News

Should the feds let more wildfires burn?
My San Antonio 8/27/2015
Quoted: Sue Stewart, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Blue Sky Science: How do cows make milk? – Video
Wisconsin State Journal 8/24/2015
Quoted: Laura Hernandez, Dairy Science

State cheese takes top honor in Dairy Expo contest
Wisconsin State Journal 8/24/2015
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant

Cooperative steps up to bring grocery to Allied Drive neighborhood
Wisconsin State Journal 8/28/2015
Quoted: Anne Reynolds, Center for Cooperatives

Saliva-based fertility test wins Madison pitch contest
Wisconsin State Journal 8/28/2015
Quoted: Katie Brenner, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry
Mentioned: Doug Weibel, Biochemistry

Madison startup bluDiagnostics wins Pressure Chamber, earns meeting with West Coast investors
The Capital Times 8/27/2015
Quoted: Katie Brenner, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry

BluDiagnostics Wins Again As WI Pledges Cash For Women Entrepreneurs
Xconomy 8/27/2015
Quoted: Katie Brenner, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry

Writer calls for long-term thinking about water quality
Madison Magazine 8/28/2015
Quoted: Eric Booth, Agronomy
Quoted: Adena Rissman, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Quoted: Chris Kucharik, Agronomy

Dairy farmers concerned about immigration discussion – Video
WISC-TV (Madison) 8/27/2015
Quoted: Mark Stephenson, Agricultural and Applied Economics

For the Record: Dane County Parks mark anniversary
WISC-TV (Madison) 8/26/2015
Quoted: Patty Loew, Life Sciences Communication

Science On Tap Explores Pollinators Disappearance
WXPR Wisconsin Public Radio 8/26/2015
Mentioned: Jeremy Hemberger, Graduate Student, Entomology

Acid Whey – Video
Wisconsin Dairy News 8/2015
Quoted: Mike Molitor, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research
Quoted: Dean Sommer, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research

Wisconsin Dairy News: Acid whey
WKOW TV (Madison) 8/26/2015
Mentioned: Mike Moliter, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research

Wisc researchers deploy drones for cranberry moth control
UAS Magazine 8/25/2015
Quoted: Shawn Steffan, Entomology
Mentioned: Brian Luck, Biological Systems Engineering

Researchers deploy insect ‘birth control’ to protect cranberry crop
Farm and Dairy 8/26/2015
Quoted: Shawn Steffan, Entomology
Mentioned: Brian Luck, Biological Systems Engineering

Study finds no evidence of health benefits in raw milk
The Country Today 8/24/2015
Quoted: John Lucey, Food Science and Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research

Field day focuses on reduced till
Agri-View 8/24/2015
Quoted: Erin Silva, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Arlington Agricultural Research Station

Alumni to host tailgate party, auction
Agri-View 8/25/2015
Mentioned: Kate VandenBosch, CALS Dean

Blank: Lots of water, lots of corn, 1,140 miles
Agri-View 8/27/2015
Mentioned: Peninsular Agricultural Research Station

Early Harvest May Improve Corn-Silage Starch Digestibility
KTIC 840 Rural Radio 8/24/2015
Quoted: Randy Shaver, Dairy Science

Organic Vegetable Field Day Slated for September 8
Wisconsin Ag Connection 8/28/2015
Quoted: Julie Dawson, Horticulture
Mentioned: West Madison Agricultural Research Station

Exhibitors for ‘Innovation Square’
Wisconsin State Farmer 8/21/2015
Quoted: John Shutske, CALS Associate Dean
Mentioned: Department of Biological Systems Engineering
Mentioned: Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Beauty exists at Hancock Agricultural Research Station (PDF)
Resorter 8/21/2015
Quoted: Felix Navarro, Hancock Agricultural Research Station
Mentioned: Hancock Agricultural Research Station

Visiting the Agricultural Research Station
AgClips 8/24/2015
Quoted: Nancy Esser, Marshfield Agricultural Research Station
Mentioned: Marshfield Agricultural Research Station

Packed Jersey Valley watershed tour
AgClips 8/26/2015
Mentioned: UW Discovery Farms program

UW Organic Vegetable Field Day features veggie tasting event
AgClips 8/27/2015
Quoted: Julie Dawson, Horticulture
Mentioned: Ruth Genger, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Amanda Gevens, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Mentioned: Russell Groves, Entomology
Mentioned: Erin Silva, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Phil Simon, Horticulture
Mentioned: Bill Tracy, Agronomy
Mentioned: West Madison Agricultural Research Station

UW Organic Vegetable Field Day features veggie tasting event
UW-Madison News 8/27/2015
Quoted: Julie Dawson, Horticulture
Mentioned: Ruth Genger, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Amanda Gevens, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Irwin Goldman, Horticulture
Mentioned: Russell Groves, Entomology
Mentioned: Erin Silva, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Phil Simon, Horticulture
Mentioned: Bill Tracy, Agronomy
Mentioned: West Madison Agricultural Research Station

Farm to school food program grows – Audio
CALS News 8/28/2015
Quoted: Vanessa Herald, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

Of Interest

UW ranked one of the best schools in the world
WXOW La Crosse 8/25/2015

UW-Madison second best in Big Ten, academic ranking says
The Journal Times 8/25/2015

There’s a new sustainable ag technique in town, and it’s cleaning up
Grist 8/25/2015