As trees leafed out this spring, an international group of researchers headed to northern Wisconsin. There a unique, long-term study is revealing how air pollution […]

Driving machinery over fields can significantly reduce yields of alfalfa, one of the state’s most important crops, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher. A preliminary study at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station found that wheel traffic cut alfalfa yields by up to 70 percent for a single cutting, and the average was 30 percent, according to Dan Undersander, an extension forage specialist with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, working with an Illinois city and a Milwaukee County Zoo curator, hope to surgically scale down an urban deer herd that has outgrown its welcome. Sterilizing does should eventually, and non-lethally, pare deer numbers in the Highland Park herd, according to Nancy Mathews, a wildlife ecologist at the UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Registration is now open for a four-day fishing course designed for people who want to gain a greater appreciation of aquatic resources around them, and improve their ability to catch fish.

Do your friends and family applaud your priceless sense of humor? Or do they roll their eyes in complete denial of your talent? Either way, here’s your chance to show off your cleverness, wit, and knowledge of farming, and possibly win a cash prize.

Farmers may be able to suppress certain types of foliar diseases of snap beans and cucumbers by using composted paper mill residuals, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Farmers have the option of signing up their land in the new Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program until at least the end of September. But they should consider the costs and benefits before deciding whether to enroll and, if they decide to enroll, for how long, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural economist.

Farmers in Wisconsin may soon have a powerful new tool to help them make decisions about fertilizer that increase their yields and control runoff, thanks to University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers who are studying how to maximize information from agricultural modeling systems.

People who care about wildlife and the environment will have a new way to act on their concern in 2002. They can buy “Healthy Grown” potatoes.

Researchers are turning to microbes for help with some of our biggest problems. The results could lead to a healthier environment and new sources of fuels and chemicals for the 21st century.