In the News:

Interrogating the network: The year in social media research
Neiman Lab Harvard 12/18/2013
Mentioned: Dominique Brossard, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communication

Mean-spirited online comments having negative impact on science
Contra Costa Times 12/14/2013
Mentioned: Dominique Brossard, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communication

New technology could help crops thrive in crowded fields
Agri-View 12/18/2013
Quoted: Richard Vierstra, Genetics

Dairy reproduction discussed in November seminars
Agri-View 12/18/2013
Quoted: Paul Fricke, Dairy Science

Roundup of key soybean diseases from 2013 season
Agri-View 12/18/2013
Mentioned: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology

SWAG names Nicole Reese executive director
GazetteXtra 12/19/2013
Nicole Reese, alumnus, Agriculture Education

‘Coolbean the Soybean’ Written to Educate Kids About Food
Wisconsin Ag Connection 12/19/2013
Quoted: Shawn Conley, Agronomy

Coolbean the Soybean: CALS agronomist pens children’s book
CALS News 12/16/2013
Quoted: Shawn Conley, Agronomy

Using grass to improve dairy feeding – Audio
CALS News 12/20/2013
Quoted: Dan Undersander, Agronomy

Students and dairies both benefit from the new Badger Dairy Challenge
CALS News 12/20/2013
Mentioned: Dairy Science

Alice in Dairyland pays Turner District a visit
BDN Connection 12/18/2013
Mentioned: Kristin Olson, alumnus, Life Sciences Communication

Commentary: Dairy farmers committed to animal well-being
Greenbaypressgazette.com 12/18/2013
Mentioned: Dairy Science

Of Interest:

Wisconsin the clear U.S. winner at the World Cheese Awards
JS Online 12/17/2013

Hormonal Wells Found In State’s Karst Region
Wisconsin Public Radio

An assault on farming by Luddites
Chron 12/09/2013

Animal welfare groups petition USDA to rules for poultry plants
The Washington Post 12/17/2013

Movember Dairy Coalition Celebrates Successful First Movember Campaign
AgWeb 12/18/2013

Local farmer donates cranberries to school
Wisconsinrapidstribune.com 12/16/2013