Category: News
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Posted on June 1, 1996
Coming into the Foodshed
Bioregionalists 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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Posted on May 1, 1996
Dairy farmer career paths
This 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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Posted on January 1, 1996
Why make the transition to grazing? Wisconsin farmers share their perspectives
In 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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Posted on October 1, 1995
Regional Food Systems Research: Needs, Priorities, and Recommendations
Why 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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Posted on January 1, 1995
The Grass IS Greener: Dairy Graziers Tell Their Stories
The report tells the story, from the perspective of the 16 Wisconsin and Minnesota farm families involved, of their involvement in an innovative research, education, […]
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Posted on March 1, 1992
Sustainable agriculture curriculum materials
As one of its first projects, in 1989 and 1990, CIAS collaborated with the Wisconsin Rural Development Center and the Department of Public Instruction to […]