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  • Report Encourages Wisconsin Investment in Organic Agriculture

    Posted on November 12, 2002

    Organic food sales in the U.S. have grown 20% or more annually for the past decade and remain strong. A new report details the growth […]

  • Resource CD Provides Facts and Tools for Fresh Market Vegetable Growers

    Posted on November 7, 2002

    A new resource CD from the University of Wisconsin provides a wealth of production and marketing information for fresh market vegetable growers. The “Fresh Market […]

  • Cows on pasture

    Ovsynch results variable on grass-based dairy farms (Research Brief #61)

    Posted on October 1, 2002

    To take maximum advantage of pasture growth, dairy farmers using rotational grazing often have a short (less than 3 month) spring calving window as a goal. But this is difficult to achieve. CIAS-supported research on a Wisconsin grazing farm shows that the Ovsynch breeding program, while successful on confinement dairy farms, can be problematic on grazing dairy farms.

  • Building Soil Organic Matter with Organic Amendments

    Posted on September 1, 2002

    If you follow practices that build and maintain soil organic matter, especially through the addition of organic amendments, you will improve the quality of your […]

  • Maxwell is interim head of Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

    Posted on April 1, 2002

    Doug Maxwell, professor emeritus of plant pathology, will serve as interim director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Maxwell […]

  • The Art and Science of Composting

    Posted on March 1, 2002

    Composting is controlled decomposition, the natural breakdown process of organic residues. Composting transforms raw organic waste materials into biologically stable, humic substances that make excellent […]

  • Contest Spreads the Word about IPM

    Posted on February 1, 2002

    Write a clever IPM ditty today. You may win fame On Wisconsin Highways! Do your friends and family applaud your priceless sense of humor? Or […]

  • Apple disease control alternatives (Research Brief #60)

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    Sooty blotch and flyspeck are fungal diseases that can reduce the economic value of fresh market apples. While these diseases don’t affect yield or quality below the surface, they can badly discolor apple skin. These diseases are especially serious for growers using integrated pest management (IPM) and organic practices.

  • Holstein steers show good gains on kura clover (Research Brief #59)

    Posted on January 4, 2002

    Is kura clover a good legume choice in rotationally grazed pastures? A study conducted at the UW Lancaster Agricultural Research Station says yes, with excellent beef production on kura clover/grass pastures. Kura’s persistence and leafy growth led to higher Holstein steer growth rates on kura/grass pastures than red clover/grass pastures.

  • New Zealand internships provide eye-opening experience

    Posted on January 1, 2002

    “I must say it was the hardest I’ve ever worked for free, but somehow I really didn’t mind. I knew that the knowledge I gained […]

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