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Potential carbon sequestration and forage gains with management-intensive rotational grazing (Research Brief #95)
Do 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…
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The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers: Keeping the Dream of Farming Alive
As 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…
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Midwest CSA Conference
Wisconsin 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. Themed “Moving Forward Together,” the…
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UW Organic Vegetable Field Day
Scientists will present their findings on vegetable variety trials for organic systems, including tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, sweet corn, beets, peppers, squash, cabbage and kale. The event will feature a tour…
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Farm to Table Dinner at Michael Fields
Michael Fields is hosting a farm to table dinner featuring locally grown meats and vegetables. Proceeds support their student garden. For more information, visit the Michael Fields website.
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2015 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference
The 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 using a variety of cropping…
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Wisconsin Farm to School Success Story: Madison Metropolitan School District Garden Bars
In 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
Entering its fourth year, this symposium was originally incepted to create a scientific community in which graduate students, researchers, farmers, and industry professionals could build relationships and form collaborations to…
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Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers: Wisconsin Grower Intensive
This event offers opportunities to network with other growers, learn about plant diseases and insect diagnoses, and obtain information from experts on a wide range of topics. Workshop topics include:…
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Advancing Farm to School: Lessons from the Field
This report, published by the Wisconsin Clearinghouse, captures and communicates many of the valuable lessons learned throughout a project that increased access to healthy food in fourteen communities across Wisconsin.
