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DCB (The Diverse Corn Belt Project)
Expanding Opportunities for Farmers, Consumers, and Rural Communities The Diverse Corn Belt Project (DCB) explores the real-world impacts of diversified farming systems. Our hypothesis—backed by extensive data we’ve gathered during…
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OGRAIN COMPASS
OGRAIN Compass is a relatively new tool and there will be updates and improvements over time. We need to be able to alert users if corrections or new improved version…
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PASTURE-BASED BEEF ENTERPRISE COMPASS
The Pasture-Based Beef Enterprise Compass helps a user estimate the financial outcomes and land needed for a prospective pasture-based beef production system. The tool is structured to examine results of beef production…
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FRUIT & NUT COMPASS
The Fruit & Nut Compass is a farm business planning tool to help both new and experienced producers project the financial costs and returns from an enterprise focused on perennial…
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LIVESTOCK COMPASS
Livestock Compass is a decision support tool designed to help diversified livestock farmers understand their costs of production and evaluate the profitability of their various animal enterprises. It a free,…
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VEGGIE COMPASS
Veggie Compass is a decision support tool to help diversified vegetable farmers understand their costs of production and evaluate profitability by crop and by market channel. It was first developed…
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HEMP COMPASS
Hemp Compass is a decision support tool designed to help you evaluate the financial feasibility of hemp as a farm business enterprise. It is one of a suite of Compass…
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The CIAS Graduate Student Summer Research Mini-Grant Program Call for Proposals is now open for 2026!
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) invites UW-Madison graduate student applications for our summer research mini-grant program, which is made possible through a generous donation from the Single Step…
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Another Successful Year for the CIAS Graduate Student Summer Research Mini-Grant Program
Advancing Leadership and Innovation in Sustainable Agriculture Since 2013, generous support from the Single Step Foundation has made it possible for the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) at the…
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Compass Tools Program
Farm Viability: Ways to make farming profitable. Research, tools, and information on how farmers can build and maintain an economically viable farm business.