Tag: Agriculture
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Posted on February 25, 2020
These Insects Help Us. How Can We Help Them?
It’s a common late summer sight in south-central Wisconsin: a prairie in bloom, with tall, waving grasses peppered with bursts of yellow, purple, and white. […]
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Posted on October 11, 2019
Deep in the Weeds
If you were to come across a patch of thale cress poking through a crack in a parking lot, you might not think much of […]
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Posted on May 14, 2018
Ancient Method Helps Feed Present-Day Communities
In remote villages and rural towns from Guatemala to Costa Rica, horticulture professor James Nienhuis and his former grad student Erick Gutiérrez MS’17 are improving […]
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Posted on March 7, 2018
The Method Maker
Gerry Weiss, a Grant County farmer, scientist, and permaculturist, recounts a lifetime of innovation and collaboration with CALS and UW Cooperative Extension
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Posted on February 21, 2017
A Big-City Ag High School Blossoms
With leadership that includes CALS, Vincent Agricultural High School is reborn
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Posted on February 20, 2017
The Science Farm
A decades-long CALS field project offers key insights into different approaches to agriculture
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Posted on July 1, 2016
The Road from Farm to Market
CALS researchers are working to more efficiently and sustainably get products from growers to consumers
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Posted on June 19, 2014
Givers: Honoring Our Teachers
In honor of CALS’ 125th anniversary, a look at how alumni and friends help keep the college strong
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25th for CIAS: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems continues blazing trails
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Posted on March 6, 2014
Catch up with … Carl T. Wahl MS’10 Agroecology
MS’10 Agroecology
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Posted on November 20, 2013
Peru: Potato Exchange Benefits Peruvians
Peru, farmers hedge their bets. Located 12,000 feet above sea level, on the side of an Andean mountain, Puno has a growing season that’s short, cool and prone to frost.
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Posted on June 18, 2013
Happy Cows Everywhere
AMY STANTON joined CALS and UW-Extension in 2012 as a dairy science professor with particular expertise in animal well-being. Prior to joining CALS she was […]