Category: Food Systems
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Posted on June 12, 2018
OGRAIN to host series of summer field days
In a time of continued low-margin years, farmers are increasingly looking for ways to diversify their income while being more efficient and productive. To showcase […]
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Heavier rains and manure mean more algae blooms
On June 6, 2018, the Center for Limnology reported that a toxic algae bloomhad begun to spread across Lake Mendota. It quickly led to the closure […]
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Posted on June 11, 2018
Corn conundrum: Highly productive corn varieties have more trouble adapting to changing environmental conditions
When in place, plants have no choice but to adapt to their environments, responding to stresses like drought or pests by changing how they grow. […]
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Posted on June 7, 2018
UW spinoffs win awards, including top honor, at Governor’s Business Plan Contest
A University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff won the grand prize and three others won top awards in their categories in the 15th annual Governor’s Business Plan […]
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Posted on June 1, 2018
Using technology to manage white mold in soybean – Audio
/RSS FeedDamon Smith, Extension Plant Pathologist Department of Plant Pathology University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 286-9706 damon.smith@wisc.edu 3:04 – Total time […]
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Posted on May 25, 2018
UW project asks: What happens to irrigation water in Wisconsin’s Central Sands?
More than 14,000 years ago, receding glaciers left a broad, deep swath of sand and gravel across central Wisconsin. Today, the Central Sands region hosts […]
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Ready, set, grill – Audio
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Jeff Sindelar, UW-Extension meats specialist Department of Animal Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences jsindelar@wisc.edu (608) 262-0555 3:00 – Total time 0:10 – […]
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Posted on May 24, 2018
Fine-tuning a new crop that saves soil, produces grain and forage for cows
On a splendid May day, Valentin Picasso is visiting tests of a crop called kernza at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station north of Madison. As […]
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Wild Wisconsin yeast find their way into bread, beer and class
Your next bite of local bread or gulp of Madison beer might just have a little piece of Sheboygan in it. Sheboygan yeast, anyway. That […]
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Posted on May 22, 2018
A hidden world of communication, chemical warfare, beneath the soil
The soil supporting a field of crops teems with life. Untold numbers of bacteria and fungi strive for space and food. Most are harmless. Many […]
