Category: Food Systems
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Posted on November 21, 2013
The power of pizza: CALS is helping state cheesemakers develop new varieties
The busloads of schoolkids who visit Jauquet Dairy each year have lots to talk about when they get home—from the really cute newborn calves to […]
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Posted on November 20, 2013
Hancock ag station partners with industry to boost vegetable growers
The research advances at UW–Madison’s Hancock Agricultural Research Station are keeping vegetable growers on the cutting edge of the industry, producers told Chancellor Rebecca Blank […]
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UW School for Beginning Market Growers offered in January
The Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers, a three-day workshop for anyone wanting to start a fresh market vegetable farm, will be offered January 10–12 […]
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Posted on November 19, 2013
New technology could help food crops thrive in crowded fields
With the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, the world’s farmers are going to need to produce a lot more food — […]
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Posted on November 18, 2013
Photographing a diva
Dairy cattle aren’t all that eager to sit, or rather stand, for a portrait. Professional livestock photographers know that, and now, so do UW-Madison photographer Bryce Richter and writer […]
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Barb Ingham
Ingham is a professor of food science and UW-Extension food safety specialist. She studies issues that relate to consumer perceptions of food safety and health, […]
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Posted on November 14, 2013
Grants help students learn at the cutting edge of international agriculture
UW-Madison students are preparing for life at the cutting edge of agriculture, from international markets to alternative production methods. With funding from the Madison Initiative […]
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Posted on November 13, 2013
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank to visit Hancock Agricultural Research Station Nov. 19
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank will tour the Hancock Agricultural Research Station (ARS) Tuesday, November 19, from 2:00 to 3:00 P.M., as part of her introductory tour of the […]
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Posted on November 11, 2013
Helping a sightless cow find her way
Ping, a blind cow at the UW-Madison Arlington Agricultural Research Station, has learned to find her way with a little help from her friends—her herd […]
- Posted on November 8, 2013