Bill Tracy: Breeding Sweet Corn

11/29/22 • 28 min

Bill Tracy is a Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Chair of the Masters program in Agroecology as well as Clif Bar and Organic Valley Endowed Chair in Plant Breeding for Organic Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Tune in to learn more about:

Sweet corn breeding; - Breeding for climate; - Why diversity of crops and perennials are important; - The experiments with perennializing of sweet corn; - Nixtamalized corn.

To learn more about Professor Bill Tracy go to https://agronomy.wisc.edu/bill-tracy/.

Sweet corn breeding; - Breeding for climate; - Why diversity of crops and perennials are important; - The experiments with perennializing of sweet corn; - Nixtamalized corn.

To learn more about Professor Bill Tracy go to https://agronomy.wisc.edu/bill-tracy/.

Previous Episode

Erin Silva: Agroecology and Organic Grain Research

Dr. Erin Silva is an Associate Professor and State Extension Specialist in Organic and Sustainable Cropping Systems in the Department of Plant Pathology as well as the Director for the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW-Madison. Tune in to learn more about:

Her work in agroecology and how this is associated with organic agriculture;
Why we need a diversity of crops and a diversity of farmers;
On farm research;
The Organic Grain Resource and Information Network (OGRAIN), a comprehensive program to provide educational support to new, transitioning and experienced organic grain farmers;
Research on growing domestic organic sunflowers and sunflower oil;
Climate smart agriculture;
Why investment in organic research will benefit everyone in the agriculture system;
Why we need a sustainable and more healthier food system.

To learn more about Dr. Silva go to https://cias.wisc.edu/directory/17158/.

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Reginaldo Haslett Marroquin: The Regenerative Poultry

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin engages immigrants, farmers old and new, and established agricultural entrepreneurs in his life's work of designing, refining, and championing a global model for poultry-powered, planet cooling, scalable and regenerative agriculture. Reginaldo has immersed himself in this work by launching the non-profit Regenerative Agriculture Alliance, co-founding the Tree-Range® Chicken brand, and recently being named CEO of Tree-Range® Farms. He is creating opportunities to heal the earth, and bringing back the hope of a restorative future by introducing real and tangible ways we can change the world today through regenerative practices. He is also the author of the book “In the Shadow of Green Man: My Journey from Poverty and Hunger to Food Security and Hope". Tune in to learn more about:

Regenerative agriculture and the regenerative poultry system;
Tree-Range® Farms, and why they are putting chicken back where they belong - in the jungle;
Ancestral wisdom of the regenerative system;
Access to land and finance.

To learn more about Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, go to http://www.treerangefarms.com.