In the News

In Focus: What’s driving Wisconsin’s rural economy?
Spectrum News 1, 5/31/26
Interviewed: Jeff Hadachek, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Tessa Conroy, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Rural Livability Project

Looking back on more than 40 years of Wildlife Wednesdays
Wisconsin Public Radio – The Larry Meiller Show, 6/3/26
Interviewed: Scott Craven, Emerit, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Hosted by: Larry Meiller, Emerit, Life Sciences Communication

Do homemade mosquito repellents work? What a Wisconsin expert says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/3/26
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

A little bug decimated Madison’s urban forest. Now it’s on the mend.
The Cap Times, 6/2/26
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Quoted: Craig Klinke, Alumnus, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

German jazz trio returns to Dane County for free and ticketed June shows
WKOW-TV, 5/29/26
Mentioned: Allen Centennial Garden

Striped rust found in Wisconsin wheat field
Brownfield Ag News, 5/29/26
Quoted: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology

Drier May helped Wisconsin crops
Brownfield Ag News, 6/1/26
Quoted: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology

Beef Advice
Mid-West Farm Report, 6/2/26
Interviewed: Dan Schaefer, Emerit, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Manure Sensors Can Offer Real-Time Solutions
Mid-West Farm Report, 6/3/26
Interviewed: Joseph Sanford, Alumnus, Biological Systems Engineering
Mentioned: Dairy Innovation Hub

Of Interest

New World screwworm found in calf in Texas
NPR, 6/5/26

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.