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Five Named to Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Council
Posted on April 1, 2000The UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems announced the appointment of five new members to its Citizens Advisory Council. These Council members will help set […]
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Are Alternative Agricultural Markets Right for You?
Posted on February 1, 2000The year 2000 began with some of the lowest commodity prices we’ve seen in decades. These depressed prices are making for difficult times in Wisconsin […]
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Dairy grazing can provide good financial return (Research Brief #50)
Posted on January 4, 2000An ongoing financial study of farms that use management intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) shows that generation of income is the main factor separating the farms […]
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Wisconsin grazing networks: a status report (Research Brief #49)
Posted on January 3, 2000Grazing networks have played an important role in the adoption of grass farming in Wisconsin. A grazing network is a group of people, usually within […]
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Echineacea as a tobacco crop alternative (Research Brief #48)
Posted on January 2, 2000Many Wisconsin tobacco farmers are looking for alternative crops following the ongoing reductions in tobacco allotments and tobacco markets. Allotment reductions mean lower production levels […]
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Annual ryegrass trial shows limits, promise (Research Brief #47)
Posted on January 1, 2000Late maturing varieties of annual (Italian) ryegrass hold some potential for pastures in a management intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) system. However, in a 1997-98 on-farm […]
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The Wisconsin Foodshed
Posted onFrom 1997-2000, CIAS published a newsletter for people working to create sustainable food systems. The Wisconsin Foodshed was conceived as a forum where activists, researchers, […]
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Selling Certified Organic Produce to Retail Produce Markets in the Upper Midwest
Posted onRetail produce buyers in Minneapolis, MN and Madison, WI were interviewed to see if there are opportunities for small-scale growers of certificed organic produce. Produce […]
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Echinacea as a Tobacco Crop Alternative
Posted onTobacco farmers in Wisconsin have been losing base acreage and income in recent years. Because Echinacea and tobacco production share many similarities, Echinacea has been […]
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Pastured poultry study addresses broad range of issues (Research Brief #46)
Posted on December 2, 1999Farmers wishing to capitalize on the trend of increased consumption of white meat can consider raising chickens. But for many, a conventional commercial chicken operation’s […]