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Vegetable weed management research update
Thanks for a great audience at the WABA Ag Classic! Here’s the presentation as promised: Vegetable weed management research update – WI Ag Classic
January 12, 20212020 Processing Crops Conference presentations available online
With many thanks to the presenters and those that joined our recent virtual Processing Crops Conference, recordings of the presentations are now available online. The presentations this year include pest management, production and variety development …
January 11, 2021Get it Together: Holistic potato production research to protect groundwater quality
Next growing season we’ll be embarking in an exciting new research area looking at holistic, innovative potato production systems that are profitable AND protect groundwater quality. Learn more about what we’re going to give “the …
November 9, 2020Considerations in strawberry renovation weed management
Thanks to all that participated online in the Wisconsin/Minnesota Berry Clinic today. Here’s my short presentation on a framework for strawberry renovation weed management. Have a productive and safe harvest! Considerations in strawberry renovation weed …
May 27, 2020Grape spring weed management update
‘Tis the season to be thinking about spring weed management in grape vineyards. Here’s a short presentation about considerations in choosing management tools from our Minnesota and Wisconsin grape update virtual meeting today. As always, …
April 22, 2020
Outreach publications and online resources that guide day-to-day decision making:
WorldCrops: a listing of crops grown around the world
FAO listing of underutilized food crops
A presentation library from conferences and meetings:
The future of specialty crops in the Upper Midwest: Processing Crops Conference 2018
Wisconsin specialty agriculture overview-International Carrot Conference 2019
Recent peer-reviewed journal and popular press articles:
Silva, E.M., J. Klink, E. McKinney, J. Price, P. Deming, H. Rivedal, and J. Colquhoun. 2019. Attitudes of university campus dining customers towards sustainability-related food values. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. Firstview 1-6
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