Category: Food Systems
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Posted on September 12, 2011
Rebuilding from the ruins: A small project could have a big impact on dairy in Kosovo
IT STARTED AS A PHONE call to CALS from one concerned citizen. Now it’s a project that, with relatively few dollars, has the potential to […]
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Posted on September 8, 2011
Predicted: a 12-month decline in farmers’ milk checks
The following table from CALS dairy markets specialist Brian Gould shows his predictions for the average Wisconsin mailbox price—the price that shows up on farmers’ milk […]
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Posted on September 6, 2011
Rising to the top: Brewing up a fermentation science program
Many of our state’s signature foods and industries are defined by a fragrant microbial process: fermentation. Why shouldn’t UW-Madison become a world leader in fermentation science? It’s a question that David Ryder, VP of brewing and research at MillerCoors, dares to ask – and a dream he’ll help CALS pursue.
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Posted on September 2, 2011
Dick Cates: “We need new farmers.”
/RSS Feed[audio:https://news.cals.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dick_cates_beginning_dairy_farmers.mp3|titles=Dick Cates: We need new farmers. There has to be ways to get them started.] Dick Cates, Director Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock […]
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Posted on September 1, 2011
CALS to honor John Pagel, Stephen Diercks and Edward Jesse on Oct. 13
Dairyman John Pagel, potato producer Stephen Diercks and agricultural economist Edward Jesse will be honored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life […]
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Posted on August 30, 2011
New iPhone apps help growers make fertilizer decisions
Have you ever needed to know the N fertilizer rate for corn that will maximize return on investment but didn’t have access to A2809 “Nutrient […]
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Posted on August 26, 2011
Summer weather smiles on western milk producers, frowns on ours
If you’re keeping score in milk production: Western dairy producers improved field position vis a vis Wisconsin and others in the Upper Midwest and Northeast […]
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500 years ago, yeast’s epic journey gave rise to lager beer
In the 15th century, when Europeans first began moving people and goods across the Atlantic, a microscopic stowaway somehow made its way to the caves […]
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Campus vegetable garden beckons passing snackers
By now, you may have noticed the lush vegetable garden beds outside the wrought iron fence surrounding Allen Centennial Gardens at Observatory and Babcock drives. […]