CALS in the News for the Week of March 8-14
In the News:
Cherry Crop Suffers From Long, Harsh Winter
Wisconsin Public Radio 3/12/14
Quoted: Matt Stasiak, Agricultural Research Stations
Organic Agriculture Research Growing At Midwestern Universities
Wisconsin Public Radio 3/07/14
Quoted: Erin Silva, Agronomy
Wisconsin potatoes: A rainbow of opportunities
Marshfieldnewsherald.com 3/11/14
Author: Kristin Olson, alumnus, Agricultural Journalism
Mentioned: Hancock Agricultural Research Station
Head Injuries: Tiny Subjects Shed Light
On Wisconsin
Quoted: Barry Ganetzky, Genetics
Even while adapting, some Wisconsin farmers are climate skeptics
The Country Today 3/10/14
Quoted: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics
UW-Madison’s Dairy Science Dept. to Hold Spring Visit Day
Wisconsin Ag Connection 3/10/14
Mentioned: Department of Dairy Science
Beef supply shrinking, prices going up
Globegazette.com 3/11/14
Quoted: Jeff Sindelar, Animal Science
Drought sends prices soaring: No relief from spike predicted any time soon
Missoulian 3/09/14
Quoted: Jeff Sindelar, Animal Science
USDA Wants to Step Up Innovation Research
Science News 3/07/14
Quoted: Molly Jahn, Genetics
Wisconsin Nitrogen Summit Will Address Environmental And Health Concerns
Wisconsin Agriculturalist 3/12/14
Quoted: Ken Genskow, Urban and Regional Planning
Wisconsin Nitrogen Summit will address environmental and health concerns
Agri-View 3/09/14
Mentioned: CALS
Assessing runoff risk – Audio
CALS News 3/14/14
Quoted: Laura Good, Soil Science
Quoted: Rick Wayne, Soil Science
A college is born – Video
CALS News 3/10/14
Mentioned: Michael Bell, Community and Environmental Sociology
UW-Madison dairy science department to hold spring visit day April 11
CALS News 3/10/14
Mentioned: Department of Dairy Science
Quoted: Kent Weigel, Dairy Science
Paradigm shifts, great discoveries and shining moments
CALS News 3/11/14
Mentioned: Numerous CALS faculty
Of Interest:
Agriculture, entertainment or housing: Detroit seeks developers with ideas for closed school buildings
M Live 3/13/14
A Tale of Two Winters
Time 3/13/14
Warm-Up Makes Manure Runoff A Risk
Wisconsin Agriculturalist 3/10/14
Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling
The New York Times 3/08/14
‘Seed libraries’ try to save the world’s plants
The Boston Globe 3/09/14