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  • Posted on June 1, 2018
    Using technology to manage white mold in soybean – Audio
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    Damon 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 […]

  • 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 – […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Posted on May 3, 2018
    15th annual Ride to Farm welcomes cyclists, pledges for UW beginning farmer school

    Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Dane and Green Counties on Saturday, June 2 to support the next generation of dairy and livestock […]

  • Posted on April 27, 2018
    What color is your carrot? – Audio
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    This podcast was originally published in October 2014. Shelby Ellison, honorary associate/fellow Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences slrepinski@wisc.edu (608) 262-7407 […]

  • Posted on April 24, 2018
    The method maker: Gerry Weiss recounts a lifetime of innovation and collaboration with CALS and UW Cooperative Extension

    Gerry Weiss BS’67 admits he knew nothing about the steep-valleyed fields of southwestern Wisconsin when, back in 1975, he bought 350 acres in Grant County and […]

  • Posted on April 23, 2018
    Five things everyone should know about switchel

    1. Switchel is an apple cider vinegar-based beverage. It also contains water and other ingredients such as ginger or honey. Maple syrup, molasses, and fruit juice […]