Category: Food Systems
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Posted on July 25, 2017
Taking the genomic revolution to corn fields to improve crops
“Having the sequence of a genome is like having the blueprint of a house,” says Natalia de Leon, a professor of agronomy at the University of […]
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Posted on July 18, 2017
Training series to help farmers sell local food to Wisconsin schools
Farmers interested in selling their products to K-12 schools and early care sites are encouraged to attend “Know Your Buyer, Know Your Supplier” trainings across […]
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A big-city ag high school blossoms: CALS helps leads a rebirth of Vincent Agricultural High School
It’s just after lunch at Milwaukee Vincent, and students are settling into their two-hour Advanced Animal Science class. Using their fingers to write on an […]
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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 a field day for the general public on Saturday, Aug. 12. The […]
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Posted on July 14, 2017
Late blight in potatoes and tomatoes – Audio
/RSS FeedAmanda Gevens, UW-Extension plant pathologist Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences gevens@wisc.edu http://vegetables.wisc.edu/ 608-890-3072 Total Time – 3:01 0:16 – […]
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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
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Shawn 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. […]
