Category: Food Systems
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Posted on September 19, 2014
Economic impact of Wisconsin ag: $88 billion, 413,500 jobs
Wisconsin’s farms and agricultural businesses generate $88.3 billion in economic activity and 413,500 jobs, based on data for 2012, according to a new study by Steve […]
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Sticker shock at the butcher shop – Audio
/RSS FeedSticker shock at the butcher shop Dan Schaefer, Professor Department of Animal Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences schaeferd@ansci.wisc.edu Phone: (608) 263-4513 2:58 […]
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Posted on September 15, 2014
UAVs 101: Tour of an ag research drone
Brian Luck is a precision agriculture and ag machinery specialist with CALS and UW-Extension in the UW-Madison Department of Biological Systems Engineering. Part of his […]
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Posted on September 12, 2014
Developing local and regional food systems – Audio
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Julie Dawson, Assistant Professor Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dawson@hort.wisc.edu Phone (608) 609-6165 3:08 – Total Time 0:20 – What […]
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Posted on September 5, 2014
Making room for milking robots – Audio
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Dairy modernization David Kammel, Extension Professor Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dwkammel@facstaff.wisc.edu Phone (608) 262-9776 3:03 – Total […]
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Posted on August 29, 2014
Soil sensors manage irrigation use – Audio
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New tech used for soil moisture management John Panuska, Faculty Associate Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences jcpanuska@wisc.edu (608) […]
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Posted on August 26, 2014
Wisconsin Athletics and CALS to celebrate Wisconsin agriculture at Sept. 6 game
University of Wisconsin Athletics is proud to once again partner with the state’s agriculture industry for the second annual “Celebrate Agriculture” game on Saturday, Sept. […]
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Posted on August 25, 2014
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at 25: Looking back, looking ahead
When the CALS-based Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) was founded in 1989, its mission and goals were far from mainstream. “Twenty-five years ago, you […]
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Posted on August 22, 2014
UW field days will focus on the flavor of organic vegetables
University of Wisconsin-Madison plant scientists intend to employ some highly sophisticated instruments to evaluate new varieties of organic vegetables: the palates of the people who […]
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Native pollinators step up – Audio
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Native pollinators step up Rachel Mallinger, Research Assistant Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences remallinger@wisc.edu Phone (608) 262-4060 3:06 – Total […]
