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  • Posted on September 19, 2018
    UW–Madison, apple growers bring data to the orchard

    The robot weather station stands sentinel above the deer fence of an apple orchard in the hills near Hell Hollow Road in Richland County. The […]

  • Posted on September 18, 2018
    Ancient method helps feed present-day communities

    In remote villages and rural towns from Guatemala to Costa Rica, horticulture professor James Nienhuis and his former grad student Erick Gutiérrez MS’17 are improving countless lives, one tomato […]

  • Posted on September 17, 2018
    Harvest of Ideas forum to explore how UW–Madison can support organic agriculture in Wisconsin and beyond

    Agricultural researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and members of Wisconsin’s agricultural community are invited to attend the upcoming Harvest of Ideas forum to explore […]

  • 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 — […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Posted on August 10, 2018
    Fruits and vegetables – healthy many ways! – Audio
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    Barb 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 – […]