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  • Posted on May 31, 2016
    Wine guide

    A few things immediately come to mind at the mention of Wisconsin: cheese, beer, the Green Bay Packers. Nick Smith wants to add wine to […]

  • Posted on May 24, 2016
    For senior Marjorie Kersten, the solution to global malnutrition is tiny

    Where most of us see creepy crawlers, UW-Madison senior Marjorie Kersten sees the solution to global malnutrition. We’re talking about eating insects—or “entomophagy” if that […]

  • Posted on May 20, 2016
    Potato storage research advances – Audio
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    Troy Fishler, Manager, Potato Storage Research Facility Hancock Agricultural Research Station UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences troy.fishler@wisc.edu – 715-935-0088 2:59 – Total Time […]

  • Posted on May 13, 2016
    Advisory: UW-Madison experts contribute to national GMO crops report

    Two University of Wisconsin—Madison professors contributed to a national report on genetically engineered (GE) crops to be released on Tuesday, May 17 by the National […]

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    2016 corn season underway – Audio
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    2016 corn season underway Joe Lauer Extension Corn Agronomist Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 263-7438 (608) 262-1390 jglauer@wisc.edu 3:05 […]

  • Posted on May 9, 2016
    Carrot genome paints picture of domestication, could help improve crops

    Sometimes, the evolutionary history of a species can be found in a fossil record. Other times, rocks and imprints must be swapped for DNA and […]

  • Posted on May 5, 2016
    Workgroup to address manure irrigation report questions via webinar

    Now that people have had a chance to read the Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup’s 100-plus page report, titled “Considerations for the Use of Manure Irrigation […]

  • Posted on May 3, 2016
    National Farm to Cafeteria Conference offers opportunity for Wisconsin ag producers

    The 8th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference will be hosted June 2-4 at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference will convene a diverse group […]

  • Posted on April 26, 2016
    Two dairy science professors earn NIFA grants to focus on transition cow health

    Two assistant professors in the Department of Dairy Science have secured a total of $1 million in grants from the USDA’s National Institute of Food […]

  • Posted on April 19, 2016
    Helping Wisconsin farmers, one potato at a time

    The plant disease known as late blight of potato is infamous for its devastating effects on Ireland in the mid-19th century: Its catastrophic impact on […]