Category: Food Systems
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Posted on July 5, 2019
Plant Breeding: ‘The Slowest of the Performing Arts’
The table beet is a biennial plant. That means, left to its own devices, a beet plant takes a full two growing seasons to complete […]
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Posted on June 25, 2019
UW–Madison Centros de Investigación Agrícola (Agricultural Research Stations) – Eventos en 2019
Cada año, los centros de investigación agrícola de UW-Madison proporcionan más de una docena de eventos para el público durante la temporada de cultivo para […]
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Memorable summer experiences offered at Kemp Natural Resources Station
Those in search of summer fun should consider attending one of the upcoming events at UW–Madison’s Kemp Natural Resources Station, located on picturesque Tomahawk Lake […]
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Posted on June 19, 2019
UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station field days for 2019 season
Each year, UW–Madison’s Agricultural Research Stations host more than a dozen public field days throughout the growing season to share research updates and educational information […]
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Posted on June 15, 2019
What would a cow prefer? Jennifer Van Os studies dairy cows to help the animals, farms and consumers
As a psychology student at Harvard University, Jennifer Van Os studied people with Alzheimer’s disease. Animals and agriculture were far from her mind. But she realized that, […]
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Posted on June 14, 2019
Organic-grain field day offers ‘tremendous opportunity’ to farmers
A field day and series of talks in a restored rural schoolhouse near Oconomowoc offered expert advice and encouragement for organic farmers and those who […]
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Posted on June 12, 2019
UW deans’ statement about inclusion of the Dairy Innovation Hub proposal in the state budget by the Joint Finance Committee
As leaders of UW System agricultural programs, we would like to thank members of the Joint Finance Committee for including funding for the Dairy Innovation […]
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Posted on June 11, 2019
Canada firm expands in Wisconsin to hire more farm-raised engineers
MacDon Enterprises, Inc., a Canadian maker of harvesting equipment, broke ground on a research and development facility in Sun Prairie this spring. The building will […]
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Posted on May 24, 2019
The start of grilling season – Audio
/RSS FeedJeff Sindelar, Extension meat specialist Department of Animal Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences sindelar@wisc.edu (608) 262-0555 4:55 – Total time 0:11– What […]
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Posted on May 23, 2019
Five things everyone should know about mycotoxins
Mycotoxins are small, poisonous molecules, produced by certain species of molds, that can cause disease or death in animals and humans. Mycotoxin-producing fungi can invade and […]
