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Five new insights on food, energy, water, and ecosystem security
FEWscapes researchers have been working on science with a focus on applied problem-solving. Here are a few insights from their work.
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Midwest Growers View Conservation as Central to Farming, Survey Shows
Farmers in the Midwest are likely to react positively to policies that advance conservation goals — as long as those policies also take farm profitability seriously.
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Is It Time to Rethink the Wisconsin Phosphorus Index?
Available data suggest that, even if all farms comply with existing standards, nutrient levels in lakes and streams would likely not meet targets for safe fishing and swimming.
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Survey results show Midwest farmers’ views on farm financial programs and conservation
Researchers from the FEWscapes project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently published two research briefs highlighting Midwest farmers’ views on farm […]
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Principles for Policies to Advance Food, Energy, Water, and Ecosystem Security
How policies could be developed differently to reduce the risk of negative unintended consequences and increase FEW resilience.
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Why Co-Learning Between Science and Policy Is Essential for Resilience and Central to FEWscapes
Collaborative learning, or co-learning, is a reciprocal, collective act, and here is why it is important.