Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on October 6, 2017
The 2017 field and forage crop season – Audio
/RSS FeedDamon Smith, UW-Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist Department of Plant Pathology University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences damon.smith@wisc.edu 608-286-9706 Total Time: 2:53 […]
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Posted on October 3, 2017
UW wins $7 million grant to wean crops from nitrogen fertilizers
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Florida will use a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study […]
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Posted on September 29, 2017
Having cows put proteins into milk, not waste, is researcher’s goal
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has hired a new investigator to look into the case of the misplaced protein. “On average, only about a quarter of […]
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Sustainability in agriculture – Audio
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Jed Colquhoun, Extension Fruit and Vegetable Production Specialist Department of Horticulture UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences colquhoun@wisc.edu 608-852-4513 2:54 – Total time 0:18 […]
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Posted on September 28, 2017
Five things everyone should know about the soils of Wisconsin
1) Wisconsin’s soils were first mapped more than a century ago. The first soil map of Wisconsin was also the first ever made in the […]
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Posted on September 5, 2017
Arboretum conference offers native gardeners guidance, ideas Sept. 17
As fall approaches and the sun gets lower in the sky, mark the end of one growing season by planning for the next at the […]
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Posted on August 23, 2017
Protecting the future of oak
A video produced in collaboration between UW-Madison, UW-Extension and the Department of Natural Resources encourages Wisconsin woodland owners to adopt land management practices that encourage […]
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Posted on August 22, 2017
UW team’s “virtual dairy farm brain” aims to help farmers make smarter decisions
There’s a failure to communicate on Mitch Breunig’s dairy farm. The problem doesn’t involve people—Breunig and his crew share information just fine. It has to […]
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Posted on August 16, 2017
New video aims to help landowners preserve future of oak in Wisconsin
A new video, produced by foresters and social scientists from UW-Madison, UW-Extension and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, encourages Wisconsin woodland owners to adopt […]
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Students on the cutting edge: Undergrads contribute to knowledge and get an advantage in the job market
CALS undergrads are an impressive bunch, eager to get the most out of their time at college. As they tackle the challenging coursework required for […]
