Category: Food Systems
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Posted on March 24, 2014
Certified seed potatoes for Kenya
When scientists in Kenya needed help developing a certification program for seed potatoes, a CALS plant pathologist stepped up to the task. The new […]
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Posted on March 21, 2014
Farming gets precise – Audio
/RSS FeedPrecision farming now and the future Brian Luck, Extension Agricultural Engineer Department Of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bluck@wisc.edu (608) […]
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Posted on March 14, 2014
Assessing runoff risk – Audio
/RSS FeedRisk assessment tool aids manure management Laura Good, Associate Scientist Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences lwgood@wisc.edu Phone (608) 262-9894 […]
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Posted on March 11, 2014
Paradigm shifts, great discoveries and shining moments
In honor of the CALS Quasquicentennial, the cover story in the new issue of Grow magazine includes accounts of a dozen paradigm shifts, great discoveries and shining […]
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Posted on March 10, 2014
UW-Madison dairy science department to hold spring visit day April 11
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Dairy Science invites prospective students and their parents to visit campus on Friday, April 11, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to explore […]
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Posted on March 7, 2014
UW Farm and Industry Short Course holds preview day on April 11
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course invites high school students and their parents to a Preview Day on campus on April 11. Prospective students will […]
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New focus on nitrogen – Audio
/RSS FeedNew Focus on Nitrogen Ken Genskow, Associate Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Phone: (608) 262-8756 kgenskow@wisc.edu […]
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Posted on March 5, 2014
Two CALS alumni among WAA Forward Under 40 honorees
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has recognized seven young alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for their contributions in a wide variety of fields to […]
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Posted on March 4, 2014
A crash course in dairy farm management
“Learning about farm management strategies in class is one thing,” says University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Ryan Pralle. “But the real world is a different story. […]
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Posted on February 28, 2014
A rundown of UW organic agriculture research
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are engaged in a wide range of research related to organic agricultural production practices, according to a new report released on […]