In the News

How do birds stay warm in winter?
Popular Science, 2/10/26
Quoted: Anna Pidgeon, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

A controversial herbicide is back. What does it mean for Wisconsin soybean growers?
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/12/26
Quoted: Shawn Conley, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Quoted: Otto Oemig, Alumnus, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Quoted: Craig Myhre, Alumnus, Farm and Industry Short Course

Wisconsin septuagenarians conquer the American Birkebeiner
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/12/26
Quoted: Jim Coors, Emerit, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Quoted: Mary Eloranta, Alumna, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

WTMJ Conversations: John Kane Reveals the Secrets of the Cattle Industry
WTMJ-AM, 2/7/26
Interviewed: John Kane, Alumnus, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Research digs into nitrate leaching
Spudman, 2/12/26
Quoted: Matt Ruark, Soil and Environmental Sciences
Quoted: Monica Schauer, Soil and Environmental Sciences
Quoted: Larissa Correia, Soil and Environmental Sciences

Corn and Soybean Seeding Rates That Protect Yield and Profit
Successful Farming, 2/12/26
Quoted: Shawn Conley, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

From Seed to Sky: The Demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Seed World, 2/9/26
Quoted: Timothy Donohue, Bacteriology

81% Never Got Help. Randy Roecker Is Training Milk Haulers to Save Dairy Farmers’ Lives.
The Bullvine, 2/11/26
Quoted: Randy Roecker, Alumnus, Farm and Industry Short Course
Quoted: Dorothy Harms, Alumna, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Leon Statz, deceased, Alumnus, Farm and Industry Short Course

Elite Team Ready To Evaluate 3,375 Entries
Mid-West Farm Report, 2/8/26
Quoted: Kirsten Strohmenger, Alumna, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: K.J. Burrington, Emerit, Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Luis Jiménez-Maroto, Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Arnoldo Lopez-Hernandez, Food Science
Mentioned: Gina Mode, Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Dean Sommer, Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Pratishtha Verma, Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: John Jaeggi, Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Bénédicte Coudé, Alumna, Food Science
Mentioned: Aileen Kacvinsky, Alumna, Food Science
Mentioned: Leyda Ponce de León, Alumna, Food Science

Of Interest

This Wisconsin conservancy is cutting off toxic exes, invasive buckthorn for Valentines Day
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/13/26

USDA’s reputation suffers after massive revisions in US corn acres
Reuters, 2/10/26

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.