Category: Food Systems
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Posted on September 25, 2013
UW-Madison dairy science department to hold visit day Oct. 25
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Dairy Science invites prospective students and their parents to visit campus on Friday, October 25, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 […]
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Posted on September 12, 2013
CALS honors four Wisconsin ag leaders and two agricultural scientists
The University of Wisconin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will honor six individuals for their contributions to Wisconsin agriculture and agricultural science next month. […]
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Posted on September 10, 2013
Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers offers classes and mentoring at sites across the state
If youre an aspiring dairy or livestock farmer looking for some instruction and mentoring within reasonable driving distance, the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and […]
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Posted on September 9, 2013
Five things everybody should know about hazelnuts
1. They’re crazy nutritious and gluten-free. Hazelnuts are rich in vitamins (particularly vitamin E and B-complex groups of vitamins, including folates, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin) as […]
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Posted on September 6, 2013
Wisconsin’s slower rise in agricultural land values
When it comes to Midwest farmland prices, Wisconsin is looking sort of like a tortoise in a field of hares. That’s because farmers in America’s Dairyland often reinvest […]
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Posted on September 2, 2013
UW’s new irrigation scheduling tool helps growers ensure that every drop counts
Predicting when and how much to water fields is especially difficult when weather conditions trend to the extreme. University of Wisconsin-Madison research is yielding technologies […]
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Posted on August 28, 2013
Chancellor welcomed with ‘Bec-Key Lime Pie’ ice cream
As the new chancellor, Rebecca Blank has plenty on her plate. But on Monday, she got the scoop on a new Babcock ice cream, named […]
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Posted on August 15, 2013
Enzyme discovery could lead to easier-to-digest biofuel crops
For nearly a decade, scientists have thought that they understood how plants produce lignin – a compound that gives plant tissues their structure and sturdiness, […]
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Posted on August 12, 2013
Happy cows everywhere
Amy Stanton joined CALS and UW-Extension in 2012 as a dairy science professor with particular expertise in animal well-being. Prior to joining CALS she was […]