Category: Food Systems
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Posted on April 29, 2013
Wisconsin Farm to School programs: Challenges and rewards
The setting seems unlikely, but Sara Tedeschi discovered one of her life’s passions in a noisy Madison elementary school lunchroom, where she helped as a […]
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Posted on April 19, 2013
CALS seeks new Farm and Industry Short Course director
The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is seeking a new director to oversee the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC). FISC […]
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Posted on April 8, 2013
CALS students develop new burger patty for Gilly’s Frozen Custard
If you think all ground beef is alike, you need to get beyond the same old grind. Each and every cut of beef that can […]
- Posted on April 2, 2013
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Posted on April 1, 2013
Meat Industry Hall of Fame inducts three May 2
Three individuals with outstanding lifetime contributions to the meat business are set to be inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame at a […]
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Posted on March 22, 2013
Lauer: the protective value of transgenic corn hybrids – Audio
/RSS FeedThe protective value of transgenic corn hybrids More information found here: http://bit.ly/VkJYPM Joe Lauer Extension Corn Agronomist Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and […]
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Posted on March 20, 2013
Large crowds attend Dairy Cattle Center opening
As many as 1,000 people took the opportunity March 9, to take a look at the recently remodeled Dairy Cattle Center in the heart of […]
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Posted on March 18, 2013
The quest to make locally crafted meats as renowned as the state’s artisan cheese
Geiss Meat Service in Merrill, Wisconsin, has been butchering livestock for farmers in Lincoln County and surrounding areas since 1956, cutting about 6,000 pounds of […]
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Posted on March 12, 2013
18th Annual Breakfast on the Farm on campus – Sunday, April 14
The Association of Women in Agriculture (AWA) iwill host its 18th annual Breakfast on the Farm, Sunday, April 14 at the Stock Pavilion at 1675 […]
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Posted on February 26, 2013
Double doesn’t have to mean trouble: UW research aims to make twin calves a route to more efficient beef business
On the face of it, a beef cow that gives birth to twins is providing a bonus. When one calf per cow is the norm, […]