Category: News-Forages
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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 February 6, 2023
Just Transitions report and webinar
Wondering how managed livestock grazing can contribute to justice in the food system? There is a growing call to transform the U.S. food system so […]
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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
The Heifer Grazing Compass
In collaboration with the Grassland 2.0 project, CIAS is pleased to announce the availability of the Heifer Grazing Compass, the first in a suite of […]
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Posted on September 17, 2021
Calling All Cover Crop Farmers
We’re looking for some high-quality on-farm data to help improve our understanding about the who, what, why, where, and when of cover crops. Our team […]
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Posted on September 16, 2021
New Organic Research Projects Announced
USDA announced today thirty-three new organic research projects totaling $30m. Four of those projects funded involve University of Wisconsin researchers affiliated with CIAS, bringing $1,217,000 […]
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Posted on January 21, 2020
Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School
Flowers are a crop that can be profitably grown on a small plot of land. Successful operations require savvy marketing, astute pricing and efficient methods […]
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Posted on May 19, 2015
The Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial: Long-Term Research for Resilient Agriculture
The Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (WICST) was established in 1989 in response to farmers and others making a case for long-term research on low-input farming. WICST set out to investigate both the benefits and limitations of alternative agriculture through replicated research on the productivity, profitability and environmental impacts of both sustainably and conventionally managed production systems.
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Posted on August 6, 2008
Grass Clippings: August 2008
Grass Clippings features grazing research from the University of Wisconsin and beyond. In this issue: Orchardgrass, tall fescue, and meadow fescue response to nitrogen rate […]
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Posted on February 14, 2007
Grass Clippings: February 2007
Grass Clippings is a quarterly newsletter that features grazing-related research from the University of Wisconsin and beyond. The February issue features: Persistence of grazed red […]