August 21, 2023

In the News

Among those spreading medical misinformation during the pandemic: 52 doctors
USA Today, 8/15/23
Quoted: Dominique Brossard, Life Sciences Communication

‘Do Your Own Research’: Was It Dangerous Advice During the Pandemic?
U.S. News and World Report, 8/17/23
Quoted: Sedona Chinn, Life Sciences Communication

Retired Wildlife Professor Ponders CWD’s Impact on Deer Hunting
Bowhunting.com, 8/18/23
Quoted: Scott Craven, Emeritus, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Declining interest, revenue ended UW-Madison farm training course. Now lawmakers are pushing to fund it at UW-River Falls.
Wisconsin Public Radio, 8/14/23
Quoted: Michael Orth, Alumnus, Nutritional Sciences
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

‘This is an extreme year’: Air quality alerts may become more common as climate gets warmer, drier
WKOW, 8/17/23
Quoted: Volker Radeloff, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Longtime agriculture program moves to UW-River Falls
WEAU, 8/15/23
Quoted: Michael Orth, Alumnus, Nutritional Sciences
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

Wisconsin cranberry crop projected to rise this year
Wisconsin State Journal, 8/16/23
Quoted: Tom Lochner, Alumnus, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Monday’s soaking relieves some drought stress on Wisconsin crops, lawns
Wisconsin State Journal, 8/15/23
Quoted: Joe Lauer, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Quoted: Paul Koch, Plant Pathology

Dry start delayed tar spot, but look out now
Brownfield Ag News, 8/14/23
Quoted: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology

New Research Sparks Growing Concern for Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
No-Till Farmer, 8/18/23
Quoted: Rodrigo Werle, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Felipe Faleco, Student, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Meets at Clemson University to Fight Volatile Crop Growing Conditions
Seed Today, 8/15/23
Quoted: Julie Dawson, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Quoted: Solveig Hanson, Alumna, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Turfgrass Apprenticeship Registration Open
The Mid-West Farm Report, 8/12/23
Quoted: Paul Koch, Plant Pathology
Quoted: Doug Soldat, Soil Science
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

Of Interest

Amid a water crisis, Arizona is using lots of it to grow alfalfa to export
NPR, 8/9/23

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.