March 11, 2024

World Championship Cheese Contest

Inside the world of championship cheese judging: supertasters, palate cleansers and puns
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/7/24
Quoted: Dean Sommer, Center for Dairy Research
Quoted: Arnoldo Lopez-Hernandez, Food Science
Quoted: John Jaeggi, Center for Dairy Research
Quoted: Susan Larson, Center for Dairy Research

Raclette makes a melty debut in World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison
Green Bay Press-Gazette via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/6/24
Quoted: John Jaeggi, Center for Dairy Research

Video: The gooey goodness of raclette is judged at the World Championship Cheese Contest
Wisconsin State Journal, 3/6/24
Interviewed: John Jaeggi, Center for Dairy Research

I don’t brie-lieve It: World Championship Cheese Contest comes to Madison
Daily Cardinal, 3/7/24
Quoted: Juan Romero, Center for Dairy Research

In the News

Silicon Valley tried to mass produce fancy marshmallows. It got messy, fast.
Business Insider via Yahoo! News, 3/3/24
Quoted: Richard Hartel, Food Science

Minority-Owned Businesses Growing in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio via Urban Milwaukee, 3/3/24
Quoted: Tessa Conroy, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Habitat destruction, climate change and drought blamed for drop in Monarch population
Wisconsin Public Radio via Wisconsin State Farmer, 3/3/24
Quoted: Karen Oberhauser, Emeritus, Entomology

Full episode: John McGivern’s Main Streets — Madison, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Television, 3/1/24
Mentioned: Stephen Babcock, Deceased, Agricultural Chemistry
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Shown: Casey Whyte, Food Science
Shown: Babcock Dairy Plant
Shown: Dairy Cattle Center 
Shown: Babcock Dairy Store

2024 Alice in Dairyland Finalist: Oconomowoc’s Halei Heinzel
Door County Daily News, 3/8/24
Interviewed: Halei Heinzel, Student, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

Indigenous Foodways class has UW-Madison students eating like it’s 1491
Wisconsin State Journal, 3/4/24
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Quoted: Dan Cornelius, Plant Pathology
Quoted: Josie Maahs, Student, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Babcock Hall

BIPOC mentorship program supports science, agriculture students
The Badger Herald, 3/5/24
Quoted: Laura Hernandez, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Quoted: Ana María Vázquez-Catoni, Student, Plant Pathology
Quoted: Daniela Orjuela Díaz, Student, Soil Science
Quoted: Francisco Campos-Arguedas, Student, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Quoted: Ophelia Tsai, Student, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Jenyne Loarca, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Korede Olugbenle, Student, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Becca Honeyball, Student, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Mentioned: Moore Hall-Agronomy Building

Urban wilderness: Local environmental efforts seek to harmonize human-wildlife relationship
The Badger Herald, 3/5/24
Quoted: Benjamin Zuckerberg, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Wisconsin bill requires disclaimers on AI-modified campaign content
The Badger Herald, 3/5/24
Quoted: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communication

For farming woes, technology may bring salvation
Food Business News, 3/8/24
Quoted: John Shutske, Biological Systems Engineering

ARC County still best risk management option for most farmers
Brownfield Ag News, 3/1/24
Quoted: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Abby Driscoll of Newton helps lead Manitowoc farm Hill-Line Dairy into the future
Wisconsin State Farmer, 3/7/24
Quoted: Abby Driscoll, Alumna, Farm and Industry Short Course

Matt Lippert develops top-notch dairy farm
Wisconsin Agriculturist, 3/5/24
Quoted: Matt Lippert, Alumnus, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Student carves dairy future
Agri-View, 3/4/24
Quoted: Clarissa Ulness, Student, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Of Interest

Under scrutiny, UW-Madison virus lab opens its doors
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/5/24

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.