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  • Posted on April 20, 2017
    Aldo Leopold’s words once again broadcast to the state

    In celebration of Earth Day, Wisconsin audiences will once again hear portions of conservationist and former University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Aldo Leopold’s radio addresses that […]

  • Posted on April 11, 2017
    Spinoff that puts phosphorus in its place signs key contract

    In a bit of high-tech judo, a UW–Madison spinoff has started selling a technology to transform phosphorus at wastewater treatment plants from a major headache […]

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    The science farm: A decades-long project offers insights into agriculture

    On a still and warm summer morning, as scientists drive along the dirt roads that crisscross the Arlington Agricultural Research Station, the fields sweep in […]

  • Posted on March 29, 2017
    Four UW-Madison faculty members honored for teaching, research, service

    Four members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty will be recognized for their distinguished contributions to teaching, research and service on Monday, April 3. This […]

  • Posted on March 28, 2017
    Enzyme structures illuminate mechanism behind bacteria’s bioremediation prowess

    Bacteria, like humans and animals, must eat. Sometimes, they consume a pollutant in the environment that humans want to get rid of, a process called […]

  • Posted on March 17, 2017
    Enormous swarms of midges teach about interconnected landscapes

    Swarms of midges rise out of a lake in northern Iceland in such enormous numbers every spring and summer that they can impair breathing and […]

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    Doug Soldat, Extension Turfgrass and Urban Soil Specialist Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences djsoldat@wisc.edu (608) 263-3631 3:06 – Total […]

  • Posted on March 14, 2017
    Study quantifies role of ‘legacy phosphorus’ in reduced water quality

    For decades, phosphorous has accumulated in Wisconsin soils. Though farmers have taken steps to reduce the quantity of the agricultural nutrient applied to and running […]

  • Posted on March 10, 2017
    Cheese, cows and manure: Systems approach makes tough decisions easier to digest

    Wisconsin is known as America’s Dairyland. More than one-third of all the cows in United States live on more than 3,000 farms in Wisconsin. Those […]

  • Posted on March 2, 2017
    Fast-track master’s preps graduates for jobs in energy analysis

    For decades, American energy companies have tried to persuade customers to use less energy. Using giveaways and various other financial incentives, utilities have promoted new […]