CALS in the News for the Week of April 12-18
Open Seed Source News:
Plant Breeders Release First ‘Open Source Seeds’
NPR 4/17/2014
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Quoted: Jack Kloppenburg, Community and Environmental Sociology
Scientists, activists rally at UW-Madison to ‘Free the Seed’
The Cap Times 4/17/2014
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Quoted: Jack Kloppenburg, Community and Environmental Sociology
‘Open Source Seeds’ Hope To Make Agricultural Advancements Widely Available
Wisconsin Public Radio 4/17/2014
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Quoted: Jack Kloppenburg, Community and Environmental Sociology
Quoted: Claire Luby, graduate student, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Farmers, Activists Pledge To Keep New Seed Varieties Within Public Domain
Wisconsin Public Radio 4/17/2014
Quoted: Jack Kloppenburg, Community and Environmental Sociology
Gardening Meets Geekdom: The Open Source Seed Pledge
Gizmodo 4/18/2014
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Free seed movement starts on UW campus
Channel 3000 4/17/2014
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
UW Researchers Celebrate Open Source Seed Pledge
Farm Report
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Quoted: Jack Kloppenburg, Community and Environmental Sociology
Novel Open Source Seed Pledge aims to keep new vegetable and grain varieties free for all
UW-Madison News 4/15/2014
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Quoted: Jack Kloppenburg, Community and Environmental Sociology
Novel Open Source Seed Pledge aims to keep new vegetable and grain varieties free for all
CALS News 4/15/2014
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Quoted: Jack Kloppenburg, Community and Environmental Sociology
In the News:
Trait by trait, plant scientists swiftly weed out bad seeds through marker-assisted breeding
The Washington Post 4/16/2014
Quoted: Bill Tracy, Agronomy
Change farming for climate: US expert
Rural 4/17/2014
Quoted: Molly Jahn, Genetics
UW Researchers Hunt For New Antibiotics
Wisconsin Public Radio 4/14/2014
Mentioned: Cameron Currie, Bacteriology
Knowing Ants’ Food Preferences Are Key To Control
Wisconsin Public Radio 3/19/2014
Quoted: Phil Pellitteri, emeritus, Entomology
Sustainability leader on campus granted scholarship
The Badger Herald 4/17/2014
Mentioned: F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, student organization
Fracking sand mines credited for fluctuating property values
Great Lakes Echo 4/16/2014
Quoted: Dan Phaneuf, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Ticks likely winter survivors – Audio
CALS News 4/18/2014
Quoted: Susan Paskewitz, Entomology
Five things everyone should know about … sinkholes
CALS News 4/14/2014
Mentioned: John Panuska, Biological Systems Engineering
Congratulations to these 2014 CALS staff and faculty award winners
CALS News 4/13/2014
Mentioned: Numerous CALS faculty and staff
Of Interest:
Wisconsin ranks 8th in the country for supporting local food
The Cap Times 4/15/2014
John Deere’s Steel Plow Sparked A Global Powerhouse
Investors.com 4/16/2014
Land use regulation up for review
Morning Ag Clips 4/16/2014
Grilled cheese sandwiches becoming the toast of the food world
77 Square 4/17/2014