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Research Briefs

• Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Shepherd’s Grain
• Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Organic Valley
• Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Co-op Partners Warehouse
• Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Idaho’s Bounty
• Managed Grazing’s Effects on Soil Quality and Structure
• Pastured Heifers Grow Well and Have Productive First Lactations
• Finding a cost effective, persistent legume for Wisconsin pastures (Research Brief #85)
• Fall grazing management affects burdock populations in pastures (Research Brief #84)
• Perceptions of Raw Milk’s Risks and Benefits (Research Brief #83)
• Mid-scale food value chains case study: Red Tomato (Research Brief #82)
• Mid-scale food value chains case study: Country Natural Beef (Research Brief #79)
• Tradeoffs in ecosystem services using warm-season grasses in managed pastures (Research Brief #78)
• Does pasture-finished beef make the grade? (Research Brief #77)
• Tall fescue and Kura clover for dairy and beef stockers (Research Brief #76)
• Dairy farmers share custom heifer raising preferences (Research Brief #75)
• Farm-to-school program provides learning experience (Research Brief #74)
• How is cheese from pastured cows unique? (Research Brief #73)
• Valuing labor and improving efficiency on an integrated farm (Research Brief #72)
• Beneficial insect habitat in an apple orchard: Effects on pests (Research Brief #71)
• Do farming practices affect corn and soybean quality traits? (Research Brief #70)
• Home Grown Wisconsin: Marketing fresh produce cooperatively (Research Brief #69)
• Community Supported Agriculture farms: management and income (Research Brief #68)
• Community Supported Agriculture farms: national survey results (Research Brief #67)
• Flavor, not health claims, key in marketing pasture-based cheese (Research Brief #66)
• Biological control of Canada thistle: more work needed (Research Brief #65)
• Lawn care herbicide linked to reproductive problems in mice (Research Brief #64)
• Large-scale pastured poultry farming in the U.S. (Research Brief #63)
• Fresh market growers share pest management strategies (Research Brief #62)
• Ovsynch results variable on grass-based dairy farms (Research Brief #61)
• Apple disease control alternatives (Research Brief #60)
• Holstein steers show good gains on kura clover (Research Brief #59)
• Starting your own dairy farm (Research Brief #58)
• Raising poultry on pasture (Research Brief #57)
• Starting—and succeeding—as a Wisconsin dairy farmer (Research Brief #56)
• Dishing up local food on Wisconsin campuses (Research Brief #55)
• Community kitchens: key elements of success (Research Brief #54)
• Low-input forage rotation: similar returns, reduced costs (Research Brief #53)
• CSA: More for your money than fresh vegetables (Research Brief #52)
• Switchgrass production for biomass (Research Brief #51)
• Dairy grazing can provide good financial return (Research Brief #50)
• Wisconsin grazing networks: a status report (Research Brief #49)
• Echineacea as a tobacco crop alternative (Research Brief #48)
• Annual ryegrass trial shows limits, promise (Research Brief #47)
• Pastured poultry study addresses broad range of issues (Research Brief #46)
• Composted manures offer yield and disease resistance benefits (Research Brief #45)
• Diversity pays off on cash grain farms (Research Brief #44)
• Cropping systems trial provides unique analysis (Research Brief #43)
• Pesticide options in field crops: helping farmers with FQPA (Research Brief #42)
• Managing a CSA farm 2: community, economics, marketing and training (Research Brief #41)
• Managing a CSA farm 1:production, labor and land (Research Brief #40)
• New markets for producers: selling to colleges (Research Brief #39)
• New markets for producers: selling to retail stores (Research Brief #38)
• Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers (Research Brief #37)
• Stocker cattle convert pasture to profits (Research Brief #36)
• Outwintering dairy cattle: the fate of manure components (Research Brief #35)
• Sharemilking in Wisconsin: evaluating a farm entry/exit strategy (Research Brief #34)
• New Zealand’s dairy career path: could it work in Wisconsin? (Research Brief #33)
• Farm networks work: a CSA success story (Research Brief #32)
• Grazing’s potential: expansion’s effects on cash flow (Research Brief #31)
• Grazing’s potential: predicting expansion’s cost, profit (Research Brief #30)
• Women on dairy farms: juggling roles and responsibilities (Research Brief #29)
• Outwintering dairy cattle: manure management issues (Research Brief #28)
• Outwintering dairy cattle: animal health issues (Research Brief #27)
• Dairy farmer career paths: getting in, out, and by (Research Brief #26)
• Spreading the word: ag professionals and MIRG (Research Brief #25)
• Manure management research from an integrated perspective (Research Brief #24)
• Farmer-to-farmer networks: effective grass-roots sharing (Research Brief #23)
• Windbreaks: trees as technology for protecting Wisconsin’s topsoil (Research Brief #22)
• Community supported agriculture: growing food…and community (Research Brief #21)
• Windrow composting systems can be feasable, cost effective (Research Brief #20)
• Management intensive rotational grazing’s sense…and dollars (Research Brief #19)
• CROPP study maps paths to small-scale co-op marketing success (Research Brief #18)
• Land stewardship practices on the Krusenbaum organic dairy farm (Research Brief #17)
• An organic dairying overview from the Krusenbaum farm studies (Research Brief #16)
• Project evaluates forage production and potential in northern Wisconsin (Research Brief #15)
• Marketing beef cattle via satellite, video auction proves succesful in areas distant from markets (Research Brief #14)
• Milk production and quality of pastured cows rival confinement feeding (Research Brief #13)
• Grazing project combines strength of on-farm, research station studies (Research Brief #12)
• Long-term study evaluates impacts of six Wisonsin cropping systems (Research Brief #11)
• Project provides valuable lessons at lambing time (Research Brief #10)
• Making a sheperd’s life easier: how to handle a 300-ewe flock without a lot of help (Research Brief #9)
• Low-cost forage storage system saves time, labor (Research Brief #8)
• Beef, sheep can provide modest income souce in northern Wisconsin (Research Brief #7)
• Pilot project shows potenital for agricultural tourism in Wisconsin (Research Brief #6)
• Traps help monitor pine root weevil in Christmas trees (Research Brief #5)
• Organic potatoes: they can be grown, but can they be profitable? (Research Brief #4)
• Potato varieties show resistance to early blight (Research Brief #3)
• Preplant soil nitrate test saves money, protects groundwater (Research Brief #2)
• Sustainable agriculture: balancing profits and human and natural resources (Research Brief #1)

