Category: Food Systems
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Posted on August 27, 2015
UW Organic Vegetable Field Day features veggie tasting event
Do you love your veggies? Would you like to help plant breeders make them taste even better? Members of the public who attend the University […]
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Posted on August 21, 2015
A visit to Marshfield Ag Research Station – Audio
/RSS FeedVisiting the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station Nancy Esser Research Program Manager Superintendent of the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University […]
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Posted on August 20, 2015
CALS researchers deploy insect ‘birth control’ to protect cranberries
It’s no fun being a male moth in one of Shawn Steffan’s cranberry research plots in central Wisconsin. When the time comes to mate, it’s […]
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Posted on August 19, 2015
UW Organic Ag Field Day to focus on alternative reduced-till approach
Farmers growing organic row crops such as corn and soybean already have a number of successful weed-management tools at their disposal—but there’s always room for […]
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Posted on August 14, 2015
More details on origin of world’s favorite beer-making microbe
The crucial genetic mashup that spawned the yeast that brews the vast majority of beer occurred at least twice — and both times without human […]
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CALS undergrads embrace summer internship experiences
Undergraduate students in the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) participate in all kinds of “beyond the classroom” experiences during their time in […]
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Orphan crops get some help – Audio
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Shelby Ellison, honorary associate/fellow Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences slrepinski@wisc.edu (608)262-7407 3:07 – Total Time 0:14 – What are orphan […]
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Posted on August 7, 2015
No-till conquers heavy soils – Audio
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No-till conquers heavy soils Jason Cavadini, Agronomist Marshfield Agricultural Research Station UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences jason.cavadini@wisc.edu Phone (715) 687-4624, (715) 650-7451 3:06 […]
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Posted on August 4, 2015
Student organic seed enthusiasts to gather in Madison
While organic foods are popular among consumers, the organics segment remains a lonely field for future plant breeders. At many of the universities that offer […]
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Posted on July 28, 2015
UW study shows how a kernel got naked and corn became king
Ten thousand years ago, a golden grain got naked, brought people together and grew to become one of the top agricultural commodities on the planet. […]
