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Eco-Fruit Program Supports Growers with Networking and Coaching
Posted on September 26, 2012The CIAS Eco-Fruit program is featured in the latest report on IPM from the American Farmland Trust.
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Specialty Pork: Growing Flavor, Growing Markets
Posted on July 25, 2012Rooted Spoon Kitchen Table, 219 S. Main Street, Viroqua, WI 54665 Registration fee: $30 ($45 for a pair registering together) The Center for Integrated Agricultural […]
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USDA to Launch “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass” Version 2.0
Posted on July 13, 2012On July 17, USDA is proudly unveiling the 2.0 version of the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass, a digital resource detailing USDA’s involvement […]
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Growing Wisconsin’s Grazing Future: Results of the Blue Sky Greener Pastures Consultation Process
Posted on July 3, 2012For a wide variety of economic, environmental and social reasons, it makes good sense to regard the practice of managed grazing as an effective system for strengthening dairy and livestock farming in Wisconsin. The UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) partnered with GrassWorks, Inc. to develop a statewide, participatory discussion about managed grazing that they called “Blue Sky Greener Pastures” (BSGP).
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Wisconsin Grazing Initiative 2012 Report
Posted on March 28, 2012The Wisconsin Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative funded several innovative grazing-related projects from 2009 to 2011. The Wisconsin Grazing Initiative 2012 Report details the 21 educational […]
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Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2012 Status Report
Posted on February 20, 2012Wisconsin boasts the second largest number of organic farms in the U.S., ranks first among the states for the number of organic dairy and beef farms, and is third in the nation for organic vegetable farms. Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2012 Status Report provides a wealth of information on the opportunities and challenges facing Wisconsin’s organic farms and processors.
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Cover Crops Case Studies: Gary Sommers Farm
Posted on January 19, 2012This case study shares the experience of one Wisconsin farmer who has been growing cover crops on his cash grain farm for twenty years. He presents his philosophy of cover crop use, explains what cover crop management practices have and have not worked on his farm, and describes what benefits he sees from growing cover crops.
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Blue Sky Greener Pastures
Posted on January 10, 2012For a wide variety of economic, environmental and social reasons, managed grazing is an effective system for strengthening dairy and livestock farming in Wisconsin.
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Farm to School Toolkits
Posted on November 15, 2011Farm to school encourages healthy lifestyles in children and helps support local economies. The Wisconsin Farm to School Toolkits for school nutrition directors and producers can help you create a successful farm to school program in your community.
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Cover Crops Case Studies: JenEhr Family Farm
Posted on November 10, 2011Wisconsin is seeing a renewed interest in planting cover crops to prevent soil erosion, retain or add nutrients, reduce pest pressures and accomplish other goals.