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  • Enterprise Budgets Help Farmers Plan for Profits

    Posted on April 4, 2006

    Are you considering a new value-added business for your farm? Budgeting tools from the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison can […]

  • Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2005 Status Report

    Posted on February 28, 2006

    Wisconsin continues to be a national leader in organic food production, despite the fact that certified organic farms, acreage and production represent only a small […]

  • Grower to Grower: Creating a Livelihood on a Fresh Market Vegetable Farm

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    For most fresh market vegetable growers, earning a reasonable living from their farms is a bigger challenge than growing produce. While growers often share production […]

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    Grazing in the Dairy State

    Posted on February 15, 2006

    This report summarizes statewide information about Wisconsin dairy producers who use pasture and managed grazing as feeding and farm management tools. Surveys from random samples […]

  • UW Grazing Research Will be Featured at Wisconsin Grazing Conference

    Posted on January 26, 2006

    How profitable are Wisconsin dairy graziers? Are they more satisfied with their lifestyles than other dairy farmers? Do reed canarygrass and kura clover make a […]

  • Poultry Your Way

    Posted on December 27, 2005

    Farmers who are considering starting or modifying poultry operations have a new resource available. Poultry Your Way is a free, 124-page book that profiles a […]

  • Rick Adamski and Valerie Dantoin receive CALS award

    Posted on October 25, 2005

    Graziers Rick Adamski and Valerie Dantoin of Seymour received an Honorary Recognition award from the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences on October 27. […]

  • Fruit with Potential for Wisconsin Farms

    Posted on August 24, 2005

    Carandale farm in Oregon, Wisconsin tested 99 cultivars of 34 unique fruit crop species during the 2003-2004 growing seasons. These fruit varieties are being evaluated […]

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    Overview of Organic Cranberry Production

    Posted on August 16, 2005

    Organic cranberries are produced across the continent, with over 100 acres grown in Wisconsin. The major problems facing organic cranberry growers include weeds, insect pests, […]

  • Specialty Cheese in Wisconsin: Opportunities and Challenges

    Posted on June 30, 2005

    The specialty cheese industry is one arena in the Upper Midwest where some dairy farmers can earn more than commodity prices for their milk. But […]

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