Category: Around CALS
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Posted on September 9, 2018
Vector vigilance: Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease looks to stay a step ahead of region’s ticks and mosquitoes
When you visit the UW Arboretum, you go to take a stroll through the woodlands, prairies, and flowering trees. You go to navigate the boardwalks that […]
- Posted on September 4, 2018
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Posted on August 27, 2018
Martens recolonized Isle Royale in the ’90s, showing island’s dynamism
After decades of trapping, the last known American marten was spotted on Isle Royale in 1917. Fifty years later, in 1966, the National Park Service […]
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Posted on August 20, 2018
Combining on and off switches, one protein can control flowering in plants
As plants stretch toward the summer sun, they are marching toward one of the most important decisions of their lives — when to flower. Too […]
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Posted on August 13, 2018
Scientists identify corn that fixes its own nitrogen, needing less fertilizer
A public-private collaboration of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of California, Davis, and Mars Inc., have identified varieties of tropical corn from […]
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Posted on August 6, 2018
Green County cheesemaker, under the leadership of six Master Cheesemakers, opens major expansion
Klondike Cheese Co. is expanding production as it enters its second century of cheesemaking, under the leadership of six Master Cheesemakers certified by UW–Madison’s Center […]
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Posted on July 30, 2018
Marshfield Ag Research Station improving accessibility with new tour wagons
At first glance, it’s a simple snapshot: A few dozen attendees of the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days trade show have settled into their seats on […]
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Posted on July 18, 2018
Arlington ARS hosts ag injury education event for emergency and trauma health providers
On June 27 at Arlington Agricultural Research Station, around 200 health professionals received training on agricultural injuries as part of the annual Emergency Care and […]
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Posted on July 16, 2018
Studies co-led by biochemistry’s Pagliarini point to better approach to lipid panel
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and high levels of fats such as triglycerides or cholesterol in the blood are […]
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Posted on July 9, 2018
Drones, Joysticks, and Data-Driven Farming
With programmable flight and the evolving science of spectroscopes and infrared cameras, drone-assisted remote sensing is ushering in an era of “precision agriculture.”