March 21, 2025

Impacts of Federal Actions

Prospective UW-Madison grad students lose funding offers amid federal cuts
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/19/25
Quoted: Aaron Hoskins, Biochemistry

Retaliatory tariffs target Wisconsin’s top industries
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/21/25
Quoted: Jeff Hadachek, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Quoted: Amy Pechacek, Alumna, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Wisconsin Farmers Brace for Tariff Impacts
Spectrum News Milwaukee, 3/19/25
Interviewed: Andrew Stevens, Agricultural and Applied Economics

UW-Madison professor’s climate change project halted by federal funding freeze
WISC-TV, 3/19/25
Interviewed: Rick Lindroth, Emeritus, Entomology

Trump’s funding changes are costing UW-Madison’s Fulbright winners
Wisconsin State Journal, 3/20/25
Quoted: Rick Lindroth, Emeritus, Entomology

UW embroiled in Title VI investigation, Department of Education claims anti-semitism
The Badger Herald, 3/18/25
Quoted: Samer Alatout, Community and Environmental Sociology

In The News

Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple
Associated Press, 3/17/25
Quoted: Randy Jackson, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Study: Some raw milk cheese is vulnerable to avian flu
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/20/25
Quoted: Scott Rankin, Food Science

Looking for cheaper eggs? Try your local farmers market
Wisconsin State Journal, 3/18/25
Quoted: Mary Celley, Alumna, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Hot Potatoes
Ambrook Research, 3/14/25
Quoted: Jiwan Palta, Emeritus, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

2025 farm incomes expected to be propped up by aid
Brownfield Ag News, 3/17/25
Quoted: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Renk Agribusiness Institute

Hatcheries, Wisconsin farm stores struggle to keep up with demand for chicks for laying flocks
Wisconsin State Farmer, 3/18/25
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Of Interest

Is planting trees ‘DEI’? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
NPR, 3/21/25

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.