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Food Summit 2014
Posted on October 2, 2014The Dane County Food Council and Dane County UW Extension, with the help of other community partners, will host the 2014 Food Summit on October […]
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Waseda Farms Will Match Donations to CIAS Through Dec. 7
Posted on September 23, 2014Make your gift to CIAS go twice as far! Through Dec. 7, Waseda Farms will match donations from individuals.
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Farm to School Toolkits 2.0
Posted on July 31, 2014With the 2014-15 school year right around the corner, CIAS has updated two popular farm to school resources. The Wisconsin Farm to School Toolkits for school nutrition programs and producers can help you create a successful farm to school program in your community.
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Whole-Farm Modeled Phosphorus Loss Low on Grazing Dairy Farms (Research Brief #94)
Posted on March 14, 2014Because agriculture is a major nonpoint phosphorus pollution source, there is strong interest in identifying and managing farm sources of phosphorus runoff. On dairy farms, possible sources of this runoff include cropland, grazed pastures, and outside cattle holding areas such as barnyards and overwintering lots. A new study based on modeled data for four dairy farms that use managed grazing found that these farms have very low phosphorus losses on a whole farm basis.
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Productivity and Nitrogen Retention Tradeoffs in Bioenergy Grasslands (Research Brief #93)
Posted onPerennial grassland cropping systems may someday be managed as an alternative source of biofuel that requires fewer fertilizer inputs. This alternative biofuel can also reduce competition with food crops because land that is unsuitable for row crops may be used for perennial grasslands.
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Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2014 UW-Madison Research Report
Posted on February 26, 2014This report summarizes 23 studies conducted by researchers in the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) in partnership with farmers across the state. Those studies look at production practices for the state’s main agricultural products as well as farm management and marketing.
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Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School
Posted on January 28, 2014The Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School is a two-day workshop designed to help new and beginning growers learn the ins and outs of producing and […]
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Above- and below-ground grass growth responds to grazing management (Research Brief 91)
Posted onHow is grass productivity above and below ground affected by grazing at different heights or by leaving different residuals after grazing? A study at UW-Madison found no simple answer to this question. Productivity of pasture grasses varies across grazing management strategies and species.
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CIAS Mini-Grants Support Graduate Student Research in Sustainable Agriculture
Posted on December 31, 2013CIAS supports innovative graduate student research addressing the challenges faced by small- and medium-sized farms and food businesses. Awarded annually, our competitive mini-grants aid students as they initiate their research in sustainable agriculture and food systems.
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CIAS Eco-Fruit Program Receives Wisconsin Idea Award
Posted on December 19, 2013Since 2000, the CIAS Eco-Fruit program has been helping growers reduce or eliminate risk from pesticides by using IPM. Participating growers have reduced their pesticide risk by 46 percent and increased their reliance on IPM strategies by 54 percent.