Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on September 30, 2025
Antibiotic pollution could accelerate amphibian decline by turning a potential solution into a threat
Frogs, toads, salamanders and other amphibians are disappearing as fast as—or faster than—any other class of animals around the world, succumbing to a variety of […]
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Posted on September 24, 2025
UW–Madison’s agricultural research stations help Wisconsin farmers stay on leading edge
For an enhanced multi-media experience, read this story at https://news.wisc.edu/growing-the-future/. Rodrigo Werle wonders if anybody is ever happy to see him. He is, after all, […]
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Posted on September 16, 2025
Six facts about herbicide resistance that may seem like science fiction
Synthetic herbicides were introduced to agriculture shortly after World War II. Affordable, reliable, and effective, they rapidly became the mainstay for weed management. Today, however, […]
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Posted on September 15, 2025
CALS scientists further the legacy of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 100 years after its founding
Hector DeLuca left his mark on the UW–Madison campus — literally. The professor emerit and former chair of biochemistry has three buildings that bear his name, […]
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Posted on September 11, 2025
Celebrate new, locally grown crops at Farm to Flavor event on Oct. 5
Food lovers are invited to help celebrate the development of tasty, local crops at the upcoming “Farm to Flavor” event set for 3:00-6:00 p.m. on […]
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Posted on July 30, 2025
UW Spooner Ag Research Station hosts Twilight Garden Tour Aug. 21
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Spooner Agricultural Research Station will host its annual Twilight Garden Tour on Thursday, August 21, from 4:00 p.m. to dusk. The […]
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Posted on July 14, 2025
UW–Madison’s Potato Research Field Day showcases innovations and honors Senator Cabral-Guevara
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences hosted its annual Potato Research Field Day at the Hancock […]
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Posted on July 1, 2025
Pristine waterways: How to put a price on the priceless
Americans are demanding cleaner lakes, beaches, and rivers. In survey after survey, people rank water quality as the environmental issue that worries them the most. […]
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Posted on June 22, 2025
UW Hancock Ag Research Station hosts potato field day July 10
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Hancock Agricultural Research Station will host its annual Potato Research Field Day on Thursday, July 10 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. […]
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Posted on June 13, 2025
UW Organic Agriculture Field Days to focus on resilience and market diversification
With the increasing uncertainty of global markets and trade, farmers are seeking to strengthen domestic and local demand for their crops and value-added products. This […]