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CALS in the News for the weeks of December 17 – 30

In the News

Federal grant to spur construction of weather, soil monitoring network to aid Wisconsin farmers
Wisconsin Public Radio, 12/16/22
Quoted: Chris Kucharik, Agronomy
Mentioned: Agricultural Research Stations

WPR’s top stories of 2022
Wisconsin Public Radio, 12/30/22
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology

Snow way! Blizzard conditions past and future haunt utilities…and trees
Burnett County Sentinel, 12/23/22
Quoted: Laura Jull, Horticulture

UW-Madison to receive millions of dollars in federal spending bill
The Cap Times, 12/23/22
Mentioned: Marshfield Agricultural Research Station

Understanding the basics with backyard chicken farming
WNCY-FM, 12/21/22
Interviewed: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Machinery related highway fatalities remain high
Brownfield Ag News, 12/19/22
Interviewed: John Shutske, Biological Systems Engineering

Why Mary Wimmer Chose Cheese as the Subject of Her New Novel
The Cheese Professor Blog, 12/1/22
Mentioned: Dean Sommer, Center for Dairy Research

Funding focuses on next-generation crops
Agri-View, 12/29/22
Mentioned: Shawn Kaeppler, Agronomy
Mentioned: Natalia de Leon, Agronomy

Cooperative promotes climate-smart agriculture
Agri-View, 12/28/22
Mentioned: Erin Silva, Plant Pathology

$255 Million Coming To Wisconsin
Mid-West Farm Report, 12/28/22
Mentioned: Marshfield Agricultural Research Station

More Dairy Impact Grants Coming
Mid-West Farm Report, 12/28/22
Quoted: John Lucey, Food Science
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research

Of Interest

Let cranberries be labeled ‘healthy,’ Wisconsin Congress members tell FDA
Wisconsin State Journal, 12/23/22

Property owners must now clear away salt, not just snow and ice, from sidewalks
Wisconsin State Journal, 12/16/22

UW-Richland advocates blame UW-Platteville for enrollment problems
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/21/22

Opinion: People of color face barriers, legacy of discrimination in agriculture
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/27/22

CALS in the News is a weekly selection of media stories quoting or mentioning CALS faculty, staff, students, alumni, research and programs. Other stories of interest to the UW–Madison community and those in the fields of agriculture and the life sciences are also included. This list is produced by CALS External Relations. Read more about our mission and methodology for curating this list.