Category: Food Systems
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Posted on October 4, 2016
Hancock Agricultural Research Station links farmers and researchers
UW-Madison University Communications recently produced a short video about Hancock Agricultural Research Station, highlighting the station’s role linking farmers from across the state and UW–Madison researchers. […]
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Media advisory: UW-Madison food science department to celebrate new wine industry partnership
MEDIA ADVISORY 10/4/16 CONTACT: Monica Theis, mltheis@wisc.edu, (608) 263-2225 What: Open house to learn about UW-Madison partnership with wine industry When: 2 to 4 p.m. […]
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Posted on September 23, 2016
You say potato, I say potential! Research station connects growers, researchers and industry leaders
The Hancock Agricultural Research Station, a 412-acre vegetable research farm founded in 1916 in central Wisconsin, links farmers from across the state and UW-Madison researchers. Growers, […]
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Posted on September 19, 2016
Breeding for flavor: A new collaboration brings scientists, chefs and farmers together
On a sticky weekday morning in August, a new restaurant called Estrellón (“big star” in Spanish) is humming with advanced prep and wine deliveries. All wood […]
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Posted on September 16, 2016
The road from farm to market
Consumer demand for regionally produced food is on the rise. But transportation and distribution logistics for mid-size shippers, distributors and farmers can be tricky. These […]
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Posted on August 31, 2016
UW spinoff helps boost new crop in cranberry country
The overcast sky is clearing as a wave of moderate thunderstorms moves off to the east. On rolling, sandy terrain northeast of Tomah, in the […]
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UW-Madison partners with WPT for show on new farming challenges
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wisconsin Public Television have partnered for “Wisconsin’s Homegrown Farmer,” a program about the challenges facing a new generation of farmers […]
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Posted on August 26, 2016
The 2016 Wisconsin wine grape season
/RSS FeedAmaya Atucha, UW-Extension Fruit Crop Specialist Assistant Professor Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences atucha@wisc.edu (608) 262-6542 FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://fruit.wisc.edu/ […]
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Posted on August 16, 2016
Five things everyone should know about . . . Pulses
1. You’ve eaten them without knowing it. If the word “pulse” as a food leaves you flummoxed, fear not. The word pulse comes from the […]
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Posted on August 5, 2016
Wrapping up the UW dairy sheep program – Audio
/RSS FeedWrapping up the UW dairy sheep program David Thomas, Professor Department of Animal Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dlthomas@wisc.edu Phone (608) 263-4306, […]