Nina Leopold Bradley of Baraboo, Ron Caldwell of Arlington, Howard “Dan” Poulson of Palmyra, Orville and Marie Strachota of West Bend, and Gary Tauchen of Bonduel will receive Honorary Recognition awards Oct. 23 from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A soil stabilization method developed at the College has found a life-saving application in the deserts of Iraq and Kuwait. Developed to prevent soil erosion from hillsides and construction sites, the method also locks down dusty soils at helicopter landing sites.

Richard Daluge was recognized with the Professional Achievement Award from the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association during their annual conference at Ohio State University in June.

A partnership between UW-Madison researchers, state potato growers, the World Wildlife Fund and the International Crane Foundation that has reduced industry reliance on toxic pesticides and enhanced farm profitability has been recognized with the United States Department of Agriculture’s prestigious Secretary’s Honor Award for Maintaining and Enhancing the Nation’s Natural Resources and Environment.

Scouring the genome of a wild Mexican potato, scientists have discovered a gene that protects potatoes against late blight, the devastating disease that caused the Irish potato famine.

A pin-head-sized parasitic wasp can find, parasitize and kill the soybean aphid, College entomologists have found.

Larry Satter”s career in dairy research spans five decades – years that have seen cow performance skyrocket and dairy farm numbers crash. Wisconsin had more than 100,000 dairy farms when Satter arrived at the UW-Madison in 1960. Today fewer than 17,000 remain.

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have received a $2.4 million Department of Defense grant to study the behavior and persistence in soils of the agent believed to cause chronic wasting disease, and to determine CWD’s potential for spreading to other species.

Three University of Wisconsin-Madison students have a better understanding of Native American culture and beliefs after taking a class on representations of Native Americans in the media.

As a freshman at Madison East High School, Lynette Brennan Childs knew that genetics was for her. Today, Childs is a research associate for Infigen, Inc. in DeForest. Formed in 1997, Infigen is a biotechnology company commercializing cloning services in the fields of human health and animal agriculture.