Category: Highlights
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Posted on February 5, 2016
Even Cows are “Texting”
Douglas J. Reinemann is a professor and chair of the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at UW–Madison and a milking equipment/energy specialist with UW–Extension. His […]
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Posted on January 20, 2016
UW scientists contribute to state’s pollinator protection plan effort
Wisconsin’s honey bees help support an $88 billion agricultural enterprise and play an important role in ecosystems throughout the state. But our bees face challenges. […]
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Posted on January 6, 2016
Urban Canid Project helps track Madison’s coyotes and prevent conflicts
When a young male coyote on Madison’s west side began acting oddly last month, the Urban Canid Project took to Facebook. “We have had several […]
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Posted on December 29, 2015
Biotron puts any environment on Earth in researchers’ reach
One of the most flexible and unique research facilities in North America is sitting in plain sight, but near anonymity, on the west side of […]
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Posted on December 10, 2015
Five things everyone should know about…nutmeg
1. It’s not a nut. Nutmeg is the seed kernel inside a yellow fruit of the nutmeg tree, an evergreen native to the Molucca Islands […]
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Posted on November 24, 2015
No axes to grind as U of M and UW students solve dairy management issues together
Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Minnesota replaced their rivalry with camaraderie during the 2015 Badger Dairy Challenge on Oct. 23-24. […]
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Posted on November 18, 2015
Farmers across the Midwest benefit from UW – Vita Plus connections
It’s a crisp fall day as Augusta Hagen drives south of Monroe, Wisconsin into Illinois. Mahon Farms Dairy is just across the state line in […]
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Posted on November 12, 2015
Mexico: Mapping the roots of poverty and inequality
What makes development projects work? Jennifer Alix-Garcia, a professor of agricultural and applied economics, is diving deep into Mexico’s history to shed light on that […]
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Posted on October 29, 2015
Sprouting a new future for Wisconsin’s red and white
At a family farm where over 2 percent of the world’s cranberries are grown, Wisconsin’s state fruit sat in two bowls available to guests. In […]
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Posted on October 20, 2015
To eat it or not: Food biosensors offer improved freshness and safety indicators
Food engineer Sundaram Gunasekaran, a professor of biological systems engineering, works with gold. But you won’t find the shiny yellow stuff in his lab; instead, […]