In the News

Opinion: Congress limits conservation easement write-offs — that’s good for conservation and taxpayers
The Hill, 1/11/23
Author: Dominic Parker, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Legislation by Sen. Tammy Baldwin requires more transparency around foreign owners of US farmland
Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/11/23
Quoted: Andrew Stevens, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Senate leader LeMahieu forecasts confirmation votes on key Evers appointments but casts doubt on DNR board picks
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/9/23
Quoted: Fred Clark, Alumnus, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Smith: Research shines light on rough-legged hawks, a winter visitor to Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/8/23
Mentioned: Arlington Agricultural Research Station

Republicans and Gov. Evers want to end a business tax. Can they agree on how to do it?
WKOW, 1/10/23
Quoted: Steven Deller, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Evers to announce TikTok ban
WKOW, 1/12/23
Quoted: Don Stanley, Life Sciences Communication

The ‘S’ in STEM: Sexism in STEM classes places barriers for underrepresented students
The Badger Herald, 1/11/23
Quoted: Cora Luzinski, Student, Genetics
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Learning More About Sweet Corn
Brownfield Ag News, 1/13/23
Interviewed: Bill Tracy, Agronomy

Of Interest

Exxon climate predictions were accurate decades ago. Still it sowed doubt
NPR, 1/12/23

From ‘dream’ property to nightmare: Some Wisconsinites pay the price for pollution they didn’t cause
Wisconsin Watch, 1/9/23

Meet Madison Cricket Farm’s two million critters
Channel 3000, 1/10/23

Warning about aquifer’s decline sets up big fight in Kansas
AP News, 1/6/23

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.