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Invigorating Sustainable Farms and Food: CIAS 2014 Annual Report
2014 was an exciting and special year for the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), as we marked 25 years of bringing people together to create more sustainable food systems.…
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Wisconsin Farm to School Success Story: Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Garden (Wausau)
In the fall of 2013, Wausau crossing guards went home with fresh-made pickles, and local residents opened their doors to bags full of vegetables following a resounding “ding-dong!” and a…
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The Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial: Long-Term Research for Resilient Agriculture
The Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (WICST) was established in 1989 in response to farmers and others making a case for long-term research on low-input farming. WICST set out to…
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Reducing Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Despite more than 40 years of largely voluntary efforts by federal, state, and local government, and tens of billions of US dollars of investment in conservation, nationwide progress on nutrient…
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Food Systems Policy Analysis: Milwaukee
This is the final presentation of a graduate seminar led by Marcia Caton Campbell and Steve Ventura. The students will share the results of a multi-county audit of food policy…
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Marketing Healthy Food in Wisconsin Schools
Marketing Healthy Foods in Wisconsin K-12 Schools is a comprehensive resource on conventional and innovative marketing practices to support the consumption of healthy foods and farm to school programs.
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Grape Growers School: March 29-31
Registration is still open for the Midwest School for Beginning Grape Growers. Don't wait—register now!
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Midwest School for Beginning Grape Growers
The Midwest School for Beginning Grape Growers, a three-day workshop for anyone planning to start a vineyard business, will be offered March 29-31, 2015 on the UW-Madison campus. “Wisconsin’s grape…
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Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers
The Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business, will be offered March 13-15 on the UW-Madison campus. The course will…
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Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2015 Status Report
Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2015 Status Report provides data on organic production, markets and farmer demographics. This report also includes a special section on organic grain, including possible strategies to…
