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Grant supports expanding supply chains for regional grains to local cafeterias
Posted on November 24, 2020The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) at UW-Madison was awarded a grant through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s Farmers Market Promotion Program for a […]
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Indigenous food sovereignty in Wisconsin
Posted on October 19, 2020CIAS Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) meeting member Dan Cornelius gave a presentation on tribal food systems in Wisconsin at the group’s August 24, 2020 meeting. […]
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Wisconsin Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project (2017-2022)
Posted on October 1, 2020The Wisconsin Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project (CCROP) is a collaborative effort on the efficacy of cover crops on Upper Midwest dairy, livestock, grain […]
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COVID-19 Update
Posted on September 15, 2020As part of the rapidly changing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CIAS office is closed until further notice. Staff are working remotely through until […]
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A message to our CIAS community
Posted on September 9, 2020To our CIAS community, We, the staff at UW-Madison CIAS, are reaching out in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and […]
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Composting Manure and Bedding Reduces Potential Soil and Phosphorus Loss (CIAS Research Brief 102)
Posted on September 4, 2020Their study found that composting is a viable way to reduce phosphorus runoff losses from livestock operations with bedded pack manure.
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CIAS 2019-20 Annual Report
Posted onThe CIAS 2019-2020 Annual Report describes our activities to advance sustainable agricultural and food systems. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, we immediately […]
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Dairy Growth Management: Presentation by Torsten Hemme
Posted on June 2, 2020Dr. Hemme discusses approaches to balancing supply and demand, both in short-term, emergency situations and at the longer-term, structural level.
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Price Tags/Cost Tags
Posted on March 27, 2020Recently updated Price Tags/Cost Tags illustrate the environmental, social and health costs behind chicken, dairy products, eggs, hamburgers, potatoes, apples and tomatoes.
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New Livestock Compass Spreadsheet Available
Posted on March 21, 2020Compass Tools are designed to help growers improve on-farm decision making and financial farm planning. A new and improved Livestock Compass spreadsheet is now available for meat and egg producers on CIAS’s Compass Toolbox website.