes on the UW–Madison campus – in-person classes have been replaced with distance learning alternatives and […]
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Posted on March 26, 2020
Six UW–Madison postdoctoral fellowships funded by state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently awarded six, two-year postdoctoral fellowships to help increase dairy-related research capacity through the […]
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Posted on March 17, 2020
Stephenson and Shutske: Six possible impacts of COVID-19 on farming
The World Health Organization now considers the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a pandemic. The rapidly evolving situation is raising questions throughout the U.S. The […]
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Posted on March 10, 2020
How new data can make ecological forecasts as good as weather forecasts
When El Nino approaches, driven by warm Pacific Ocean waters, we’ve come to expect both drenching seasonal rains in the southern U.S. and drought in […]
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Posted on February 27, 2020
UW–Madison scientists part of $12.8 million effort to improve cranberries and blueberries
Two scientists in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW–Madison are part of a team that recently received $12.8 million to improve the […]
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Posted on February 21, 2020
Decision-making guides for USDA commodity support programs ARC and PLC
Resources are available to help producers make decisions about enrolling in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), commodity support programs administered by […]
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Posted on February 5, 2020
Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council holds first in-person meeting, elects chair
Members of the Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council held their first in-person meeting on Friday, Jan. 31 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison West Madison Agricultural […]
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Posted on January 17, 2020
A model solution: Researchers expand a powerful computer simulation tool to address nitrate contamination in Wisconsin’s groundwater
When agronomy professor Chris Kucharik and his wife, Amy, moved into a subdivision in the Town of Burke in 2006, they weren’t surprised to learn their well water […]
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Dairy contributions to Wisconsin’s economy – Audio
Mark Stephenson, Extension Dairy Policy Analyst Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mwstephenson@wisc.edu (608) 890-3755 Total Time – […]
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Posted on January 16, 2020
School for Beginning Apple Growers Offered in March
The Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business, will be offered March 6-8 on the […]