In the News

How to Keep Woodpeckers From Drilling Into Your Home
Audubon Magazine, 3/30/26
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Butterfat in milk is at historic levels. For some Wisconsin cheesemakers, that’s a problem.
Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/1/26
Quoted: Dean Sommer, Center for Dairy Research

The vertical farm revolution fizzled, but some farms have sprouted in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/2/26
Quoted: Johanna Oosterwyk, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: D.C. Smith Greenhouse

Census: Sharp dip in immigration in 2025 slowed Wisconsin population growth
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/30/26
Quoted: David Egan-Robertson, Community and Environmental Sociology
Mentioned: Applied Population Laboratory

Chocolate and egg prices scramble businesses ahead of Easter
Spectrum News Milwaukee, 4/2/26
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

The Whey Boom Has Some Farmers “Wheying” the Costs
Milwaukee Magazine, 3/31/26
Quoted: Dean Sommer, Center for Dairy Research

Meeting the Spirit of Service 2026 Finalists: Veteran Darrel “AJ” Feucht
WISC-TV, 3/31/26
Interviewed: Darrel “AJ” Feucht, Alumnus, Biological Systems Engineering
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Bioenergy Crops Beyond Corn Competing for the Future of Energy
Seed World, 4/1/26
Quoted: Rebecca Smith, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Of Interest

Weight-loss drugs crush food demand as farmers face dumping mountains of potatoes
Fox News, 4/1/26

Is America on the cusp of a farm crisis?
NBC News, 4/2/26

Video: Trump Struck Iran. Now Farmers Are Paying the Price.
The New York Times, 4/3/26

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.