Tag: Agriculture
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Posted on November 8, 2021
UW’s Organic Acreage
Much of UW’s organic agriculture research takes place on 142 acres, most of it certified, located on four agricultural research stations in different parts of […]
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These Scientists Have Sequenced the Cranberry Genome. Now They’re Looking to Share It.
Juan Zalapa is building a library. But it doesn’t house classic literature or thick textbooks. This one is all about cranberries. Zalapa’s construction materials […]
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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
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