Eco-Fruit Program
The Eco-Fruit Program, a collaboration between the UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and several apple growers around Wisconsin, is working to reduce grower reliance on pesticides while helping growers find the best growing practices for their farm. The program has increased growers’ exposure to new equipment and allowed them to talk with UW-Madison experts throughout the growing season through the project’s AppleTalk program - a weekly conference call between growers and faculty from April through August. The Eco-Fruit Project has successfully reduced pesticide risk to human health and the environment by 46 percent.
Focus Areas
Project Leader
Michelle Miller
Program Manager / Associate Director
- Department/Unit
- Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
- School or College
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences