Author: caschneider3
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Posted on August 30, 2018
Drones, joysticks, and data-driven farming: The use of drone-assisted remote sensing is ushering in an era of ‘precision agriculture’
Brian Luck grew up on an 800-acre corn and soybean farm in western Kentucky, so he knows well the look of a planted field from the […]
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Extraction innovation could cut energy, streamline Wisconsin mint oil production
As you drive around a steel building at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station on Mineral Point Road, your nose informs you before your eyes […]
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Agronomy/Soils Field Day showcases UW agricultural research
About 215 farmers, agricultural extension agents and crop consultants soaked up the latest data on crop production, pest management and soil science at the UW […]
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Posted on August 28, 2018
An ocean apart, carnivorous pitcher plants create similar communities
After a six-hour ride over increasingly treacherous roads, it took a full day’s hike up almost 3,000 feet for Leonora Bittleston to reach Nepenthes Camp […]
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Posted on August 24, 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 22, 2018
Five things everyone should know about fireflies
1. Fireflies, or lightning bugs, are a type of winged beetle known for producing light. There are more than 2,000 species found throughout the world, […]
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Posted on August 21, 2018
Greenhouses contend with the climate to keep plants growing
Lynn Hummel pays attention to the weather. Especially when it’s time to spray for insects. “Imagine getting into a protective suit, you can’t breathe in […]
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Posted on August 20, 2018
Vines taking over – Audio
/RSS FeedThis podcast was originally published in August 2017. Mark Renz, UW-Extension weed scientist Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mrenz@wisc.edu 608-263-7437 […]
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Metabolism investigator Jason Cantor joins Morgridge Institute, UW–Madison
Jason Cantor could describe himself as an engineer, biologist and biochemist, but don’t try to put his expertise into one box. Cantor, a scientist exploring […]
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Posted on August 15, 2018
Website delivers actionable social science to foresters
A new website developed by researchers from the UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension teaches foresters how to more effectively work with […]
