Category: Food Systems
- Posted on October 10, 2011
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Posted on October 5, 2011
UW vs Nebraska: Results are in from the gridiron but not the ice cream parlor
UW Badger Football’s inaugural game vs the Nebraska Cornhuskers wasn’t the only battle on Saturday. Babcock Hall Dairy Plant’s own “Berry Alvarez Ice Cream” challenged […]
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Posted on October 3, 2011
Farm deaths trend downward, but ag still among the world’s most dangerous jobs
Is a years-long push on farm safety education having an impact? It’s hard to say, notes Fond Du Lac County UW-Extension agent Mike Rankin, who […]
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New brochures show ag’s economic impact in Wisconsin counties
Along with dairy, can you name other agricultural commodities that contribute to Wisconsin’s $60 billion agricultural industry? If you guessed cranberries, Christmas trees, ginseng, maple […]
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Posted on September 30, 2011
Info related to current Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of listeriosis, an illness caused […]
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Posted on September 26, 2011
Jumping gene enabled key step in corn domestication
Corn split off from its closest relative teosinte, a wild Mexican grass, about 10,000 years ago thanks to the breeding efforts of early Mexican farmers. […]
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Partners say cheese: Center for Dairy Research supports state’s artisan cheese industry
In 1951, milk was delivered in cans; Wisconsin cheese makers produced mostly cheddar and Babcock Hall was built at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sixty years […]
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Posted on September 23, 2011
Cropp’s Dairy Outlook: milk prices decline from record levels
Prices received by Wisconsin dairy producers are expected to decline from recent record highs, according to Robert Cropp, UW-Madison dairy economist. A summary from the […]
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Posted on September 16, 2011
UW beginning farmer school offers classes and mentoring at 17 sites across the state
If you’re an aspiring dairy or livestock farmer looking for some instruction and mentoring within reasonable driving distance, the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and […]
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Posted on September 15, 2011
B-r-r-r. For many N. Wisconsin corn growers, the 2011 growing season ended overnight
For many northern Wisconsin corn growers, the 2011 growing season came to an end sometime during the night of Sept. 14, says Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Extension […]