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Composted manures offer yield and disease resistance benefits (Research Brief #45)
Posted on December 1, 1999Composted manures offer promise as beneficial soil amendments for vegetable growers. New research results show that composted manures can increase vegetable yield, influence crop diseases, […]
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Diversity pays off on cash grain farms (Research Brief #44)
Posted on September 3, 1999Cash grain farmers can improve their bottom line by diversifying crops and reducing chemical inputs, according to a cropping systems trial now in its eighth […]
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Cropping systems trial provides unique analysis (Research Brief #43)
Posted on September 2, 1999Can environmentally beneficial crop rotations also improve farm profitability? A long-term study underway in southern Wisconsin aims to find out. It blends systems research with […]
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Pesticide options in field crops: helping farmers with FQPA (Research Brief #42)
Posted on September 1, 1999Recent federal legislation will reduce the number and amounts of pesticides available to farmers. But producers can start planning now for these changes by reducing […]
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Managing a CSA farm 2: community, economics, marketing and training (Research Brief #41)
Posted on March 1, 1999Community supported agriculture (CSA) farmers need communication and management skills to meet a variety of challenges in building a community of members, balancing income and […]
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Managing a CSA farm 1:production, labor and land (Research Brief #40)
Posted onFarmers using the community supported agriculture (CSA) model can expect both rewards and challenges in this intense, diversified, community-oriented approach. A solid understanding of CSA […]
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New markets for producers: selling to colleges (Research Brief #39)
Posted on February 2, 1999Colleges can support local farmers, highlight regional foods in their cafeterias, grills, and catering services, and educate future consumers about local, sustainably produced foods. This […]
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New markets for producers: selling to retail stores (Research Brief #38)
Posted on February 1, 1999You can find shelves filled with organic produce at natural foods stores and increasingly at supermarkets as well. Who supplies this organic produce? Does it […]
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Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers (Research Brief #37)
Posted on January 4, 1999Wisconsin has suffered dramatic losses in numbers of dairy farms. While the decrease in part includes large numbers of retiring dairy farmers, the lack of […]
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Stocker cattle convert pasture to profits (Research Brief #36)
Posted on January 3, 1999Purchasing calves (stockers) in spring and selling them in the fall as feeder cattle may be a way to convert pasture to profit for those […]