Category: Food Systems
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Posted on October 20, 2011
Milk price could rise in 2012 but won’t match the record set this year
The nation’s dairy farms are putting more milk into the pipeline, and consequently, getting paid less for it, according to Robert Cropp, UW-Madison dairy economist. Milk […]
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Posted on October 14, 2011
Farm-Fresh Atlas seeks farm and food business listings
If you are a farmer or local business that wants to attract more customers in the Milwaukee Metropolitan area, then the 2012 Farm Fresh Atlas […]
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CALS to lead national effort to improve processed potatoes
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have been selected to lead a national, multi-institution effort to improve the quality of processed potatoes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]
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Posted on October 13, 2011
Harvest Handouts give UW students fresh produce
Student volunteers from the F.H. King Student Farm grow and give away local produce at Harvest Handouts on East Campus Mall. The F.H. King Student […]
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Posted on October 12, 2011
Got apples? Here’s how to preserve them safely.
from Extension News Many apple varieties grown in Wisconsin ripen in early to mid-October, so orchards around the state are bursting with fruit ready to be […]
- 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 […]