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Harvest Festivals Reveal the Benefits and Challenges of Serving Local Produce in Schools
Posted on October 1, 2003What do students at Shorewood Hills, Lincoln, and Chavez Elementary Schools have in common? All 1,400 of them, along with school staff and parents, will […]
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Biological control of Canada thistle: more work needed (Research Brief #65)
Posted on July 1, 2003Canada thistle is a big headache for livestock producers managing pastures. Animals won’t eat this spiny, tough plant, reducing productivity of pastures and livestock. Despite being on Wisconsin’s noxious weed list and a target for serious control for many years, it is still a significant, widespread problem.
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Pesticide Use and Risk Reduction: An Investment in the Future of Wisconsin Agriculture
Posted on June 1, 2003The Pesticide Use and Risk Reduction (PURR) Project was initiated in 1998 to help farmers anticipate the effects of more restrictive federal pesticide regulation. Fourteen […]
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Poultry Enterprise Budget Makes Management Decisions Easier
Posted on March 1, 2003Low commodity prices have inspired many farmers to look at alternative enterprises, like poultry production, to increase their farm income. With careful financial planning and […]
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Lawn care herbicide linked to reproductive problems in mice (Research Brief #64)
Posted on February 1, 2003Researchers at UW-Madison found that exposure to low levels of a common lawn herbicide mixture led to reduced litter sizes in laboratory mice. This research builds on other studies showing possible links between pesticide exposure and reproductive and/or developmental problems in animals and humans.
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Poultry Enterprise Budget
Posted onEnterprises like pastured poultry can add to farm income with careful financial planning. CIAS has developed a spreadsheet to help farmers make financial and management […]
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Large-scale pastured poultry farming in the U.S. (Research Brief #63)
Posted on January 1, 2003Can you make a living raising pastured poultry on a large scale? “Yes, but talk to farmers who’ll give you their whole story, including their failures, before you begin,” one producer participating in a 2000 Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) survey advises.
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Integrated Pest Management: An Overview for Market Growers
Posted on December 1, 2002Chemicals are not the only, or often the best, option for controlling pest problems. Integrated Pest Management is an alternative that uses all appropriate pest […]
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Integrated Weed Management for Fresh Market Production
Posted onIn fruit and vegetable production, more labor is often spent on weed management than any other task. Understanding where a weed grows, why it grows […]
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Fresh market growers share pest management strategies (Research Brief #62)
Posted onIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) combines monitoring practices with cultural, physical, and biological control strategies to manage pests with a minimum of pesticides. With support from the Pesticide Use and Risk Reduction Project at CIAS, UW-Madison rural sociologist Pete Nowak and Extension IPM specialist Karen Delahaut surveyed Wisconsin fresh market vegetable and berry growers in 2001. They found that many fresh market vegetable and berry growers in Wisconsin use IPM practices.