Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on October 10, 2019
Maps showing potential for soil contamination issued for Wisconsin’s lead-zinc mining district
Maps showing the aftermath of lead and zinc mining in Southwest Wisconsin became available in early October. The maps build on digitized information about mine […]
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Posted on September 20, 2019
National Farm Safety Week 2019 – Audio
Cheryl Skjolaas, Extension Agricultural Safety Specialist Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-0568 skjolaas@wisc.edu Total Time: 6:35 0:13 – […]
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Posted on September 9, 2019
The case for healthier tomatoes: Could boosting resistance to plant pathogens in crops help prevent the spread of foodborne illnesses to people?
At some point in your life, you’ve probably gone to class knowing you left an assignment unfinished. The knot in your stomach grew as homework […]
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Posted on September 3, 2019
The protein professor: Food chemist Srinivasan Damodaran lends his expertise to innovations in food and nonfood products alike
Srinivasan Damodaran came to the United States in 1976 from South India, where the green revolution was fueling an explosion of wheat and rice production — […]
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Posted on August 26, 2019
Managing mine-scarred lands – Audio
Geoff Siemering Extension Soil Science Outreach Specialist Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-9969 geoff.siemering@wisc.edu Total Time: 7:05 0:14 – Wisconsin’s […]
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Posted on August 16, 2019
Wisconsin’s healthy produce and nutrition – Audio
Beth Olson Extension Nutrition Specialist Department of Nutritional Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension bholson@wisc.edu More information about choosing and using fresh fruits and […]
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Posted on August 14, 2019
Microbial repellent: In the fight against mosquitoes, bacteria may come to the rescue
When Que Lan passed away unexpectedly of complications from gastric cancer in 2014, the UW entomology professor left behind a promising research project. Her work suggested bacteria […]
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Posted on July 29, 2019
Dealing with stress in the agriculture industry – Audio
John Shutske, Extension Agricultural and Health Safety Specialist, Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 890-2949 john.shutske@wisc.edu Resources to […]
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Posted on July 18, 2019
Five things everyone should know about A2 milk
1. A2 milk comes from cows with a natural genetic variation that gives their milk a slightly different protein ratio than conventional milk. All milk contains […]
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Posted on July 17, 2019
All invited to horticulture open house at UW’s West Madison Ag Research Station
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) will host an open house for the general public on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 9 […]