CALS in the News for the Week of September 7-13
In the News:
Scientists help farmers create greener dairies
Madison.com 9/09/2013
Quoted: Matt Ruark, Soil Science
Sept. 19 field day to look at establishing perennial grass for bioenergy crops
CALS News 9/11/2013
Mentioned: Kevin Shinners, Biological Systems Engineering
Q&A on Cover Crops with Matt Ruark
UW Extension 8/30/2013
Quoted: Matt Ruark, Soil Science
Chris Rickert: Water in to water out, Watertown to Pewaukee
Wisconsin State Journal 9/12/2013
Quoted: Suzan Nitzke, Nutritional Sciences
CALS honors four Wisconsin ag leaders and two agricultural scientists
CALS News 9/12/2013
Mentioned: Roger Blobaum, alumnus
Mentioned: Henry Fribourg, alumnus
Mentioned: Allan Schultz, alumnus
Mentioned: Warren Gabelman, emeritus
Lasker Awards Go to Five Scientists and Gateses
The New York Times 9/09/2013
Mentioned: Richard Scheller, alumnus, Biochemistry
Manitowoc County Farm Focus: Ran-Rose Farms in rural Reedsville
Htrnews.com 9/05/2013
Mentioned: Corey and Angela Geiger, UW CALS alumni
UW-Madison alumnus wins major award for exploring chemistry of the nervous system
CALS News 9/12/2013
Quoted: Richard Scheller, alumnus, Biochemistry
UW faculty say GOP gunning for shared governance
The Cap Times 9/09/2013
Quoted: William Tracy, Agronomy
WAC Showcase Auction benefits education projects statewide
Wisconsin State Farmer 9/12/2013
Mentioned: Arlington Agricultural Research Station
New Threat to Shared Governance
Higher Ed 9/09/2013
Quoted: William Tracy, Agronomy
UW Ag Economist Examines Trends in State Farmland Values
Wisconsin Ag Connection 9/09/2013
Quoted: Bruce Jones, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Group questions unintended consequences of federally subsidized crop insurance
Wisconsin State Farmer 9/12/2013
Mentioned: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Wisconsin’s booming grape crop at risk of herbicide drift
WisconsinWatch.org 9/08/2013
Quoted: Jed Colquhoun, Horticulture
Quoted: Judy Reith-Rozelle, former assistant superintendent of West Madison Agricultural Research Station
Growth In Farmland Values Reflects The Economics Of Cows Vs. Corn
Wisconsin Agriculturalist 9/09/2013
Quoted: Bruce Jones, Agricultural and Applied Economics
America’s Dairyland finding new markets with Hispanic cheeses
JS Online 9/10/2013
Quoted: Luis Jimenez-Maroto, Center for Dairy Research
Of Interest:
Wolf hunting still divides Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal 9/10/2013
U.S. approves Chinese company’s purchase of Smithfield
Politico 9/06/2013
Short on rain, Wisconsin slides back into drought
Wisconsin State Farmer9/12/2013
Tree-killing emerald ash borer continues spreading across state
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 9/07/2013
Rethinking the Scale of Graduate Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education 9/09/2013