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Agriculture, transportation and climate change: Considering the future of agricultural freight transport in the Upper Mississippi River Valley
Posted on November 11, 2015The World Economic Forum rates food crises, extreme weather and failure of infrastructure as top global risks in 2015. Around the world, regions are contending with extreme weather, including drought, flooding and changes in growing seasons.
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Chop! Chop! Veggie Videos Support Wisconsin Farm to School Efforts
Posted on October 13, 2015In honor of National Farm to School Month, the UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and partners launched a series of culinary training videos for school cafeteria staff.
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Land Tenure Center Fall 2015 Film and Lecture Series
Posted on October 8, 2015The Land Tenure Center’s Fall 2015 speaker series includes films and lectures addressing land tenure issues at home and abroad.
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2015 Iowa Organic Conference
Posted on September 23, 2015“Celebrating the Biodiversity of Organic Farming: People, Animals, Pollinators and Plants” is the theme of the 15th annual Iowa Organic Conference. Our keynote speaker will […]
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Make it a Habit! Eat More Rabbit!
Posted onJoin 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 […]