Category: Food Systems
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Posted on October 19, 2016
Spooner Research Station dairy sheep flock dispersed at auction
Eighty years of sheep research and outreach came to an end with the dispersal of the dairy sheep flock at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station […]
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Posted on October 18, 2016
Beyond genes: Protein atlas scores nitrogen fixing duet
Of the many elusive grails of agricultural biotechnology, the ability to confer nitrogen fixation into non-leguminous plants such as cereals ranks near the very top. […]
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Posted on October 7, 2016
Moldy corn and soybean issues – Audio
/RSS FeedMoldy corn and soybean issues Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crop Pathologist Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences damon.smith@wisc.edu (608) […]
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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 […]