Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on August 2, 2016
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative winners include CALS-led projects
Fourteen research and infrastructure projects – including four with CALS participants – have been selected by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor […]
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Posted on July 27, 2016
Upcoming UW organic ag field days will cover row crops and pastures, vegetable production
University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural researchers will host two organic-focused field days in the Madison area this summer. The first will be held at Arlington Agricultural […]
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Posted on July 26, 2016
August 11 field day: An organic grain toolbox
There are many reasons to grow organic grain: high demand for organic livestock feed, increased interest in locally produced food-grade grain, and seemingly tireless growth […]
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Posted on July 20, 2016
Putting the sloth in sloths: Arboreal lifestyle drives slow motion pace
Although most of the terrestrial world is covered in trees, there are precious few vertebrates that make the canopy their home and subsist solely on […]
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Posted on June 24, 2016
For the birds: The Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas draws on the power of citizen science
Slipping into a patch of woods in western Dane County, Jim Berkelman ignores the swarming mosquitoes and strains to sort through the early- morning chatter […]
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Posted on June 17, 2016
Stop the spiny water flea – Audio
/RSS FeedBret Shaw, Extension Environmental Communications Specialist (Music by Ella Shaw) Department of Life Sciences Communication UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608.890.1878 brshaw@wisc.edu MORE […]
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Posted on June 14, 2016
UW-Madison seeks to capitalize on push to harness helpful microbes
Since the 17th century, when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first observed microorganisms through the lens of a rudimentary microscope, humans have slowly come to appreciate that […]
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Posted on June 8, 2016
Video challenges Wisconsin boaters to help halt spiny water flea invasion
As Wisconsin’s boating season shifts into full gear, a team of University of Wisconsin and UW-Extension experts has released a video urging boaters to take […]
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Posted on May 20, 2016
Photos from Log-A-Load for Kids Charitable Harvest event at Arlington ARS
This past Tuesday, UW-Madison Arlington Agricultural Research Station hosted a Log-A-Load for Kids Charitable Harvest event that brought around 400 local elementary and middle school […]
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Posted on May 18, 2016
Panda poop study provides insights into microbiome, reproductive troubles
A stomachache can put a real damper on your love life — especially if you’re a giant panda. One minute it’s breeding season and you’re […]