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Soil, Water & Nutrient Management Meetings
Registration fee is $45 (includes registration, information packet, and lunch) {4 hours of Certified Crop Advisor CEU credits have been requested} The schedule for the 2019 Soil, Water & Nutrient Management Meetings is listed below. Presentation topics will include: Comparing tillage practices and nitrogen rates…
New Survey to Shed Light on Trade-offs Between Food Safety and Conservation Practices on Produce Farms in the Eastern United States
By Daniel Weller, Patrick Baur, and Aaron Adalja Recent studies have suggested that on-farm food safety practices can have unexpected economic and ecological impacts. Despite the potential for negative consequences, limited data are available on the costs and benefits of implementing specific practices. Co-managing farms…
Call to Action – Teaching Directive / Funding for Potato Research
New Legislation Supports Wisconsin Potato Research By Jordan Lamb, DeWitt LLP Support for UW State Specialists – AB 556 / SB 497 State Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) and State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) have introduced legislation that will help applied agricultural researchers who are…
USDA Encourages Affected Producers to Contact Agents for Delayed Harvest
Producers can file a Notice of Loss and request more time to harvest The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said today that producers who currently participate in Federal crop insurance and are experiencing a delay in harvesting their crop should contact their Approved Insurance Provider…
Decision-Making Guides for ARC and PLC
Signup for 2019 crop year closes on March 15; signup for 2020 crop year closes on June 30 Resources are available to help producers make decisions about enrolling in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), commodity support programs administered by the USDA…
Potato Growers Needed for Participatory Research Project
Are you interested in engaging in participatory research on soil microbial diversity and disease suppression in midwestern potato production fields? We are continuing a research project funded by the USDA Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan (Suppressing diseases and optimizing yield…
Grower Survey on On-Farm Food Safety and Conservation Practices
Message from Dr. Daniel Weller, University of Rochester Hi, I hope all is going well. A group of researchers at Cornell University, the University of California, and the University of Rochester are working on a project to understand and model trade-offs between food safety and conservation…
Researchers Using Advanced Imaging to Detect Blight in Potatoes
Researchers in the WARF Accelerator program are using advanced imaging technology to detect late blight in potatoes, which famously led to the Irish potato famine in the mid-nineteenth century. In a recent interview, program manager Greg Keenan highlighted some of the top innovations getting investment…
Processing Vegetable Crops Meeting March 4th
Extension University of Wisconsin-Madison is sponsoring the annual Processing Vegetable Crops Meeting on Wednesday March 4, 2020 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (lunch included), at the Hancock Agricultural Research Station, N3909 County Rd V Hancock, WI 54943. Registration from 8:30 to 9:00 am. This…
