Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on January 13, 2021
Research projects advance sustainable agriculture and food in Wisconsin
Three UW–Madison graduate students are getting a unique opportunity to carry out interdisciplinary, hands-on research that will advance sustainable agriculture and food in Wisconsin and […]
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Posted on January 8, 2021
Subscriptions to satellite alerts linked to decreased deforestation in Africa
Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations subscribed to receive warnings from a new service using satellites to detect […]
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Posted on December 16, 2020
Of mutant wranglers and slime whisperers: the quest to understand how certain plants form a fertilization partnership with bacteria
In 1909, the German chemist Fritz Haber sparked an agricultural revolution. Using enormous pressures and high temperatures, he had learned how to efficiently transform nitrogen, so abundant in […]
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Posted on December 2, 2020
Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic goes virtual, welcomes out-of-state attendees to Jan. 11-13 online conference and tradeshow
Wisconsin’s premier agribusiness industry event, the Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic, will be held virtually in 2021—opening it up to interested individuals across the region and the […]
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Posted on November 25, 2020
Dairy Innovation Hub holds first Dairy Summit
The Dairy Innovation Hub held its first annual Dairy Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The event, held in a virtual format, included welcome remarks, progress […]
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Posted on November 18, 2020
UW launches new global health major
2020 has been a time of expanded visibility of—and appreciation for—global public health efforts, a year when people have been paying attention to the complex […]
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Posted on November 16, 2020
Organic grain winter programming announced
UW–Madison’s Organic Grain Resource and Information Network (OGRAIN) has announced multiple virtual winter programs starting this month and continuing through March. Open to all farmers […]
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Posted on October 21, 2020
Farmers and researchers come together to form new group, Grassland 2.0, to grow grassland agriculture
Bert Paris loves farming. After nearly 30 years of operating his dairy farm near Belleville, Wisconsin, Bert is in the process of passing on his […]
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Posted on October 14, 2020
Carnivores living near people feast on human food, threatening ecosystems
Ecologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that carnivores living near people can get more than half of their diets from human food sources, […]
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Posted on October 7, 2020
Project to develop new potato varieties will benefit breeders, growers and consumers
Potatoes are a widely-loved vegetable. Baked, mashed, fried or chipped, they are a tasty treat. But they aren’t perfect. Potatoes present a big challenge for […]