Category: Food Systems
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Posted on September 14, 2018
New grant will help researchers define best practices for no-till organic grain production
Organic farmers are in a tough spot when it comes to controlling weeds. Since conventional herbicides aren’t an option, many choose to use tillage — […]
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Posted on September 11, 2018
Celebration marks launch of Babcock Hall construction project, honors partners
On Friday, Sept. 7, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences hosted a celebration to mark the launch of a major construction […]
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Posted on August 31, 2018
Dean VandenBosch op-ed: Curiosity-driven research at UW-Madison unearths nitrogen-fixing corn
When I was in graduate school in the early 1980s, I remember hearing Winston Brill, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on […]
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Posted on August 30, 2018
Drones, joysticks, and data-driven farming: The use of drone-assisted remote sensing is ushering in an era of ‘precision agriculture’
Brian Luck grew up on an 800-acre corn and soybean farm in western Kentucky, so he knows well the look of a planted field from the […]
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Extraction innovation could cut energy, streamline Wisconsin mint oil production
As you drive around a steel building at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station on Mineral Point Road, your nose informs you before your eyes […]
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Agronomy/Soils Field Day showcases UW agricultural research
About 215 farmers, agricultural extension agents and crop consultants soaked up the latest data on crop production, pest management and soil science at the UW […]
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Posted on August 10, 2018
Fruits and vegetables – healthy many ways! – Audio
/RSS FeedBarb Ingham, UW-Extension food scientist Department of Food Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bhingham@wisc.edu (608) 263-7383 Total time – 3:03 0:14 – […]
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Posted on August 9, 2018
UW Organic Agriculture Field Day to focus on reducing tillage and intensifying cover crops
As farmers become increasingly aware of the importance of maintaining and improving soil health, they are seeking more options to integrate cover crops and perennials […]
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Posted on August 7, 2018
Scientists identify corn that fixes its own nitrogen, needing less fertilizer
A public-private collaboration of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of California, Davis, and Mars Inc., have identified varieties of tropical corn from […]
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Posted on August 2, 2018
Green County cheesemaker opens major expansion
Klondike Cheese Co. is expanding production as it enters its second century of cheesemaking, under the leadership of six Master Cheesemakers certified by UW–Madison’s Center […]