Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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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 23, 2019
Sustainable dairy project finds ways to lower emissions, boost profits
A six-year-long, nationwide research project has concluded with solutions to help the dairy industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions while boosting profitability. The $10 million Dairy Coordinated […]
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Posted on September 17, 2019
Wisconsin’s end-of-summer soil health – Audio
Matt Ruark Extension Soil Scientist Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608.263.2889 mdruark@wisc.edu Total Time: 3:17 0:15 – Soil health […]
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Posted on September 16, 2019
UW students develop skills, networks at wildlife summer camp
At the end of a dock on a placid lake, Abby Haydin taps “play” on her phone, sending tunes to a wireless speaker. She is far […]
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Posted on September 11, 2019
UW–Madison awarded FFAR grant to map corn drought tolerance genes
The majority of America’s corn farmers rely on seasonal rainfall to water crops, yet extreme weather and drought present a growing challenge to the corn […]
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Posted on September 9, 2019
New research finds that soybean neonicotinoid seed treatments provide farmers negligible benefits
New research has been published regarding neonicotinoid seed treatments (NST). It has been revealed that this soybean treatment provides negligible benefit to U.S. farmers. In […]
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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
UW Organic Ag Field Day to highlight cover crops and industrial hemp
In a growing season fraught with challenges including difficult planting conditions and low prices, farmers are increasingly looking for ways to increase the resilience of […]
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Posted on August 9, 2019
Blue Sky Science: What is water scarcity?
What is water scarcity? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, CALS bacteriology professor Trina McMahon answers that question. Blue Sky Science was a collaboration of the […]