Category: Farm Viability
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Posted on June 16, 2023
Farmland Preservation in the City of Madison
In less than a year, the City Planning Department organized a task force to assess management of city-owned farmland and consider policies that would make […]
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Posted on May 9, 2023
COVID market disruptions were tougher on small firms spread up and down supply chain
To understand how the Pandemic affected regional food systems, CIAS faculty associate Andrew Stevens and graduate student Jim Teal partnered with CIAS and several other […]
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Posted on March 4, 2023
Rhythms of the Land-Screening May 5
In 1920, there were over 920,000 Black families farming in the United States, although the majority were sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Today there are just […]
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Posted on January 24, 2023
Farm to Community Wellness: Networking Local Food Supply Chains
This free workshop invites BIPOC and other historically under-served farmers, processors, distributors, and food outlets to share their successes and innovations in providing food for […]
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Posted on December 19, 2022
Transportation policy for agriculture and food
CIAS holds a seat on the National Academy of Sciences standing committee on agriculture and food. We are leading a session at the upcoming NAS […]
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Posted on September 14, 2022
Climate Fast Forward 2022
October 17, 2022 • Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center • Madison Registration is open until October 3. Climate Fast Forward 2022 gives everyone in […]
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Posted on August 11, 2022
Call for sustainable agriculture preproposals
The USDA’s North Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program released its annual call for Research and Education Grant Preproposals, available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Research-and-Education The […]
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Posted on June 20, 2022
Concentration in the food system
CIAS faculty associates, students and staff responded to USDA’s request for information on concentration in food retail and distribution. The joint letter details new research […]
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Posted on September 6, 2016
Veggie Compass Helps Growers Make Data-Driven Decisions (CIAS Research Brief #97)
Fresh market vegetable growers with multiple crops and markets make numerous, complex production and marketing decisions. The Veggie Compass farm management tool was developed to help farmers make these decisions, based on data gleaned from their farm operations.
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Posted on April 4, 2006
Enterprise Budgets Help Farmers Plan for Profits
Are you considering a new value-added business for your farm? Budgeting tools from the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison can […]