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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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Posted on August 26, 2016
    The 2016 Wisconsin wine grape season
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    Amaya 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/ […]

  • 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 […]

  • Posted on August 5, 2016
    Wrapping up the UW dairy sheep program – Audio
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    Wrapping 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, […]

  • Posted on August 3, 2016
    Spooner ARS hosts final Sheep Day as UW’s dairy sheep research program comes to an end

    Endings are often difficult, and so it is with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s dairy sheep research program that has been housed at the Spooner Agricultural […]

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    Pasture-based dairy and livestock farm business course available online

    Would-be farmers can now learn about pasture-based production and business management without leaving home. The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers (WSBDF), the […]

  • Posted on July 29, 2016
    Wild parsnip and giant hog weed, oh my – Audio
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    Wild parsnip and hog weed Mark Renz, Extension Agronomist Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mrenz@wisc.edu (608) 263-7437, (608) 262-1390 3:09 […]

  • Posted on July 28, 2016
    Public invited to horticulture field day, vineyard walk at UW’s West Madison Ag Research Station

    The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station (ARS) is hosting two upcoming field days for the general public. The station, located in Verona, […]