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Outwintering dairy cattle: manure management issues (Research Brief #28)
Posted on February 3, 1998The sparkling, frozen world of Wisconsin in winter presents several challenges to its dairy farmers. One of these challenges is how to manage dairy cattle […]
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Outwintering dairy cattle: animal health issues (Research Brief #27)
Posted on February 2, 1998Farmers are finding that dairy cattle are a lot tougher and more resourceful than they have been given credit for. —Ed Brick Can dairy cattle […]
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Dairy farmer career paths: getting in, out, and by (Research Brief #26)
Posted on February 1, 1998The experiences of New Zealand’s dairy farmers may help their colleagues in Wisconsin boost the state’s dairy industry. That’s the conclusion of a study on […]
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Spreading the word: ag professionals and MIRG (Research Brief #25)
Posted on January 1, 1998What predicts ag professionals’ knowledge of and willingness to make recommendations on management intensive rotational grazing (MIRG)? A UW-Madison survey of agricultural professionals throughout Wisconsin […]
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Something to Cheer About
Posted onAnecdotal reports from producers, processors and marketers of sustainable agriculture products suggest that trade opportunities with college and university food services are difficult to establish […]
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Impacts of Management Intensive Rotational Grazing on stream ecology and water quality
Posted on December 15, 1996News from the Grazing Dairy Systems Network December 15, 1996 Contributed by Laura Paine University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agronomy One important way to control […]
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Manure management research from an integrated perspective (Research Brief #24)
Posted on October 4, 1996Solving complex agricultural problems like how to improve manure management systems requires strong disciplinary research combined with farmers and scientists coming together to apply adaptive, […]
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Farmer-to-farmer networks: effective grass-roots sharing (Research Brief #23)
Posted on October 3, 1996Successful farmer-to-farmer networks assume that each person has valuable knowledge and experience to contribute. — Stephanie Rittmann Farmer-to-farmer networks are thriving in Wisconsin as a […]
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Windbreaks: trees as technology for protecting Wisconsin’s topsoil (Research Brief #22)
Posted on October 2, 1996We need a lot more protection of erosion-prone land than we have. Windbreaks are an important component of this effort to control wind erosion. — […]
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Community supported agriculture: growing food…and community (Research Brief #21)
Posted on October 1, 1996Unlike conventional agriculture, in which farmers bear the risks of weather, pests, and the marketplace alone, in community supported agriculture the entire community shares both […]