CALS

News for October 2009

September 2009 | November 2009

UW-Madison earns 2nd-place finish at Accelerated dairy judging contest

UW-Madison's Team White placed second overall among the 13 national and regional dairy judging teams that competed in the annual Accelerated Genetics Dairy Cattle Judging Contes.

Three UW students earn All-American honors at national dairy judging contest

The UW-Madison Dairy Cattle Judging team finished eighth with 2,432 points at the National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest.

UW-Madison dairy judges compete at All-American Dairy Judging Contest

CALS Fields and Gardens Help Feed Those In Need

Since UW research stations grow crops to glean knowledge, the food they produce is a byproduct. Those who grow it are seeing that it gets put to good use.

Field Days Highlight Soil Fertility On Organic Vegetable Farms

Two field days in November will highlight organic soil fertility management for vegetables.

Project CRYSTAL brings middle-school students to CALS biochemistry lab

Biochemistry professor Hazel Holden and Edgewood middle-school science teacher are working closely to connect the gap between middle-school science and groundbreaking research and get adolescents excited about chemistry before they reach high school.

Irwin Goldman Named CALS Interim Dean

Irwin Goldman, vice dean and associate dean for research in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been named the college's interim dean by Chancellor Biddy Martin.

Keeping Nasty Microbes Off Your Dinner Plate

When Kathy Glass isn't lacing pepperoni with E. coli, she's making contaminated cheeses and other deli meats, all in the name of protecting human health

Animal Sciences Department Invites Prospective Students to Dec. 1 Open House

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Animal Sciences invites high school students and transfer students interested in exploring an education in animal sciences to an open house on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a 9:30 a.m. registration. Deadline to register is November 23.

UW School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers Offered at Many New Sites

Milk markets may look a bit bleak this year, but that doesn't seem to have dampened interest in the Wisconsin for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers, says Dick Cates, the program's director. The class will be offered at several new locations around the state this year.

CALS Dean to Serve in USDA Post

Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), university officials announced today (Oct. 12).

A century of growing good ideas

On Oct. 20 the UW-Madison's Spooner Agricultural Research Station will celebrate its 100th birthday and commemorate a milestone in the history of Wisconsin agriculture.

Wisconsinites back biofuel development, but disagree on how it should be promoted

Although almost two-thirds of Wisconsinites support the use and production of biofuels, less than half think the government should subsidize their development, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.

Weighing costs and benefits, drinking raw milk is a raw deal

A recent outbreak of illness tied to the consumption of raw (unpasteurized) milk sickened at least 35 people in Wisconsin, most of them children and teens. This has prompted food safety specialists with the University of Wisconsin-Extension to urge consumers to avoid consuming raw milk.

Wisconsinites back biofuel development, but disagree on how it should be promoted

Although almost two-thirds of Wisconsinites support the use and production of biofuels, less than half think the government should subsidize their development, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.

Students' Prize-Winning Invention Lets Skid Loader Do The Heavy Lifting

CALS engineering students' senior design project was an attachment that turns a skid loader into a mobile crane with a 40-foot reach