Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on August 10, 2017
Candid camera: A trail camera project called Snapshot Wisconsin engages state residents in citizen science
At first there is nothing—windblown leaves maybe, or the quicksilver skitter of a squirrel. I can’t identify the source of the movement, and settle back expectantly […]
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Posted on August 3, 2017
UW Agronomy/Soils Field Day scheduled for Aug. 30
The 2017 UW Agronomy/Soils Field Day will highlight University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension research to help understand and cultivate resilient agricultural systems – systems that recover or […]
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Posted on August 2, 2017
Field day focuses on adding organic grain to large-scale farms
Farmer interest is growing in growing organic grain. Many large-scale grain farms throughout the country are transitioning some or all of their acres to organic […]
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Posted on August 1, 2017
UW Organic Agriculture Field Day to focus on cover crops and soil health
In a growing season that has brought both too much and too little rain across the North Central region, farmers are increasingly looking for ways […]
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Posted on July 28, 2017
Wisconsin hosts the 2017 North American Manure Expo – Aug. 22-23
The latest equipment and technology for professional manure management will be on display at the 2017 North American Manure Expo on Aug. 22 and 23 […]
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Posted on July 26, 2017
UW–Madison’s Lancaster ag station celebrates half-century study of crop rotation
Shortly after it was established in 1963, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Lancaster Agricultural Research Station embarked on a study of crop rotation, to serve the […]
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Posted on July 21, 2017
UW Arboretum workshop tracks endangered bees with photos
With a trained eye and quick finger stabbing the air, University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum native plant gardener Susan Carpenter counts off the bumble bees buzzing in front of her. […]
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Posted on July 18, 2017
Public invited to horticulture field day at UW’s West Madison Ag Research Station
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station (ARS) will be hosting a field day for the general public on Saturday, Aug. 12. The […]
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Posted on July 13, 2017
Lakeshore research learns how to fight weeds, by studying them
On a humid late-June morning, University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Mel Jemiola reaches her clippers into the marsh and snips off the top of a Canada […]
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Posted on July 7, 2017
Fireflies: Nature’s fireworks – Audio
/RSS FeedP.J. Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy Total time: 3:02 0:18 – What is a […]