Category: Agriculture
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Posted on November 4, 2009
A Whole New Can of Beans
CALS helps state growers scale up for organic processing.
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Posted on October 23, 2009
Vintage Wisconsin
Wine is booming in the land of beer and cheese. Growers are hoping that CALS research on Wisconsin-friendly grapes can help uncork the industry’s potential.
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Posted on July 13, 2009
Still in Rotation
A 44-year-old cropping study offers a window on sustainability.
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Posted on July 8, 2009
Invisible Hands
In rural Wisconsin, Latino immigrants are the unseen labor that keeps the dairy industry running. Researchers and farmers are coming together to pull the veil off this vital, but fragile, workforce.
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Posted on July 7, 2009
No More Free Lunch
Farmers annoyed by unlikely pest.
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Kosovo: For Forage Crops, Timing is Everything
Helping farmers in Eastern Europe increase yields.
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Posted on April 2, 2009
Spraying Smart
Eco-Fruit growers find natural pest control pays off.
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The Lessons of Henry A. Wallace
Why FDR’s New Deal innovator is worth listening to today.
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Posted on March 27, 2009
A Herd of Their Own
School trains a new generation of dairy and livestock farmers.
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Posted on March 2, 2009
Senegal: Putting African Onions in the Pink
Breeders are helping Senegalese farmers produce more pink.
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Posted on February 27, 2009
Catch up with…Mark Crave BS’88, Dairy Science
The man behind the milk at the Crave Brothers Farm.
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Back-End Solutions
No way around it: Dairy farming means putting up with a lot of crap. But what if dairy’s biggest headache became its most reliable asset? It’s happening on one Wisconsin farm.