Tag: Horticulture
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Posted on July 30, 2019
UW–Madison Organic Vegetable Variety Research Showcase set for Aug. 22
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Organic Vegetable Variety Research Showcase will be held on Aug. 22 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the West Madison Agricultural […]
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Posted on July 23, 2019
“Breakthrough” grants awarded to two agriculture researchers at UW–Madison
Two of 10 new federal grants aimed at “leapfrogging” technologies to improve food security were awarded to scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of […]
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Posted on July 5, 2019
Plant Breeding: ‘The Slowest of the Performing Arts’
The table beet is a biennial plant. That means, left to its own devices, a beet plant takes a full two growing seasons to complete […]
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Posted on May 8, 2019
To live and learn together: Residential learning communities immerse CALS students in unique, focused academic experience
The summer vegetables sag in the wake of the first frosts. But the low October sun still warms the fields of the Eagle Heights Community Garden as Devon […]
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Posted on April 24, 2019
UW Changes Lives: Advice, research boosts Wisconsin potato growers
Wisconsin has a healthy potato industry, ranking in the top 5 nationally. It’s bolstered by support from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, ranging from supplying seed […]
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New UW–Madison project to support Wisconsin hemp growers
Last year, after the state passed legislation making it legal to grow industrial hemp, around 200 Wisconsin farmers gave it a go. It proved challenging […]
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Posted on April 22, 2019
UW Changes Lives: Experts advance new crops for long-term profitability
On a field in western Madison, where cornfields sprout houses, Amaya Atucha and three graduate students are giving a buzzcut to some experimental grape vines. […]
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Posted on April 15, 2019
Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 4
It seems that spring has finally sprung! It’s time to gather ideas for your garden at the UW Family Gardening Day on Saturday, May 4, on […]
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Posted on April 3, 2019
CALS offers summer classes about food, ag and science for all interested learners
Summer Term isn’t just for UW–Madison students. While taking summer classes is a great way for current UW students to get ahead in their studies, […]
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Posted on April 2, 2019
A different beet: CALS’ Irwin Goldman is pushing this loved and loathed vegetable in new directions
Last fall, when the “Gastropod” podcast came to UW–Madison to participate in the 2018 Wisconsin Science Festival, hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley asked Irwin Goldman PhD’91 to be a guest […]