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  • Posted on October 10, 2018
    Recovering from a heart attack? Hold the antibiotics

    The community of microorganisms that live in the human gut has been shown to confer all kinds of health benefits. Now, an international team of […]

  • Posted on October 2, 2018
    Set in amber, fossil ants help reconstruct evolution of fungus farming

    Some 50 million years before humans figured it out, agriculture arrived in the world in a seemingly unlikely place: an ant hill. Eschewing wheat or […]

  • Posted on September 28, 2018
    The end of mosquito season? – Audio
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    PJ Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy Total time – 3:03 0:14 – End of […]

  • Posted on September 19, 2018
    Vaccine opt-outs dropped — barely — when California added more hurdles

    In response to spiking rates of parents opting their children out of vaccinations that are required to enroll in school — and just before a […]

  • Posted on September 14, 2018
    Staying safe on the farm – Audio
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    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 – 3:03 0:11 […]

  • Posted on August 17, 2018
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    Fruits and vegetables – healthy many ways! – Audio
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    Barb Ingham, UW-Extension food scientist Department of Food Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bhingham@wisc.edu (608) 263-7383 Total time – 3:03 0:14 – […]

  • Posted on July 31, 2018
    Marshfield Ag Research Station improving accessibility with new tour wagons

    At first glance, it’s a simple snapshot: A few dozen attendees of the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days trade show have settled into their seats on […]

  • Posted on July 30, 2018
    Summertime food safety – Audio
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    Barb Ingham, UW-Extension food scientist Department of Food Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bhingham@wisc.edu (608) 263-7383 3:07 – Total time 0:13 – […]

  • Posted on July 25, 2018
    Vector vigilance: A new CDC-funded center looks to stay a step ahead the Upper Midwest’s ticks and mosquitos — and the disease they carry

    When you visit the UW Arboretum, you go to take a stroll through the woodlands, prairies, and flowering trees. You go to navigate the boardwalks that […]