CALS in the News — Jan. 31- Feb. 08
News about or of interest to CALS faculty and staff.
Ellen Rulseh: Warming will cost us our northern paradise
The Capital Times (1/31/08)
Mentioned: David Mladenoff, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Distillers’ Grains Good Buy, But Watch Fat Content
Agri-View (1/31/08)
Quoted: Randy Shaver, Dairy Science
PEPS Program Proves Profitability Possible
Agri-View (1/31/08)
Quoted: Joe Lauer, Agronomy
Meeting weighs value of co-ops in fast-changing business climate
Rural Cooperatives (January/February 2008)
By: Lynn Pitman, University Center for Cooperatives
Why Worry About Weeds Now?
Wisconsin Agriculturist (2/08)
Mentioned: Christ Boerboom, Agronomy
(subscription required, free) (page 31)
4 guidelines help choose corn hybrids
Wisconsin Agriculturist (2/08)
Quoted: Joe Lauer, Agronomy
(subscription required, free) (page 31)
Dairy and Livestock: Agrivision
Wisconsin Agriculturist (2/08)
Quoted: Bob Cropp, Agricultural and Applied Economics
(subscription required, free) (page 20)
From bad clover to great medicine: Warfarin, widely used anticoagulant, turns 75
CALS News (2/1/08)
UNIQUE WHEY PROTEIN IS PROMISING SUPPLEMENT FOR STRICT PKU DIET
CALS News via UW Madison University Communications News Release (2/1/08)
Quoted: Denise Ney, Nutritional Sciences
Mentioned: Kathy Nelson, Center for Dairy Research
Nighttime Inspiration Developed Stemina
The Wisconsin State Journal (2/1/08)
Quoted: Beth Donley, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Mentioned: Gabriela Cezar, Animal Science
Nature the tinkerer
The Guardian (2/2/08)
Mentioned: Sean B. Carroll, Genetics
Review of Carroll’s book: The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
Supermarket sticker shock: Gasoline prices take a back seat to $4.50 for a gallon of milk
The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) (2/3/08)
Quoted: Bob Cropp, Agricultural and Applied Economics
UW finds better alternative to protein replacement
The Badger Herald (2/5/08)
Quoted: Denise Ney, Nutritional Sciences
Quoted: Mark Etzel, Food Science
Candy Heart Messages Go Way Back
The Capital Times (2/5/08)
By: Richard Hartel, Food Science
UW Plans To Renovate Five Old Buildings: The Nearly 100-year-old Structures Were Better Built Than 1960s-era Buildings That Are Coming Down
Wisconsin State Journal (2/5/08)
Cheese Prices Confusing
The Country Today (2/6/08)
Quoted: Robert Cropp, Agricultural and Applied Economics
(page 3B) (subscription required)
Class III Price Drops
The Country Today (2/6/08)
Quoted: Robert Cropp, Agricultural and Applied Economics
(page 7B) (subscription required)
State’s potato genebank keeps world spud supply safe
The Capital Times (2/8/08)
Quoted: John Bamberg, Horticulture, USDA Agricultural Research
Mentioned: David Spooner, Horticulture, USDA Agricultural Research
Topics of Interest
Farmers Receive Up-to-Date Information at Ag Day at the Capitol
Agri-View (1/31/08)
Mentioned: Discovery Farms
Daniels Serves as Dairy Industry Spokesman Through National Farm Bureau
Agri-View (1/31/08)
Campus Community Gathers To Discuss Ways to Slow Global Climate Change
Channel 3000 (2/1/08)
How Animals Gauge the Weather
MSNBC (2/1/08)
Dramatic change in state plants
Wisconsin State Journal (2/2/08)
Quoted: Don Waller, Botany
Botanical identities
Nature (2/4/08)
Quoted: Kenneth Cameron, Botany
Joshua Lederberg, 82, a Nobel Winner, Dies
The New York Times (2/4/08)
UW eyes big new site for research rodents
The Capital Times (2/05/08)
Matc Offers Course In Caring For Lab Animals
Wisconsin State Journal (2/7/08)