Category: Food Systems
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Posted on July 18, 2018
Seed to Kitchen Collaborative to hold fourth annual Farm to Flavor dinner
Veggie lovers of all stripes will converge on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus to celebrate tasty, local vegetables at the fourth annual Farm to Flavor […]
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Posted on July 17, 2018
Public invited to horticulture field day at UW’s West Madison Ag Research Station
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station (ARS) will be hosting an open house and field day for the general public on Saturday, […]
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Posted on June 25, 2018
Tips for keeping your family safe from foodborne illnesses – 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 3:00 – Total time 0:13 – […]
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June Dairy Month: Governor Walker visits Center for Dairy Research
In the midst of June Dairy Month, Governor Scott Walker proclaimed June 25 as Wisconsin Cheese Day. He visited the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) to […]
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Posted on June 23, 2018
Steve Ventura part of collaboration honored with a 2018 Community-University Partnership Award
Strong community partnerships are an essential part of the Wisconsin Idea’s strength. In recognition of this teamwork, the university will honor seven collaborations with the […]
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Posted on June 19, 2018
Coursework and Dairy Challenge prepared UW dairy science grads for careers
Although Logan Voigts hadn’t been to this dairy farm before, he was pretty sure he’d find problems with the calves. Sure enough, when he got […]
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Posted on June 15, 2018
Projects led by Irwin Goldman, Claudio Gratton among Baldwin grant winners
The subjects of the eight projects selected for grants from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment are varied but all will help the university […]
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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. […]
