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Windrow composting systems can be feasable, cost effective (Research Brief #20)
Posted on June 1, 1996One of the things we were interested in was how to implement a composting system without changing a farmer’s existing setup. — Bill Connolly, UW-River […]
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Coming into the Foodshed
Posted onBioregionalists have championed the utility of the concept of the watershed as an organizing framework for thought and action directed to understanding and implementing appropriate […]
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Dairy farmer career paths
Posted on May 1, 1996This report is based on observations of dairy farmer career structures in New Zealand gathered during a field trip to that country in the spring […]
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Management intensive rotational grazing’s sense…and dollars (Research Brief #19)
Posted on April 1, 1996What we’re seeing is a little extra money from grazing while putting in a little less labor. — Gary Frank How can dairy farmers make […]
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Why make the transition to grazing? Wisconsin farmers share their perspectives
Posted on January 1, 1996In 1994 and 1995, CIAS conducted case studies with six Wisconsin dairy farming families who’ve adopted management intensive rotational grazing practices. One topic these farmers […]
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Regional Food Systems Research: Needs, Priorities, and Recommendations
Posted on October 1, 1995Why question the modern food system? While the modern food system is efficient and bountiful as measured by many traditional criteria, a growing number of […]
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CROPP study maps paths to small-scale co-op marketing success (Research Brief #18)
Posted onThe 1993 study helped us see the potentials for marketing cooperatives, and the decisions CROPP has made since then are instructive for anyone interested in […]
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Land stewardship practices on the Krusenbaum organic dairy farm (Research Brief #17)
Posted on May 2, 1995It’s important that we farm organically. That’s the whole reason we’re in farming. We have ethical reasons we feel it’s important to treat the soil […]
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An organic dairying overview from the Krusenbaum farm studies (Research Brief #16)
Posted on May 1, 1995It’s important that we farm organically. That’s the whole reason we’re in farming. We have ethical reasons we feel it’s important to treat the soil […]
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The Grass IS Greener: Dairy Graziers Tell Their Stories
Posted on January 1, 1995The report tells the story, from the perspective of the 16 Wisconsin and Minnesota farm families involved, of their involvement in an innovative research, education, […]