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5:00 am
Thu May 16, 2013

As Farm Bill Makes Its Way Into Senate, SNAP Remains At Fore Of Discussion

A new Farm Bill is on its way to the full Senate where it will likely pass. 

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Agriculture
5:13 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

National Guard Agricultural Advisors Returns Home From Afghanistan

Credit Shawn Johnson/WPR
Staff Sergeant Jason Walters gets hugs from his kids as he returns home to Madison after a four month deployment in Afghanistan.

  A National Guard unit charged with developing agriculture in Afghanistan returned home to Madison today after about a four-month deployment overseas.

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Agriculture
6:00 am
Fri May 10, 2013

Drought Officially Over, Though Its Impact Lingers

Credit Madison Guy (CC-BY)
Last year's drought has officially ended, though low soil moisture remains.

Rain and snow have kept many farmers out of the fields, but the extra precipitation has served at least one good purpose: The drought is officially over.

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Agriculture
5:14 pm
Tue May 7, 2013

Research Project To Study Link Between Farms, Climate

Credit Ron Nichols, USDA (CC-BY-NC)
A new study, whose leaders include the University of Wisconsin, will investigate the linkages between the climate and agriculture.

  U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a grant for researching agriculture and the climate, during a visit to Wisconsin today.

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Agriculture
9:20 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

Sprayed Fertilizer Method Raises Concerns Over Drifting Manure

Credit OldOnliner (CC-BY-NC-SA) / http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldonliner/2887475281/
File: A center pivot irrigation system outside Janesville. Some large farm operations are using systems like these to spray liquid manure on their fields.

A small number of Wisconsin farms have started using a new way to spray manure on crops. Some citizen groups want more say-so, over whether the method is good for the environment.

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