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COVID-19 Food Systems Survey
Posted on February 10, 2021Tell us your story! Take this short survey to help us understand the impact of COVID-19 on your food business. The University of Minnesota and […]
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2021 Call for CIAS Mini-grant Proposals – due Mar. 15
Posted on February 9, 2021The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) invites graduate student applications for our summer mini-grant program, which is made possible through a generous donation from […]
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UW–Madison CIAS part of new USDA-funded collaborative project to study U.S. food flows
Posted on December 7, 2020Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are participating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a cooperative […]
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UW–Madison, CIAS involved in USDA project about pandemic’s impact on food systems
Posted onThe Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) is part of a UW-Madison team awarded a USDA multi-region, multi-institution research and outreach project to assess the […]
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Effects of grassland bird nesting refuges on pasture forage quality and yield (CIAS Research Brief 103)
Posted on November 24, 2020Well-managed pastures on livestock farms can provide high-quality habitat for grassland bird species that are declining in number, especially if areas within the pasture acreage […]
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Grant supports expanding supply chains for regional grains to local cafeterias
Posted onThe 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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Indigenous food sovereignty in Wisconsin
Posted on October 19, 2020CIAS Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) meeting member Dan Cornelius gave a presentation on tribal food systems in Wisconsin at the group’s August 24, 2020 meeting. […]
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Wisconsin Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project
Posted on October 1, 2020The Wisconsin Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project (CCROP) is a collaborative effort on the efficacy of cover crops on Upper Midwest dairy, livestock, grain […]
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COVID-19 Update
Posted on September 15, 2020As part of the rapidly changing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CIAS office is closed until further notice. Staff are working remotely through until […]
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Composting Manure and Bedding Reduces Potential Soil and Phosphorus Loss (CIAS Research Brief 102)
Posted on September 4, 2020Fertilizing fields with manure from dairy farms can contribute to elevated levels of phosphorus in waterways. Researchers at UW-Madison hypothesized that composting manure before spreading […]