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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 discussed was how they made…
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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 people question whether this system…
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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, and outreach project about management-intensive…
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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 produce a high-school teacher’s guide…