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Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Co-op Partners Warehouse
Posted on April 23, 2013Co-op Partners Warehouse was established in 1999 by the Wedge Natural Foods Co-op in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This certified organic wholesale distribution warehouse serves retail stores, food service businesses and buying clubs throughout the Upper Midwest.
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Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Idaho’s Bounty
Posted onIdaho’s Bounty was founded in 2007 as a cooperative with both customer and producer members. It provides logistical support for a direct-to-consumer, Internet-based food buying club.
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Wisconsin Grazing Activities Resource List
Posted on April 22, 2013The Wisconsin Grazing Activities Resource List (2013) contains information on current managed grazing and pasture-related organizations, contacts and research initiatives.
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Farm Business Principles for Success
Posted on January 25, 2013Directors and educators with the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers (WSBDF) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison share advice and principles for starting and operating a successful farm business.
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Managed Grazing’s Effects on Soil Quality and Structure
Posted on January 23, 2013A long-term southern Wisconsin cropping systems study shows that soils under managed grazing have a number of positive characteristics compared to soils under other cropping systems.
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Mentor-Intern Handbook for Dairy and Livestock Farmers
Posted on January 15, 2013This handbook will help mentors develop their teaching skills as they progress through their first—or perhaps fortieth—internship.
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Fun Grazing Facts Fortune Teller
Posted onGeared toward elementary school-aged children, this fortune teller is a fun project that teaches kids about food, livestock, wildlife on farms and Wisconsin agriculture. We […]
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Conference: Networking Across the Supply Chain
Posted on January 10, 2013This event brought professionals from across the food supply chain to the table to discuss ways to improve transportation and distribution for local and regional food.
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Pastured Heifers Grow Well and Have Productive First Lactations
Posted on January 2, 2013Dairy heifers that were raised on pasture in the ongoing Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems
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Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers: Jan. 18-20, 2013
Posted on December 5, 2012The Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers, a three-day workshop for anyone wanting to start a fresh market vegetable farm, will be offered January 18-20, 2013 on the UW-Madison campus.