Category: Featured Videos
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Posted on December 17, 2018
Blue Sky Science: How long does it take a GMO product to grow?
How long does it take a GMO product to grow? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Joe Lauer, a professor of agronomy and Extension corn agronomist, answers that […]
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Posted on November 15, 2017
Catching the bug: Protecting Wisconsin’s 700 million ash trees
Learn how professor Chris Williamson and the UW-Madison Department of Entomology are fighting to protect Wisconsin’s 700 million ash trees from a deadly beetle, the […]
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Posted on August 23, 2017
Protecting the future of oak
A video produced in collaboration between UW-Madison, UW-Extension and the Department of Natural Resources encourages Wisconsin woodland owners to adopt land management practices that encourage […]
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Posted on July 18, 2017
How do plants grow if there’s no sunlight?
How do plants grow if there’s no sunlight? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Andrew Jablonski, a master’s student in plant physiology, answers that question posed […]
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Posted on February 27, 2017
Blue Sky Science: How do bees make honey?
How do animals evolve and get new traits? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Johanne Brunet, professor of entomology, answers that question posed by nine-year-old Amelia Brown. Blue […]
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Posted on November 29, 2016
The Seed to Kitchen Initiative
The Seed to Kitchen Initiative from the Department of Horticulture brings together chefs, farmers and plant breeders to promote vegetable variety characteristics important to local […]
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Posted on October 4, 2016
Hancock Agricultural Research Station links farmers and researchers
UW-Madison University Communications recently produced a short video about Hancock Agricultural Research Station, highlighting the station’s role linking farmers from across the state and UW–Madison researchers. […]
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Posted on August 30, 2016
Forward Motion – A Bug’s Life
P.J. Liesch, manager of the UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab, was featured in a segment of Forward Motion. In the video, Liesch describes his work in […]
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Posted on July 27, 2016
Blue Sky Science: Why can people eat the same diet and have different outcomes?
Why can people eat the same diet or take the same medicine and have different outcomes? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Danielle Lohman, a graduate […]
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Posted on July 5, 2016
Planting research potato plots
Each spring, nearly 200 acres of potato variety trials are planted at the Hancock Agricultural Research Station. Research on these crops leads to better potatoes for growers […]