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Make it a Habit! Eat More Rabbit!
Posted on September 23, 2015Join Julie Engel, and millions around the world, in eating rabbit. Try a delicious sample of the healthy meat that is the most efficient to […]
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Food Sovereignty Summit
Posted onThe Oneida Nation, First Nations Development Institute and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation are pleased to announce the third annual Food Sovereignty Summit will be held […]
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Potential carbon sequestration and forage gains with management-intensive rotational grazing (Research Brief #95)
Posted on September 15, 2015Do pastures under management-intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) differ from grasslands under other management in terms of forage quality and quantity, carbon sequestration and biological soil activity? Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison set out to answer these questions and discover some of the reasons behind differences in pasture productivity.
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The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers: Keeping the Dream of Farming Alive
Posted on September 14, 2015As older farmers retire, fewer young farmers are stepping in to take their place. The number of beginning farmers dropped 20 percent in the last five-year census period, and the average US farmer now tops 58 years of age.
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Midwest CSA Conference
Posted on August 3, 2015Wisconsin Farmers Union, working in partnership with a range of Midwest organizations, will convene the Midwest CSA Conference December 3-4, 2015 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. […]
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UW Organic Vegetable Field Day
Posted on July 30, 2015Scientists will present their findings on vegetable variety trials for organic systems, including tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, sweet corn, beets, peppers, squash, cabbage and kale. The […]
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Farm to Table Dinner at Michael Fields
Posted onMichael Fields is hosting a farm to table dinner featuring locally grown meats and vegetables. Proceeds support their student garden. For more information, visit the […]
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2015 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference
Posted onThe theme of this year’s conference, “Cover Crops and Agricultural Resiliency,” features a mix of general sessions and bus tours highlighting successful cover crop practitioners […]
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Wisconsin Farm to School Success Story: Madison Metropolitan School District Garden Bars
Posted onIn several schools within the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), Farm to School AmeriCorps members are introducing elementary school students to their new garden bars.
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Student Organic Seed Symposium
Posted on July 15, 2015Entering its fourth year, this symposium was originally incepted to create a scientific community in which graduate students, researchers, farmers, and industry professionals could build […]