Category: Food Systems
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Posted on October 25, 2012
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce to visit the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research
On Thursday, October 25, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Matt Erskine and his staff will be visiting the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research (CDR) for […]
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Posted on October 22, 2012
October dairy report: Fewer cows, less milk per cow across nation, but not in Wisconsin
According to October’s Dairy Situation and Outlook report compiled by CALS emeritus ag economics professor Bob Cropp, there are less cows in the national dairy […]
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Posted on October 18, 2012
New farm-to-school project aims to make it easier for public schools to serve WI vegetables
A lot of parents want their kids’ schools to serve more fresh and local food for lunch, and schools would like to oblige, but that’s […]
- Posted on October 15, 2012
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Posted on October 14, 2012
UW Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmer school offers classes and mentoring at sites across the state
If you’re in the process of setting up a dairy or livestock operation or hope to do so, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a class […]
- Posted on October 12, 2012
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Posted on October 11, 2012
UW leads effort to help growers and processors demonstrate sustainability
CALS researchers are leading a new $2.1 million, USDA-funded project designed to help vegetable producers and processors get rewarded in the marketplace for producing their […]
- Posted on October 3, 2012
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Posted on October 1, 2012
Amin Fadl
As a veterinarian in Sudan, his home country, Amin Fadl worked with large poultry producers in the Khartoum area to optimize the health and growth […]
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Five things everyone should know about… quinoa
This “supergrain” is not a grain. Quinoa (KEEN-wah) is not even in the grass family, unlike such grains as wheat, rye, oat and corn. As […]