Erin Silva: Agroecology and Organic Grain Research

11/22/22 • 28 min

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/.

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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Cathy Erway: The Art of Eating In

Cathy Erway is a James Beard and IACP (The International Association of Culinary Professionals) award winning food writer and the author of the cookbooks “The Food of Taiwan”, “Sheet Pan Chicken”, and the memoir “The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove”. She hosts the podcast Self Evident, exploring Asian America's stories. Tune in to learn more about:

Cathy’s experience living in New York and how she learned to stop eating out and eating at home;
Her blog about not eating out in the city;
Food and packaging waste;
Her inspiration for writing the cookbook “The Food of Taiwan”;
Day and midnight markets in Taiwan;
Her podcast on Heritage Radio Network Eat your words;
Self Evident, the community podcast that explores Asian American stories.

To learn more about Cathy, go to https://theartofeatingin.com/.

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Bill Tracy: Breeding Sweet Corn

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/.