Category: Highlights
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Posted on June 21, 2023
UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station field days for 2023 season
Summer is field day season at the UW–Madison CALS Agricultural Research Stations. Over the course of the growing season, the stations will host more than […]
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Posted on June 8, 2023
Clearer picture of watershed quality helps people put dollar values on improvements
It may be easy to argue that cleaning up a river is inherently good, but it’s far harder to put a monetary value on the […]
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Posted on May 30, 2023
Landmark yeast study provides framework for understanding biodiversity, applications
Commonly known as brewer’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae tends to get credit for bread, beer, wine, ethanol and just about any other product of fermentation. In fact, for […]
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Posted on May 10, 2023
Five counterintuitive facts for the conscientious lawn owner
Doug Soldat is a professor and extension specialist in the Department of Soil Science. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in soil science from CALS […]
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Posted on April 26, 2023
Farmers markets as community builders
It’s a Saturday morning at the farmers market. You check in with the grower at your favorite tomato stand, stop to enjoy the folk music […]
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Posted on April 14, 2023
A tasteful new Babcock Dairy logo
To make way for the Babcock Hall remodel, the dairy plant had to shut down production for more than three years. Fortunately, a large inventory and contracts […]
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Posted on March 30, 2023
Marine protected area in Hawaii benefits fish populations, the tuna fishing industry and Native people
Carefully placed no-fishing zones can help fish populations thrive. And these zones, despite restricting where fishing is allowed, can help the fishing industry prosper as […]
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Posted on March 15, 2023
Can goats take a bite out of invasive plants?
On a walk through the woods in Wisconsin, you might expect to see a few squirrels, a variety of birds, and maybe even a whitetail […]
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Posted on March 3, 2023
Americans put carbon on a diet
Every choice we make as consumers has a climate impact. It’s often measured in terms of a “carbon footprint” — that is, the amount of […]
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Posted on March 1, 2023
Fixing the future: UW researchers offer reasons for hope
UW–Madison professors aren’t merely dreaming of a better world — they’re actively building it. We asked faculty members across campus to describe breakthroughs in their […]