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Fun Grazing Facts Fortune Teller
Geared 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 encourage teachers and others who…
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Conference: Networking Across the Supply Chain
This 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
Dairy heifers that were raised on pasture in the ongoing Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (WICST) performed as well as or better than similar heifers that were raised in confinement.
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Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers: Jan. 18-20, 2013
The 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.
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Eco-Fruit Program Supports Growers with Networking and Coaching
The 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
Rooted Spoon Kitchen Table, 219 S. Main Street, Viroqua, WI 54665 Registration fee: $30 ($45 for a pair registering together) The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) is hosting a…
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USDA to Launch “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass” Version 2.0
On 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 in local and regional food.…
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Growing Wisconsin’s Grazing Future: Results of the Blue Sky Greener Pastures Consultation Process
For 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…
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Wisconsin Grazing Initiative 2012 Report
The 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 projects, 23 technical assistance projects…
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Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2012 Status Report
Wisconsin 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…
