April 25, 2025

In The News

Meteorologists say NWS cuts degraded forecasts during recent storms
NBC News, 4/22/25
Quoted: Chris Vagasky, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Wisconet

DataWatch: Trump’s tariffs and Wisconsin’s economy
Wisconsin Watch, 4/21/25
Quoted: Steven Deller, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Richland County community leaders discuss staggering ripple effect of Trump cuts
The Wisconsin Examiner, 4/25/25
Quoted: Sally Leong, Emeritus, Plant Pathology

Madison Chamber highlights business breakthroughs spurred by innovation, collaboration
In Business, 4/24/25
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research

Keep ticks and mosquitos, and their diseases, away with these 5 simple strategies
Green Bay Press-Gazette, 4/21/25
Quoted: Xia Lee, Entomology
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

Gov. Evers visits Marshfield to address improvements to the Eau Pleine Watershed
WSAW-TV, 4/17/25
Quoted: John Strauser, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

‘It’s more than a plant that will get you high’: The crossroad of cannabis and construction
WMTV 15 News, 4/22/25
Quoted: Shelby Ellison, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Climate change is altering Wisconsin’s favorite crops
The Badger Herald, 4/22/25
Quoted: Bradley Bolling, Food Science
Quoted: Bill Tracy, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Farm bankruptcies on the rise
Brownfield Ag News, 4/22/25
Quoted: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Renk Agribusiness Institute

Why Does Cheese Stink?
The Cheese Professor, 4/24/25
Quoted: Brandon Prochaska, Center for Dairy Research

Have Custom Work Done? Your Input is Needed
Mid-West Farm Report, 4/18/25
Quoted: Brian Luck, Biological Systems Engineering
Mentioned: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Of Interest

More Than 220 Academic Leaders Condemn Trump ‘Overreach’
The New York Times, 4/22/25

GOP audit committee chair calls state DEI spending ‘rebranded discrimination’ at hearing
Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/23/25

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.