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CALS in the News for the week of November 30 – December 6

December 6, 2024

In the News

Why do worms come out in the rain?
Live Science, 12/6/24
Quoted: Thea Whitman, Soil and Environmental Sciences

Report: Wisconsin farm, food industry grows slightly behind the rest of state’s economy
Wisconsin Public Radio, 12/2/24
Quoted: Steven Deller, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Quoted: Jeff Hadachek, Agricultural and Applied Economics

In another Trump trade war, farmers could lose billions in export sales
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/6/24
Mentioned: Charles Nicholson, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural and Applied Economics

From the sky to the soil: Wisconet helps meteorologists, farmers
WTMJ-AM, 12/3/24
Quoted: Chris Vagasky, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Wisconet

UW-Madison biochemists engineer proteins to detect toxins, harmful molecules in minutes
WISC-TV, 12/4/24
Quoted: Vatsan Raman, Biochemistry

Taking a look at recent foodborne illness outbreak
WISC-TV, 12/2/24
Quoted: Kathleen Glass, Food Research Institute

‘Supply is down and demand is strong’: Bird flu raising egg prices as holiday baking season begins
WISC-TV, 12/2/24
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

USDA to issue new guidance to track bird flu in dairy herds
WMTV-TV, 12/4/24
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Quoted: Keith Poulsen, Alumnus, Biochemistry

Wisconsin Lags Behind Other States in Childhood Vaccinations
WORT-FM, 12/2/24
Interviewed: Dominique Brossard, Life Sciences Communication

Researchers remain concerned while an invasive insect kills Wisconsin ash trees
The Daily Cardinal, 12/5/24
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Quoted: Michael Hillstrom, Alumnus, Entomology

UW Agribusiness capstone course bridges classroom learning with workforce development
The Badger Herald, 12/5/24
Quoted: Jeremy Beach, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Renk Agribusiness Institute

Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new report
Grist, 12/4/24
Quoted: Steven Hall, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Avoid herbicide injury in new alfalfa stands
Wisconsin Agriculturist, 12/2/24
Quoted: Marta Moura Kohmann, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Mark Renz, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

New UW video game Mooving Cows improves dairy farm employees’ animal handling skills
Wisconsin State Farmer, 12/5/24
Quoted: Jennifer Van Os, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Mentioned: Dairy Innovation Hub

Wisconsin Ag Outlook Gets a Fresh Spin in 2025
Mid-West Farm Report, 12/5/24
Interviewed: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Renk Agribusiness Institute
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Of Interest

Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans, California researchers say
Los Angeles Times via Yahoo, 12/5/23

Customized CRISPR treatments could help people with rare genetic disorders
NPR, 12/3/23

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.