Agriculture

Farm Animals Need To Keep Cool During Heat Waves Too

UW-Extension

Hot weather and a high heat index are a challenge for farmers each summer. During heat waves, farmers need to take precautions for their animals to minimize the risk of injury and sickness from prolonged exposure to high temperatures and humidity.

10 Tips For Safely Using Produce From A Flooded Garden

Barbara Ingham

UW-Extension

After flooding occurs, gardeners often raise questions about the safety of consuming produce from gardens that were under water for a day or two.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Bayfield County Confronts Challenges Of Regulating A Potential CAFO

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The debate over a proposed large hog operation in Bayfield County raises questions over how much power Wisconsin's local governments have to regulate farms.

Series: Local Food Science

Seed To Kitchen Collaborative Seeks More Flavors For Local Produce

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

While local food can be viewed as both an eternal and contemporary concept, a basic way-of-life present throughout humanity's history and a fashionable type of grocery purchase, the science behind what it is and means is still taking shape.

Series: Local Food Science

For Wisconsin's Consumers, 'Local' Food Means Produced Within The State

Bret Shaw

UW-Madison

Laura Witzling

UW-Madison

David Trechter

UW-Extension

Wisconsin consumers widely agree that "local" food means food grown within the state. However, most Wisconsin shoppers do not consider food grown in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota to be "local," a new statewide survey shows.

Series: Local Food Science

University of Wisconsin Gets Involved In Local Food Movement

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Andy Soth

PBS Wisconsin

UW-Madison researchers are helping extend the science behind the farm to table movement. Its idea is to source more food from local farms to improve nutritional opportunities and local economies.

What The Future Holds For Former Propellant Facility

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

The Badger Army Ammunition Plant in Sauk County was once the world's largest military propellant manufacturing facility, and contamination problems linger. Now, the Wisconsin DNR, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Ho-Chunk Nation are planning the future of the site.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Why Kewaunee County Is A Flashpoint For CAFOs And Water Quality

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Kewaunee County, home to about 20,000 people on the lower half of the Door Peninsula, is hardly the only place in Wisconsin that's seen a rapid growth of concentrated animal feeding operations, but it has become central to a debate over how to regulate manure irrigation.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

What An Audit Of DNR Wastewater Violation Enforcement Practices Found

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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The Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau found the state Department of Natural Resources has sent notices to only a small percentage of wastewater facilities and CAFOs that could be committing violations. Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Chairperson Terry Hilgenburg discusses these findings.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

An Environmental Group's Perspective On The Audit Of DNR Enforcement

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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Environmental groups are sounding the alarm over enforcement of wastewater violations in the state in the wake of an audit of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Amber Meyer Smith, director of programs and governement relations at Clean Wisconsin, shares her take on the situation.