Project News
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Indigenous-led research examines the health of restored manoomin in the St. Louis River Estuary
For Ojibwe people, wild rice—manoomin—is far more than a food source. It is a sacred relative, central to culture, identity, and community well‑being. Yet over the past century, manoomin beds in the St. Louis River Estuary near Superior, WI were nearly lost. Only in the last decade, after sustained restoration efforts, has the rice begun
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UW‘s statewide network of hyper-local weather stations gives Wisconsin growers a powerful tool to reduce costs and improve yields
If you closed your eyes — and maybe if David Bartling wasn’t trying to shout over the roar of harvesting machinery — you might guess he was talking about his software business or a chemistry lab. Not the weather on the farm. “The more data, the better,” says Bartling, co-owner of Bartling’s Manitowish Cranberry Co.
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Tribes in Wisconsin and UW–Madison Forge Landmark Food Sovereignty Partnership
Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized Tribes have formally united in an unprecedented coalition to reclaim control of their food systems, advancing a collective vision for long-term food sovereignty. Also significant, they’ve enlisted UW–Madison as a strategic research and capacity-building partner. Tribes in Wisconsin are collaborating to reestablish traditional food systems that have been lost over time.
