In the News

Want local goods directly from farmers? Sheboygan County just launched a REKO Ring
Sheboygan Press via Yahoo, 9/22/25
Quoted: Erin Silva, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

‘A full-blown mosquito invasion’: Milwaukee area residents report relentless mosquitoes after floods
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9/22/25
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

‘Magnificent’ monarch migration has begun, with sightings in Wisconsin
WXPR-FM, 9/26/25
Quoted: Karen Oberhauser, Emerit, Entomology

Speakers criticize diversity division closure at first ASM meeting
The Daily Cardinal, 9/22/25
Quoted: Elizabeth Anderson, Student, Agricultural and Applied Economics

UW expert: Lack of reliable data limits farm safety education efforts
Brownfield Ag News, 9/25/25
Quoted: John Shutske, Biological Systems Engineering

Targeted weed control tools offer yield boost and herbicide reduction, UW study finds
Brownfield Ag News, 9/24/25
Quoted: Jed Colquhoun, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Risks to Operating Machinery on Roads
The Progressive Farmer, 9/23/25
Quoted: John Shutske, Biological Systems Engineering

New tech offers hope as herbicide resistance grows
Brownfield Ag News, 9/23/25
Interviewed: Jed Colquhoun, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Wisconet Keeps Expanding
Mid-West Farm Report, 9/25/25
Interviewed: Chris Vagasky, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Wisconet

Of Interest

What $100,000 H-1B visas mean for UW-Madison and Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal, 9/25/25

‘Nightmare bacteria’ cases are increasing in the US
Associated Press, 9/24/25

Nitrate contamination of drinking water could cost Wisconsin communities millions, new report finds
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9/22/25

Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America
NBC News, 9/20/25

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.