Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on April 28, 2015
Business will implement new phosphorus recycling process
A University of Wisconsin-Madison startup is helping Midwest cities remove pollutants from wastewater through a new process that will benefit local farmers, too. Phosphorus, a […]
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Posted on April 15, 2015
Using cover crops to replenish soil carbon
Traversing the landscape of the Upper Midwest, there is a high likelihood you’ll see corn fields. Lots and lots of corn fields. Here, leftover stalks […]
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Posted on April 14, 2015
David Duncan: Finding quirk and charisma in microbes
David Duncan loves to think about dirt, and a quick glance at his family tree could lead one to believe he comes by it naturally. […]
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Posted on April 3, 2015
An efficient cow is an environmentally friendly cow – Audio
/RSS FeedAn efficient cow is an environmentally friendly cow Victor Cabrera Extension Dairy Management Specialist Department of Dairy Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences […]
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Posted on March 23, 2015
Buzzworthy research: Tagging bumblebees can help farmers
With the precision of a surgeon, Jeremy Hemberger swiftly, but gently, situated the tiny radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on the fuzzy yellow collar — the […]
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Posted on March 20, 2015
Second life for phosphorus – Audio
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Phil Barak, Professor Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences phillip.barak@wisc.edu (608) 890-0689 Second life for phosphorus 2:59 – Total Time […]
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Posted on March 16, 2015
Chris Hittinger names newly discovered yeast for Bucky Badger
When you discover a new organism, you get to name it — but not for yourself. There are rules to the naming business in biology. […]
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Posted on March 10, 2015
Biofuels in the Yahara Watershed
This video from the UW-Madison’s Water Sustainability and Climate project for the Lakeshore Nature Preserve features Chris Kucharik, associate professor of agronomy. The video is […]
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Posted on February 17, 2015
Five things everyone should know about milkweed
1. It is the stuff of life for monarch butterflies. Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed, and milkweed leaves serve as nearly the sole food […]
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Posted on February 9, 2015
Darwin Day focuses on islands, isolation
What do Madagascar and Jurassic Park have in common? Both are island-based evolutionary “experiments” that will be highlighted in this year’s Darwin Day celebrations, sponsored […]
