Category: Food Systems
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Posted on July 11, 2017
Field day will address diversified organic grain rotations – July 21
There is a growing demand for organic grains, but there’s also a learning curve that farmers have to navigate before accessing the market. Organic and […]
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Posted on June 30, 2017
The 2017 soybean growing season – Audio
/RSS FeedShawn Conley, Extension soybean and small grains specialist Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-7975 spconley@wisc.edu 3:03 – Total time 0:16 – […]
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Posted on June 29, 2017
UW’s new dairy youth specialist aims to serve kids from both farm and nonfarm backgrounds
When Kalyanna Williams says that there are opportunities for non-farm youth in the dairy industry, she speaks from experience. Williams, who recently took the job […]
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Posted on June 26, 2017
Frozen Dessert Center Conference set for Oct. 23
The Frozen Dessert Center, housed within the UW-Madison Department of Food Science, is pleased to announce its first annual Frozen Dessert Center Conference. The conference, […]
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Posted on June 22, 2017
Feucht inducted in Wisconsin Army National Guard Hall of Honor for agricultural work in Afghanistan
During a three-decade career in the United States military, Colonel Darrel D. “AJ” Feucht has led missions in far-flung places like Nicaragua, Japan and Afghanistan. […]
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Posted on June 20, 2017
Mike Peters named director of UW-Madison Ag Research Station network
Mike Peters has been named director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Agricultural Research Station (ARS) network, the university’s system of 11 research stations located throughout […]
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Posted on June 19, 2017
New program makes vegetables, produce available for free on campus
A line of about 20 students and staff members stretched down the hallway of the Student Activities Center last Friday, waiting for the chance to […]
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Posted on June 14, 2017
Summer 2017 organic grain field day series
Faced with another year of relatively low commodity prices, more farmers may be open to trying something new: transitioning to organic production. To help farmers learn […]
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Posted on June 13, 2017
Like valium for fish? UW-Madison discovery aims to solve stress in fish farms
A University of Wisconsin–Madison group that discovered a way to improve survival in fish farms has begun to unravel the mechanism behind their unexpected finding. […]
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Posted on June 9, 2017
New guide to toxic plants – Audio
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Mark Renz, UW-Extension Weed Scientist Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mrenz@wisc.edu 608-263-7437 3:05 – Total Time 0:14 – The Guide […]
