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  • Posted on May 13, 2016
    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 […]

  • Posted on April 14, 2016
    Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup report available as resource for citizens and local municipalities

    The Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup, a UW-Madison/UW-Extension-led group tasked with assessing the potential advantages and concerns associated with manure irrigation, released its final report today […]

  • Posted on April 6, 2016
    Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup to release report and hold webinar on April 14

    A UW-Madison/UW-Extension-led workgroup tasked with assessing manure irrigation practices will share its findings during a webinar held on Thursday, April 14. Immediately following the webinar, […]

  • Posted on March 29, 2016
    Report explores Wisconsin residents’ opinions and perceptions of food

    The Science, Media and the Public Research Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently released a report on Wisconsin residents’ food perceptions and buying behaviors. […]

  • Posted on February 18, 2016
    No-till conquers heavy soils

    When Jason Cavadini, assistant superintendent of the CALS-based Marshfield Agricultural Research Station, first started working at the station in spring 2013, he was told that […]