Category: Food Systems
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Posted on November 11, 2011
Farm Short Course invites H.S. seniors and juniors to preview days
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course invites prospective students and their parents to campus on Nov. 30 or Dec. 1, 2011 to […]
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Centenarian’s recollections of his farm-boy days support scholarships for today’s rural youth
Olaf Larson PhD’41, age 101, wrote his latest book for his children and grandchildren, not thinking it would necessarily appeal to a larger audience. Larson […]
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Popular UW-Madison program for first year students continues to grow
Scott Barton, a New York-based chef, is no stranger to his role as kitchen commander. He bounces around the room, correcting techniques, dispensing trivia about […]
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Trends in 2011 dairy prices charted
The market prices for milk products such as butter, dry whey, nonfat dry milk tend to fluctuate during the year. UW-Madison dairy economist Brian Gould […]
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Posted on November 10, 2011
Wisconsin grain farmers likely to benefit from smaller U.S. crop
“Like last year, it appears Wisconsin grain sellers will benefit from a ‘down’ crop in much of the rest of the Midwest,” suggests Mike Rankin, […]
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Posted on November 9, 2011
The beauty of beets: They taste like dirt
“I think the biggest think is that people think they taste like dirt. And in fact, that’s the beauty of them, is that they do […]
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Posted on November 1, 2011
Nov. 15 deadline for 2011 sheep shearing school
Learn how to shear sheep at the annual Beginning Sheep Shearing School, Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4, 2011 at the Arlington Agricultural Research […]
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Posted on October 31, 2011
How hard candy is made
Rich Hartel demonstrates how to make hard candy in this short video produced by the American Chemical Society.
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Posted on October 27, 2011
Retired ag scientists glean UW crops for food pantries
Researchers harvest data. “Geezer Gleaners” harvest the rest.
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Posted on October 25, 2011
Last chance to sign up for UW new farmer school’s statewide program
November 1 is the deadline to sign up to attend the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers (WSBDF) at one of its distance […]