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  • Posted on January 11, 2019
    Wisconsin dairy review and outlook – Audio
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    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 First in a […]

  • Posted on January 9, 2019
    UW campus to host international meat competition

    The University of Wisconsin–Madison campus will host a special meat product competition Jan. 21-25. The event is a satellite contest of the IFFA Quality Competition, […]

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    Ancient gene duplication gave grasses multiple ways to wait out winter

    If you’ve ever grown carrots in your garden and puzzled over never once seeing them flower, don’t blame your lack of a green thumb. Carrots, […]

  • Posted on December 21, 2018
    Phone to farmer: Fungus on the way, time to spray

    The struggle against plant disease will never end, but farmers can now get a boost from big data, advanced predictions, and, of course, the computer-in-a-pocket […]

  • Posted on December 17, 2018
    Craft cider’s comeback: Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems partners with local makers to support the state’s burgeoning cider industry

    A lot of cider apple trees — the kind that produce fruit for hard apple cider — aren’t easy to come by. Most of them […]

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    Blue Sky Science: How long does it take a GMO product to grow?

    How long does it take a GMO product to grow? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Joe Lauer, a professor of agronomy and Extension corn agronomist, answers that […]

  • Posted on December 12, 2018
    2019 OGRAIN Organic Grain Conference offered in January

    Farmers interested in transitioning to organic grain or improving their existing organic grain systems are invited to attend the 2019 OGRAIN Organic Grain Conference, set […]

  • Posted on December 4, 2018
    Registration open for 2019 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum

    The financial health of Wisconsin’s farms and agricultural businesses, with a special focus on consolidation in the state’s dairy industry, are topics for the upcoming […]

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    New summer program helped Vandertie get ‘QuickStart’ at UW–Madison

    On a typical morning at Doorco Holsteins in Brussels, Austin Vandertie would be helping his parents – Dan and Julie – milk the 40-cow herd, feed […]

  • Posted on November 28, 2018
    Farmers, dairy producers face tough decisions for spring

    As farmers hustle to finish the harvest, there is no sign of a letup in the long-term slump in commodity prices that are now being […]