Category: Food Systems
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Posted on February 21, 2013
Cropp: State dairy farmers may see higher milk prices
Predicting what dairy farmers may get paid for the milk produced on their farms is a dicey piece of analysis. Slight changes in a few […]
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Posted on February 20, 2013
Welcome the cows back to campus at March 9 dedication
The public is invited to help welcome the cows back to campus as the University of Wisconsin-Madison dedicates its refurbished Dairy Cattle Center on Saturday, […]
- Posted on February 15, 2013
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Posted on February 14, 2013
Value of modified corn is more in reducing losses than boosting yields
While there’s no end of robust and heated conversation about genetically modified foods, there are strikingly few comprehensive studies that put a numeric value on […]
- Posted on February 8, 2013
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Posted on February 7, 2013
“Red barns” go green: a new option for sustainable farm buildings
Lofty red barns may be Wisconsin icons, but the real workhorse structure in agriculture today is the post-frame building. You can’t drive very far down […]
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Posted on January 30, 2013
UW School for Beginning Apple Growers offered in March
The Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business, will be offered March 15-17 in Bayfield. […]
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For Wisconsin farmers dealing with wild swings in weather, adaptation is the key
It’s late May, weeks before southern Wisconsin would be locked into a scorching drought, and Kirk Leach BS’78 is worrying about the weather. The grass […]
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Posted on January 23, 2013
Despite drought, heat and higher costs, state farm income was second highest ever
Despite the challenges brought on by prolonged drought and record-breaking heat, Wisconsin farmers earned $3 billion in net farm income in 2012, the second highest […]
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Posted on January 11, 2013
Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research reaches $16 million fundraising goal
The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research (CDR) has reached the target fundraising goal for its building project, the Campaign to Secure Wisconsin’s Dairy Future, which […]