January 24, 2025

In the News

Raw milk, touted by RFK Jr. and costing up to $21 a gallon, is under fire because of bird flu. What science says about the benefits and risks
Fortune via Yahoo, 1/17/25
Quoted: John Lucey, Food Science
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research

What to know about norovirus, the ‘stomach bug’ that’s going around
Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/17/25
Quoted: Malia Jones, Community and Environmental Sociology

Proposed listing aims to keep monarch numbers from fluttering away
Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/21/25
Quoted: Karen Oberhauser, Emeritus, Entomology

Get the Facts: What’s behind the egg price spike?
WISN-TV, 1/17/25
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Exciting innovations at the Center for Dairy Research
WTAQ-AM, 1/21/25
Interviewed: John Lucey, Food Science
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research

Lack of snow in Madison creates insulation concerns for soil, and the waterlines underneath
WMTV 15 News, 1/21/25
Quoted: Zac Freedman, Soil and Environmental Sciences

More coyotes spotted in daytime around Madison ‘a little unusual,’ expert says
WISC-TV, 1/22/25
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Naturally ventilated fabric dairy buildings are practical and cost effective
Wisconsin State Farmer, 1/21/25
Authored by: Nesli Akdeniz, Biological Systems Engineering

Of Interest

New Movie ‘Green and Gold’ Follows a Dairy Farmer That Loves the Packers
Milwaukee Magazine, 1/21/25

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.