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The Cutting Edge Podcast Episode #38: Winter Camelina as an Oilseed Crop

An interview with three people in the vanguard of winter camelina commercialization efforts as an oilseed cash crop in the Upper Midwest. Colin Cureton is Director of Adoption and Scaling at the University of Minnesota’s Forever Green Initiative. Matthew Tentis is a 3rd generation farmer on White Barn Acres near Kellogg, Minnesota focused on raising […]

Emerging Crops Lunch and Learn: Malting Barley

UW-Madison Extension Educators Jerry Clark (Chippewa County) and Carl Duley (Buffalo County) talk about their research of malting barley, including fertility trials, fungicide applications, winter hardiness, and yield of different cultivars of winter barley as well as the status of the malting industry and its relationship with craft breweries in the Upper Midwest.

Stockpile grazing: A strategy for extending the grazing season

Stockpile grazing is a technique that can help minimize the high cost of winter feeding. A goal common to nearly all grazing operations is extending the grazing season as late into the year as possible. Using livestock to harvest forage is the most cost-effective method of feeding your animals, and every additional day of grazing has positive implications on farm finances.

The Cutting Edge Podcast Episode #37: Chippewa Valley Bean

Chippewa Valley Bean Vice President Charles Wachsmuth talks about the history of the family business, current markets, and what makes them unique in the world of kidney beans. Located in Menomonie, WI, Chippewa Valley Bean is the world’s largest processor of kidney beans, exports to 35 countries worldwide, and has tripled in size over the […]

Field Notes Episode 6: Frost Seeding

March is mud month in Wisconsin. While this season may not be particularly pretty on the eyes, the freeze and thaw of the soil presents farmers with an opportunity to seed small-seeded plants like clovers into a fall-established wheat crop.

Emerging Crops Lunch and Learn: Kernza

Priscila Pinto, postdoc researcher in the Picasso lab at UW-Madison, and Nicole Tautges, Agroecologist at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, WI, share their updates on Kernza perennial grain.