Category: News-Grain
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Posted on July 9, 2025
Growing the use of small grains in the Upper Midwest
How can we make small grains a viable and profitable crop in the Upper Midwest? Small grains bring many benefits to agricultural systems, yet most […]
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Posted on April 22, 2024
CIAS Research Scientist, Lauren Asprooth, Featured in Article About Growing Small Grains in the Midwest
Lauren Asprooth’s research was recently featured in an article published on FarmWeekNow.com A recent article published on FarmWeekNow.com discusses the challenges and success stories in […]
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Posted on February 1, 2024
New Crop Insurance Fact Sheet for Specialty and Organic Grains
CIAS Research Scientist, Lauren Asprooth, in collaboration with OGRAIN, has developed a new fact sheet on crop insurance for organic and specialty grains. If you […]
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Posted on October 3, 2023
Local Grains: The Strength of a Circular Food Movement
We invite you to an evening of film, storytelling and interactive discussion in the beautiful Chazen Theater about our local grain economy to explore themes […]
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Posted on June 12, 2023
2023 OGRAIN Field Days
Organic systems management for forage, feed, and food-grade grains Join the OGRAIN (Organic Grain Resource and Information Network) program for informative discussions and demos at […]
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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 November 24, 2020
Grant supports expanding supply chains for regional grains to local cafeterias
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) at UW-Madison was awarded a grant through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s Farmers Market Promotion Program for a […]
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Posted on October 24, 2019
2020 OGRAIN Winter Conference
The fifth annual conference for those interested in organic grain production in the Upper Midwest will feature 25+ expert farmers, researchers and industry representatives sharing […]
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Posted on July 23, 2019
Rotationally Raised: Making Small Grains Work
Join Practical Farmers of Iowa in the beautiful Wisconsin Dells to learn about growing small grains and the benefits of an extended rotation! Twelve breakout […]
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Posted on June 16, 2016
OGRAIN Field Day: Managing Risk in Organic Grain Production
Managing risk in organic grain farming happens at every level. While it may seem to begin with the production systems that the farmer puts in […]