Category: Food Systems
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Posted on February 13, 2012
Wisconsin Chip Potato Research
UW-Madison scientists collaborate with the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association in a continual effort to improve the state’s chipping potatoes. This work, a great […]
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Posted on February 10, 2012
Mike Bertram named superintendent of UW-Madison’s Arlington Agricultural Research Station
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s largest agricultural research facility is under new management. Mike Bertram, who for the past three years has overseen operations at the Marshfield Agricultural […]
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Posted on February 3, 2012
Neurons from stem cells could replace mice in botulinum test
Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically […]
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Posted on January 26, 2012
New internship puts undergrads on the trail of foodborne pathogens
In just nine weeks this past summer, senior Katie Kennedy tackled an important food safety research project, one that may change the way some large […]
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Wisconsin farm income set a record last year, but high grain prices cut into dairy profits
Agriculture continued to be a bright spot in Wisconsin’s economy in 2011. Wisconsin net farm income set a new record, fueled by record prices for […]
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Posted on January 24, 2012
2012 Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook forum – Jan. 25
CALS agricultural economists and commodity specialists will talk about the financial health of Wisconsin agriculture and the outlook for the year to come at the […]
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CALS graduates the first-ever Wisconsin Master Meat Crafters
Last Friday, 18 Wisconsin meat processors from small plants around the state were the first-ever graduates of the UW’s Master Meat Crafter Training Program. They’ve […]
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Posted on January 20, 2012
Researchers outline food security, climate change road map
While last month’s meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa, made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt […]