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Specialty Foods Enterprise Budget
Posted on May 19, 2005Customer demand for high-quality, unique specialty food products is growing rapidly. Many farmers are interested in processing specialty foods from the fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy […]
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Dairy Sheep Enterprise Budget
Posted onLow commodity prices have inspired farmers to look at alternative enterprises, like sheep dairies, to increase their farm incomes. With careful financial planning and management, […]
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The Social Implications of Management Intensive Rotational Grazing: An Annotated Bibliography
Posted on February 19, 2005Management Intensive Rotational Grazing represents an increasingly attractive option for dairy farmers looking to cut costs and boost profits. The number of Wisconsin dairy farms […]
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Pastures of plenty: Financial performance of Wisconsin grazing dairy farms
Posted on February 1, 2005Farms using managed grazing typically produce less milk per cow than confinement farms. However, a series of economic studies in Wisconsin and elsewhere show that, […]
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Stories From the Field: Environmental Research at the University of Wisconsin
Posted on January 3, 2005CIAS and Wisconsin Public Television produced educational videos on sustainable agriculture and fresh market fruit and vegetables. See the video: Fresh Market Fruit and Vegetables, […]
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Valuing labor and improving efficiency on an integrated farm (Research Brief #72)
Posted on December 1, 2004Farmers Tony and Dela Ends want their farm to sustain the land and their family. They began selling subscriptions to their Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm in 1994. They also wanted to successfully integrate
livestock production into their farm through a value-added, direct marketing enterprise. Their goal was to do this in ways that respect the scale of a small family farm, satisfy their
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Beneficial insect habitat in an apple orchard: Effects on pests (Research Brief #71)
Posted on September 1, 2004Printer-friendly version (PDF) Apple orchards attract many kinds of insects that damage vegetation and fruit. But these orchard pests have insect enemies of their own. […]
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Working with Retail Buyers
Posted on August 11, 2004This report provides background information for farmers who are considering selling their products through retail stores. Is retail the right option for you and your […]
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Do farming practices affect corn and soybean quality traits? (Research Brief #70)
Posted on August 1, 2004Printer-friendly version (PDF) Grain farmers can help the environment by expanding their corn-soybean rotations to include additional crops. Research has shown that expanded rotations can […]
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Wisconsin Soil Health Scorecard
Posted on June 30, 2004The Wisconsin Soil Health Scorecard assesses soil health as a function of soil, plant, animal and water properties identified by farmers. The scorecard is a […]