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Let’s All Crunch! Apple Crunch Webinar Series
Posted on August 20, 2021Registration is now open for the eight annual Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch on October 14, 2021! To support you in planning your best Crunch […]
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Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2021 Status Report
Posted on July 28, 2021Wisconsin is a national leader in organic agriculture, not only in the number of certified organic farms and processors within the state, but also with respect to the diversity of organic products raised and sold.
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New Fall Course, “Organic Livestock and Pasture Management”, open to the public
Posted on July 22, 2021*NEW* An Sci/Dy Sci 375 – Organic Livestock and Pasture Management, 3 credits (or non-for credit, open to the public option) Open to undergraduate and […]
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Wisconsin Cover Crop and Conservation Conversations Webinar Series, 2021
Posted on July 12, 2021A weekly conservation-oriented webinar series, “Wisconsin Cover Crop and Conservation Conversations,” organized and run by UW-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management’s Jamie Patton was offered over the lunch hour on three Fridays from March 19 through April 2, 2021.
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Agriculture, Transportation and Climate Change
Posted on June 28, 2021Vanderbilt University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison CIAS worked together on a project “Estimating the future demands on agricultural freight transport in the Upper Midwest U.S. due to climate change using remote sensing and regional climate models.”
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Workshop: Freight innovations to optimize regional food resiliency
Posted on June 25, 2021Moving food from rural areas into large metropolitan regions is an expensive proposition. Regional shippers are looking for ways to reduce labor costs and improve fuel efficiency.
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“Lessons from COVID-19” webinar, June 17th
Posted on June 7, 2021Lessons from COVID-19: Positioning Regional Food Supply Chains for Future Pandemics, Natural Disasters and Human-made Crises presents a new virtual webinar opportunity on June 17th, […]
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Please join us for the 17th Annual Ride to Farm on June 5th 2021!
Posted on April 6, 2021The ride will start and end at Birch Lake Park, Barneveld. Rider check-in begins at 7:45am and riders depart at 8:30am! Visit the Ride to […]
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Webinar: Planning Democracy
Posted on April 5, 2021Join CIAS and the students of Agroecology 702 Thursday April 8 for a special guest lecture by UW Professor Emeritus Jess Gilbert on his book Planning Democracy: Agrarian Intellectuals and the Intended New Deal.
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The Next Normal: Restructuring Food Supply Chains
Posted on April 1, 2021Register for live session April 15, 3:30 central. As part of a series on Covid-19 & the Food System: Understanding Impacts & Exploring Solutions, CIAS […]