Reports

• Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Shepherd’s Grain
• Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Organic Valley
• Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Co-op Partners Warehouse
• Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Idaho’s Bounty
• Mentor-Intern Handbook for Dairy and Livestock Farmers
• Growing Wisconsin’s Grazing Future: Results of the Blue Sky Greener Pastures Consultation Process
• Wisconsin Grazing Initiative 2012 Report
• Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2012 Status Report
• Passing Along Farm Knowledge: A Mentor-Intern Handbook for Dairy and Livestock Farmers
• Cover Crops Case Studies: Gary Sommers Farm
• Cover Crops Case Studies: JenEhr Family Farm
• Value Chain Teaching Materials
• The Driftless Region Food and Farm Project
• Tiers of the Food System: A New Way of Thinking About Local and Regional Food
• Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2009 Status Report
• Scaling Up: Meeting the Demand for Local Food
• Grass-Based Dairy Products: Challenges and Opportunities
• Cover Crops on the Intensive Market Farm
• Forage Fescues in the Northern USA
• How does Managed Grazing Affect Wisconsin’s Environment?
• Custom Raising Dairy Heifers: Expectations and Perspectives of Wisconsin Dairy Producers
• The Wisconsin Beef Cattle Industry: A Snapshot
• Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2007 Status Report
• Milking More than Profit: Life Satisfaction on Wisconsin Dairy Farms
• Uncommon Fruits with Sustainability Potential
• Managed Grazing Education and Research in Wisconsin
• Would You, Should You, Could You?
• Becoming a Certified Organic Producer
• If You Serve It, Will They Come?
• Cheese from Pastured Cows: Comparing Taste, Texture and Color
• Life Satisfaction on Grazing Dairy Farms in Wisconsin
• The Future of Managed Grazing
• Dairy Your Way
• Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2005 Status Report
• Grower to Grower: Creating a Livelihood on a Fresh Market Vegetable Farm
• Grazing in the Dairy State
• Poultry Your Way
• Fruit with Potential for Wisconsin Farms
• Overview of Organic Cranberry Production
• Specialty Cheese in Wisconsin: Opportunities and Challenges
• The Social Implications of Management Intensive Rotational Grazing: An Annotated Bibliography
• Pastures of plenty: Financial performance of Wisconsin grazing dairy farms
• Working with Retail Buyers
• Wisconsin Soil Health Scorecard
• Scouting Vegetables for Pests
• A Matter of Scale: Small Farms in the North Central Region
• CSA Across the Nation: Findings from the 1999 and 2001 CSA Surveys
• Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2003 Status Report
• Pesticide Use and Risk Reduction: An Investment in the Future of Wisconsin Agriculture
• Integrated Pest Management: An Overview for Market Growers
• Integrated Weed Management for Fresh Market Production
• Building Soil Organic Matter with Organic Amendments
• The Art and Science of Composting
• New Zealand internships provide eye-opening experience
• Nurturing the Next Generation of Wisconsin’s Dairy Farmers
• Selling Certified Organic Produce to Retail Produce Markets in the Upper Midwest
• Echinacea as a Tobacco Crop Alternative
• Something to Cheer About
• Dairy farmer career paths
• Regional Food Systems Research: Needs, Priorities, and Recommendations
• The Grass IS Greener: Dairy Graziers Tell Their Stories
• Energy Use in the U.S. Food System: a summary of existing research and analysis

Journal Articles

• CIAS Provides IPM Expertise to Apple Growers through Conference Calls and Blogging
• EQIP support for IPM in Wisconsin Orchards
• Coming into the Foodshed
• Radially Organized Teams

Newsletters

• Grass Clippings: February 2009
• Grass Clippings: August 2008
• Grass Clippings: April 2008
• Grass Clippings: August 2007
• Grass Clippings: May 2007
• Grass Clippings: February 2007
• Grass Clippings: November 2006
• Grass Clippings: August 2006
• The Wisconsin Foodshed

Enterprise Budgets

• Specialty Foods Enterprise Budget
• Dairy Sheep Enterprise Budget
• Dairy Goat Enterprise Budget
• Poultry Enterprise Budget

Other Resources

• Wisconsin Grazing Activities Resource List
• Fun Grazing Facts Fortune Teller
• Price Tags/Cost Tags
• Farm to School Toolkits
• Farm to School Projects at CIAS
• 2010 Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas
• CIAS: a catalyst for sustainable agriculture and food ideas in Wisconsin
• Wisconsin College and University Programs and Projects in Sustainable Agriculture
• Distribution Models for Local Food
• Savor The Flavor Of Local Food With The 2008 Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas
• Cows turn Pasture into Milk
• Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum for High School Educators Announced
• Stories From the Field: Environmental Research at the University of Wisconsin
• Resource CD Provides Facts and Tools for Fresh Market Vegetable Growers
• Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers CD set
• Designing and building a New Zealand-style milking parlor
• Sustainable agriculture curriculum materials