Category: Food Systems
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Posted on December 3, 2014
New sweet corn variety for organic farmers hits marketplace
When the time comes for Wisconsin’s organic farmers to decide which crops to plant next year, they’ll have a tasty new variety of sweet corn—one […]
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Posted on November 28, 2014
Research trumping costly dairy cattle disease – Audio
/RSS FeedLaura Hernandez, Assistant Professor Department of Dairy Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences llhernandez@wisc.edu (608) 263-9867 New research to prevent milk fever 3:04 […]
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Posted on November 24, 2014
Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers offered in January
The Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers, a three-day workshop for anyone planning to start a fresh market vegetable farm, will be offered January 9-11, 2015 on the UW-Madison […]
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Posted on November 19, 2014
Crops play a major role in the annual CO2 cycle increase
Each year, the planet balances its budget. The carbon dioxide absorbed by plants in the spring and summer as they convert solar energy into food […]
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Posted on November 14, 2014
China seeks UW dairy help – Audio
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Pamela Ruegg, UW-Extension milk quality specialist Department of Dairy Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences plruegg@wisc.edu 608-263-3495 03:03 – Total Time 0:14 – […]
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Posted on October 27, 2014
Two CALS research teams win WARF Innovation Awards
A discovery that could transform drug production and a fresh strategy for feeding a hungry world have claimed top honors from the Wisconsin Alumni Research […]
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Posted on October 17, 2014
Dairy advances reproductive efficiencies – Audio
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Maria “Connie” Cordoba, Outreach Specialist Department of Dairy Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences E-mail mccordoba@wisc.edu Phone (608) 219-5297, (760) 821-9529 02:58 – […]
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Posted on October 11, 2014
New UW outreach specialist will support state’s wine and cider industries
Ryan Prellwitz has a piece of advice for amateur winemakers who decide to scale up and make it a business. “Forget everything you learned as […]
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Posted on October 10, 2014
Invasive insect hits berry crops – Audio
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Christelle Guedot, Extension Entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences guedot@wisc.edu 3:06 – Total Time 0:20 – New invasive insect hits […]
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Posted on October 7, 2014
Farmer cooperative conference looks at change, challenges and opportunities
The 17th Annual Farmer Cooperative Conference, November 6-7 in Minneapolis, offers an insightful program on issues of interest and concern to farmer-owned cooperatives. This year’s conference will provide a […]
