Category: Food Systems
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Posted on June 6, 2017
Newly identified gene helps time spring flowering in vital grass crops
Winter is no time to flower, which is why so many plants have evolved the ability to wait for the snow to melt before investing […]
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Posted on June 2, 2017
UW expertise a secret ingredient at Kerry’s R&D center in Beloit
An Irish-based food company with a North American headquarters in Beloit highlights the key role of food science in the Wisconsin economy, and the broad […]
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Vincent High School of Agricultural Sciences shows off at special events
Pigs, plants and ponies were only some of the things students showed off at Vincent High School’s Agricultural Showcase in Milwaukee in late May. The […]
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50 years of rotation – Audio
/RSS FeedArin Crooks, Superintendent Lancaster Agricultural Research Station UW-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences arin.crooks@wisc.edu 608-723-2580 3:09 – Total Time 0:20 – The study 0:46 […]
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Posted on May 30, 2017
“Packers” yeast, identified by a UW–Madison undergrad, uncovers a decades-old mistake in the yeast family tree
When Max Haase set out for a walk in Green Bay’s Baird Creek Nature Preserve on a May day in 2015, it was pretty normal […]
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Undergrad helps teach orphans about hydroponic farming
There are capstones, and there are capstones. For his capstone—a discipline-spanning research project required of all students graduating from CALS—soil science student Jacob Kruse BS’16 […]
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Posted on May 26, 2017
Fire Up Your Grills Wisconsin – Audio
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Jeff Sindelar, UW-Extension Meat Specialist Department of Animal Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences jsindelar@wisc.edu (608) 262-0555 Jeff Sindelar gives us the tips […]
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Posted on May 24, 2017
Daphne and Lloyd Holterman: Choosing the right path
Driving away from their dairy farm in Jefferson County on their way to visit one of their grown daughters, Daphne and Lloyd Holterman can see […]
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Posted on May 19, 2017
A visit to the Lancaster ARS – Audio
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Arin Crooks, Superintendent Lancaster Agricultural Research Station UW-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences arin.crooks@wisc.edu 608-723-2580 3:09 – Total Time 0:16 – Introduction to the […]
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Posted on May 17, 2017
New clues to healthy bones for those with PKU
Certain kinds of foods prescribed to manage the rare metabolic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU) could contribute to skeletal fragility seen in many PKU patients, according to […]
