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    Grant supports expanding supply chains for regional grains to local cafeterias

    Posted on November 24, 2020

    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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    Indigenous food sovereignty in Wisconsin

    Posted on October 19, 2020

    CIAS 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. […]

  • Wisconsin Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project

    Posted on October 1, 2020

    The Wisconsin Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project (CCROP) is a collaborative effort on the efficacy of cover crops on Upper Midwest dairy, livestock, grain […]

  • COVID-19 Update

    Posted on September 15, 2020

    As 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 […]

  • Composting Manure and Bedding Reduces Potential Soil and Phosphorus Loss (CIAS Research Brief 102)

    Posted on September 4, 2020

    Fertilizing 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 […]

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    CIAS 2019-20 Annual Report

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    The CIAS 2019-2020 Annual Report describes our activities to advance sustainable agricultural and food systems. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, we immediately […]

  • Dairy Supply Management: Presentation by Torsten Hemme

    Posted on June 2, 2020

    Dr. Hemme discusses approaches to balancing supply and demand, both in short-term, emergency situations and at the longer-term, structural level.

  • hamburger

    Price Tags/Cost Tags

    Posted on March 27, 2020

    Recently updated Price Tags/Cost Tags illustrate the environmental, social and health costs behind chicken, dairy products, eggs, hamburgers, potatoes, apples and tomatoes.

  • New Livestock Compass Spreadsheet Available

    Posted on March 21, 2020

    Compass Tools are designed to help growers improve on-farm decision making and financial farm planning. A new and improved Livestock Compass spreadsheet is now available for meat and egg producers on CIAS’s Compass Toolbox website.

  • COVID-19 Update

    Posted on March 17, 2020

    As part of the rapidly changing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CIAS office is closed. Staff are working remotely.

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