Category: Farming System
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Posted on January 1, 1996
Why make the transition to grazing? Wisconsin farmers share their perspectives
In 1994 and 1995, CIAS conducted case studies with six Wisconsin dairy farming families who’ve adopted management intensive rotational grazing practices. One topic these farmers […]
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Posted on October 1, 1995
CROPP study maps paths to small-scale co-op marketing success (Research Brief #18)
The 1993 study helped us see the potentials for marketing cooperatives, and the decisions CROPP has made since then are instructive for anyone interested in […]
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Posted on May 2, 1995
Land stewardship practices on the Krusenbaum organic dairy farm (Research Brief #17)
It’s important that we farm organically. That’s the whole reason we’re in farming. We have ethical reasons we feel it’s important to treat the soil […]
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Posted on May 1, 1995
An organic dairying overview from the Krusenbaum farm studies (Research Brief #16)
It’s important that we farm organically. That’s the whole reason we’re in farming. We have ethical reasons we feel it’s important to treat the soil […]
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Posted on January 1, 1995
The Grass IS Greener: Dairy Graziers Tell Their Stories
The report tells the story, from the perspective of the 16 Wisconsin and Minnesota farm families involved, of their involvement in an innovative research, education, […]
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Posted on January 1, 1994
Energy Use in the U.S. Food System: a summary of existing research and analysis
Energy derived from fossil fuel plays a central role in the production, processing and distribution of food. This paper summarizes existing research and analyses of […]
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Posted on April 4, 1993
Project evaluates forage production and potential in northern Wisconsin (Research Brief #15)
More than one million acres of forages are grown within 75 miles of Hayward in northwestern Wisconsin. The area relies heavily on growing forages and […]
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Posted on April 2, 1993
Milk production and quality of pastured cows rival confinement feeding (Research Brief #13)
Pastured Holstein cows are as productive as their haylage-fed counterparts in an Arlington Agricultural Research Station study. The study is comparing milk production and fat […]
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Posted on April 1, 1993
Grazing project combines strength of on-farm, research station studies (Research Brief #12)
Wisconsin dairy farmers are once again finding the value of pasture-based farming by intensively grazing their pastures. Although not a new practice in some areas […]
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Posted on February 1, 1993
Project provides valuable lessons at lambing time (Research Brief #10)
A livestock and forage production project at the Hayward Agricultural Research Station provided researchers with some valuable lessons at lambing time. The purpose of the […]