March 7, 2025

Impacts of Federal Actions

Farmers Fear More Pain From Trump’s Trade War
Time Magazine, 3/4/25
Mentioned: Charles Nicholson, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural and Applied Economics

How new tariffs on Mexico and Canada affect Wisconsin industries
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/5/25
Quoted: Steven Deller, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Wisconsin soybean farmers worry about drop in exports
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/4/25
Quoted: Shawn Conley, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Wisconsin federal ag workers feeling whiplash after mass firings, apparent call-backs
Wisconsin State Journal, 3/6/25
Quoted: Jules Reynolds, Alumna, Agroecology
Quoted: Tracy Campbell, Alumna, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center

UW-Madison recommends lowering amount of future admitted graduate students as NIH funding remains in limbo
The Daily Cardinal, 2/28/25
Quoted: Dean Glenda Gillaspy
Quoted: Madeline Topf, Student, Microbiology

Economic models show impact of Trump policies
Brownfield Ag News, 3/4/35
Quoted: Leonard Polzin, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Charles Nicholson, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural and Applied Economics

In The News

First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate
Associated Press, 3/7/25
Quoted: Karen Oberhauser, Emeritus, Entomology

Midwest winters are changing. So is the ancient sport of falconry
Associated Press, 2/28/25
Quoted: Jonathan Pauli, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

As measles outbreaks spread, Wisconsin could be vulnerable
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/4/25
Quoted: Malia Jones, Community and Environmental Sociology

COVID changed how we talk, think and interact. Now, how do we go forward?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/5/25
Quoted: Sedona Chinn, Life Sciences Communication

US egg prices are expected to rise by more then 40% in 2025. What’s in store for Wisconsin?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/5/25
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

When will hummingbirds migrate back to Wisconsin this year?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/4/25
Quoted: Anna Pidgeon, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Mentioned: Department of Horticulture

Got problems in the garden? Meet two experts
PBS Wisconsin, 3/6/25
Quoted: Brian Hudelson, Plant Pathology
Quoted: Lisa Johnson, Alumna, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: UW Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic

Which Madison schools will be renamed next?
Wisconsin State Journal, 3/3/35
Mentioned: Conrad A. Elvehjem, deceased, Biochemistry

Wisconsin farmers protect potatoes with weather forecasting tool, help from UW researchers
The Badger Herald, 3/7/25
Quoted: Andrew Bent, Plant Pathology
Quoted: Amanda Gevens, Plant Pathology

UW researchers usher in new era, turning dairy waste into bioplastics
The Badger Herald, 2/28/25
Quoted: John Lucey, Food Science
Quoted: Erica L-W Majumder, Bacteriology
Mentioned: Babcock Dairy Plant
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research

Veterinarian says it’s wise to step up dairy biosecurity
Brownfield Ag News, 3/5/25
Quoted: Keith Poulsen, Alumnus, Biochemistry

Of Interest

Wisconsin officials plead for restoration of NIH funding
Wisconsin State Journal, 3/7/25

Hoping to revive woolly mammoths, scientists start with ‘woolly mice’
NPR, 3/4/25

‘Bear with me,’ Trump says as both farmers and consumers brace for tariff effects
Associated Press, 3/5/25

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.