Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on May 24, 2018
Fine-tuning a new crop that saves soil, produces grain and forage for cows
On a splendid May day, Valentin Picasso is visiting tests of a crop called kernza at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station north of Madison. As […]
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Posted on May 22, 2018
A hidden world of communication, chemical warfare, beneath the soil
The soil supporting a field of crops teems with life. Untold numbers of bacteria and fungi strive for space and food. Most are harmless. Many […]
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Study bolsters bats’ reputation as mosquito devourers
It’s a common assumption: Bats are important because they feast upon those pervasive warm-weather pests known as mosquitoes. You want to see bats flying above, […]
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Posted on May 15, 2018
Mongoose tracker: Making sense of the mysterious carnivores
Imagine if squirrels were fearless and rabid and preyed upon your pets rather than the acorns in your yard. In Puerto Rico, this is quite […]
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Posted on May 9, 2018
CWD prions discovered in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks for the first time
New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from […]
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Posted on April 26, 2018
Bird observing course an experience in finding passion for nature
The students were thrilled that, for the first time all semester, they could conduct their lab outing without huddling under winter coats. Though it was […]
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Posted on April 24, 2018
The method maker: Gerry Weiss recounts a lifetime of innovation and collaboration with CALS and UW Cooperative Extension
Gerry Weiss BS’67 admits he knew nothing about the steep-valleyed fields of southwestern Wisconsin when, back in 1975, he bought 350 acres in Grant County and […]
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Posted on April 20, 2018
Why birds fly into windows – Audio
/RSS FeedThis podcast was originally published in April 2017. Anna Pidgeon, Associate Professor Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences […]
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Posted on April 4, 2018
Checking the gas: From barn to field, researcher follows dairy cows’ greenhouse gas footprints
Sometimes dairy scientist Michel Wattiaux approaches his research like a cop at a traffic stop. He uses a breath analyzer to check for problematic products […]
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Posted on March 30, 2018
Spring garden clean-up – Audio
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Brian Hudelson, UW-Extension Plant Disease Specialist Director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-2863 […]
