April 12, 2024

In the News

Cicadas incoming: Billions of insects poised to emerge in double-brood invasion
NBC News, 4/11/24
Quoted: Daniel Young, Entomology

For the first time in 220 years, 17- and 13-year cicadas will emerge together. Millions could come to Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/10/24
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

UW-Madison, other UW campuses to offer six weeks of paid parental leave
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/9/24
Quoted: Adena Rissman, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Quoted: Madeline Topf, Student, Bacteriology

New scarecrows: Lasers aim to deter wild birds and reduce disease on Wisconsin farms
Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/9/24
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Leader of anti-conservation group speaks at timber conference sponsored by UW-Madison center
Wisconsin Examiner, 4/11/24
Mentioned: Kemp Natural Resources Station

‘It’s exciting to help the village’: Ozaukee’s first weather station may soon be coming to Grafton
Waukesha Freeman, 4/11/24
Mentioned: Chris Vagasky, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Wisconet

Why rising cocoa prices are driving up the cost of chocolate
WISC-TV, 4/8/24
Interviewed: Andrew Stevens, Agricultural and Applied Economics

UW-Madison’s Kemp Natural Research Station sponsors controversial speaker at conservation event
The Daily Cardinal, 4/12/24
Quoted: Heidi Zoerb, Associate Dean
Mentioned: Kemp Natural Resources Station
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

APHIS Grants Approval to Bioengineered Hemp and Other Crops
Seed Today, 4/10/24
Mentioned: Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center

Learning how to protect your cranberry crop when temperatures drop
RFD-TV, 4/5/24
Quoted: Amaya Atucha, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Navigating Weed Control in 2024
Mid-West Farm Report, 4/10/24
Interviewed: Rodrigo Werle, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Thanks to regulations, expert says farmers are running out of options to control weeds
Wisconsin State Farmer, 4/6/24
Quoted: Jed Colquhoun, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Of Interest

How sheep could be a key to Wisconsin’s solar energy future
The Cap Times, 4/3/24

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.