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5th Annual Farm to Flavor Event
Every meal begins with a seed, and every agricultural seed carries a ten-thousand-year legacy of co-evolution between people and plants. Plant breeders dedicate their careers to deepening this relationship, creating…
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Cover Crops on the Intensive Market Farm
This updated publication is meant to serve as a practical guide to using cover crops on small- to moderate-size fresh market vegetable operations. Cover crops are especially vital on organic…
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Season Extension: Hoop Houses, Low Tunnels and Cold Frames
Learn a range of proven techniques to extend the traditional growing season through winter in the Upper Midwest. The first half of the workshop will focus on methods appropriate to…
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Growing Food in Urban Areas
This workshop will cover the unique opportunities and challenges in urban farming and large-scale gardening. The instructors will walk participants through farm and garden planning, design, implementation and evaluation. Participants…
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Container Farms: Unique Structures for Growing Vegetables
Fifteen percent of the world’s food is grown in cities, but not all of it is grown in the ground. Learn how container farms are helping extend the possibilities for…
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Building Community and Equity Through Urban Agriculture
Many urban farmers partner with community-based nonprofit organizations working for social justice and equitable food access. Urban agriculture is a viable strategy for building food sovereignty. Successful partnerships between nonprofits…
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Announcing the 2019 Market Farm Madness Champion!
Hoophouse is your 2019 Market Farm Madness champion! They withstood high winds, late snow storms and controversy over cost share payments to win the tournament.
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Market Farm Madness: Championship Match-up!
Spreadsheets excelled throughout the tournament, but too many errors doomed them against the mighty Hoophouse: 63% to 37% The Walk-in Cooler waltzes into the Championship Game after freezing out the…
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New CIAS Research Brief Looks at Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UW-Madison researchers compared greenhouse gas emissions from different conventional and grazing dairy livestock systems.
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Market Farm Madness: Final Four!
Like most growing seasons, this year's Market Farm Madness tournament has been filled with raw emotion and unexpected twists.