In the News

What’s up with carrots? Let’s root out the truth
American Heart Association News, 4/4/23
Quoted: Sherry Tanumihardjo, Nutritional Sciences

Minnesota organic dairy farmers face peril after rising grain costs push consumer prices higher
Star Tribune, 4/6/23
Quoted: Charles Nicholson, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Milwaukee County’s population has been in decline for years and it got even worse during the pandemic
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/7/23
Quoted: David Egan-Robertson, Community and Environmental Sociology
Mentioned: Applied Population Laboratory

7th-generation family farmers find a niche for their high-quality Guernseys: Butter
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/3/23
Quoted: Julie Orchard, Alumna, Life Sciences Communication, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Quoted: Jennifer Orchard, Alumna, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Mentioned: Ron Henningfeld, Alumnus, Agricultural Education

Natural Connections: Wings in winter
Superior Telegram, 4/5/23
Mentioned: Karen Oberhauser, Entomology

Wollersheim Winery & Distillery Looks to the Future
Shepherd Express, 3/31/23
Quoted: Celine Coquard Lenerz, Alumna, Horticulture

Health Sciences Learning Center hosts 2023 Global Health Symposium
The Badger Herald, 4/5/23
Mentioned: Claudia Irene Calderón, Horticulture

Crane crossing: Sandhill crane sightings increase around campus
The Badger Herald, 3/30/23
Quoted: Anna Pidgeon, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Degree days determine cranberry spray protocols
Fruit Growers News, 4/5/23
Quoted: Shawn Steffan, Entomology

Sweney Named WLIC Executive Director
The Mid-West Farm Report, 4/1/23
Quoted: Julie Sweney, Alumna, Life Sciences Communication, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Quoted: Kevin Krentz, Alumnus, Farm and Industry Short Course

WCMA Has New Record-Setting Auction Total
The Mid-West Farm Report, 4/6/23
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research

Of Interest

Want to choose a climate-friendly college? Here are some standouts.
The Washington Post, 3/31/23

Will offshore wind someday power the Great Lakes states? A Lake Erie project may soon find out.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/7/23

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.