Category: Food Systems
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Posted on September 26, 2017
A tale of two cheeses: How the Center for Dairy Research helped Wisconsin makers of vastly different cheeses improve production and quality
Many of the world’s greatest cheeses are made in Wisconsin. It’s a fact that begs the question: How do those cheeses get to be great? […]
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Posted on September 22, 2017
Dried tomatoes tasty alternative to canning – Audio
/RSS FeedFlashback podCALS: This was originally published in September 2012. Barb Ingham, UW-Extension Food Science Specialist Department of Food Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life […]
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Posted on September 8, 2017
Farm to Flavor dinner showcases vegetables bred for flavor
For these vegetables, flavor is king. No bland carrots or tasteless tomatoes allowed. Only deep, earthy beets, rich sweet corn and bright kale were fit […]
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Posted on August 22, 2017
UW team’s “virtual dairy farm brain” aims to help farmers make smarter decisions
There’s a failure to communicate on Mitch Breunig’s dairy farm. The problem doesn’t involve people—Breunig and his crew share information just fine. It has to […]
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Posted on August 21, 2017
Shaping the future of farming: The Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center to serve as an incubator for agricultural improvement
Thirty-five years ago, when CALS bacteriologist Winston Brill and his colleagues set out to exploit science’s newfound ability to manipulate genes to confer new traits […]
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Posted on August 16, 2017
Students on the cutting edge: Undergrads contribute to knowledge and get an advantage in the job market
CALS undergrads are an impressive bunch, eager to get the most out of their time at college. As they tackle the challenging coursework required for […]
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Posted on August 8, 2017
Sparkling wine from Kewaunee best in show at first Wisconsin wine taste-off
Nineteen Wisconsin wineries presented 93 wines at the first annual “Wine is Wisconsin” competition on the UW–Madison campus on Monday. The wines, made from grapes, […]
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Posted on August 4, 2017
Improvements in corn production – Audio
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Flashback podCALS: This was originally published in April 2014. Joe Lauer, Professor Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 263-7438 (608) 262-1390 […]
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Posted on August 3, 2017
UW Agronomy/Soils Field Day scheduled for Aug. 30
The 2017 UW Agronomy/Soils Field Day will highlight University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension research to help understand and cultivate resilient agricultural systems – systems that recover or […]
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Posted on August 2, 2017
Field day focuses on adding organic grain to large-scale farms
Farmer interest is growing in growing organic grain. Many large-scale grain farms throughout the country are transitioning some or all of their acres to organic […]
