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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 […]
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Scouting Vegetables for Pests
Posted on June 24, 2004The cornerstone of any Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is regular scouting of the crop at hand. It’s important that the scouting or monitoring practices […]
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Dairy Goat Enterprise Budget
Posted on June 18, 2004CIAS has developed a spreadsheet to help farmers make financial and management decisions about new or existing dairy goat enterprises. It is applicable to most […]
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Madison Schools Celebrate Healthy, Homegrown Food with Winter Harvest Meals
Posted on February 17, 2004The bounty of our spring and summer gardens is still a few months away, yet hundreds of Madison school children and their families will enjoy […]
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A Matter of Scale: Small Farms in the North Central Region
Posted on February 1, 2004The size of the average farm in the Midwest grew steadily in the second half of the 20th century. As farm size has gone up, the number of farms has gone down. The shrinking number of farms in America no longer represents people liberated from the drudgery of agricultural toil. Instead it brings to mind families forced to leave the land and work they love by falling agricultural prices and rising costs of production.
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Home Grown Wisconsin: Marketing fresh produce cooperatively (Research Brief #69)
Posted onPrinter-friendly version (PDF) Home Grown Wisconsin (HGW) is a cooperative wholesale business located in south-central Wisconsin that markets produce from member farms to restaurants in […]
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Community Supported Agriculture farms: management and income (Research Brief #68)
Posted on January 1, 2004Printer-friendly version (PDF) One critical goal of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement is to sustain farm families economically. CSA farms offer memberships to consumers, […]
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Community Supported Agriculture farms: national survey results (Research Brief #67)
Posted onPrinter-friendly version (PDF) After years of innovation and perspiration, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) continues to grow and evolve. A CSA farm raises food for “farm […]