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Catch up with . . . Richard Wagner

MS'75, PhD'79 Food Science

The Grow Dozen: Soil Science

12 alumni who are grounded in soil science

These 12 alumni represent the depth and breadth of CALS graduates’ accomplishments. Selections for the list are made by the Grow staff and are intended to reflect a sample of alumni stories. It is not a ranking or a comprehensive list. To read more about CALS alumni, go to www.cals.wisc.edu/alumni/

Next issue: Communication

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A Simple Sprinkle Improves Yields in Potato's Homeland

Jiwan Palta uses gypsum to help Peruvian farmers improve their potato crop

How Wisconsin Became Cow Country

That’s the question Edward Janus pursues in Creating Dairyland, a new book from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Not surprisingly, it’s a CALS Who’s Who, covering everyone from Stephen M. Babcock (“The patron saint of dairying”) to contemporary alumni in chapter-length profiles (including Karl Klessig BS’78 MS’79, Laura Daniels BS’97 and several Crave brothers). “Anyone [...]

From Field to Fuel

Where are we in terms of moving toward the “green gas” of the future? Here we present an illustrated overview of research progress.

In Vietnam, Mopeds Help Teach Economics

Corbett Grainger uses motor scooters to impart the basics of environmental economics.

The Grow Dozen: Forestry and related industries

12 alumni who are making a difference.

These 12 alumni represent the depth and breath of CALS graduates’ accomplishments. Selections for the list are made by the Grow staff and are intended to reflect a sample of alumni stories. It is not a ranking or a comprehensive list. To read more about CALS alumni, go to www.cals.wisc.edu/alumni/

Next issue: Working Globally

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THE DOZEN:

Catching up with Darrel Feucht

It’s the Wisconsin Idea gone global. That’s one way to describe Colonel Darrel Feucht’s pending mission in Afghanistan. The Fall River resident, a loan services facilities manager in civilian life, is leading a newly formed 58-member National Guard team that includes agronomists, hydrologists, forest scientists and a veterinarian. The goal of their 11-month tour? To help restore Afghanistan’s farmland and provide a viable alternative to growing poppies for the drug trade

Class Act: Farm Workers' Daughter

Alexandra Huerta comes from a family of agricultural workers, but she is taking her career in a very different direction.

Cows, Up Close and Personal

Special funding allows students more hands-on learning about animals

Missing Piece

Jiming Jiang is unlocking the secrets of the centromere, an overlooked region of DNA that holds the key to chromosome engineering—and a new, possibly safer approach to gene therapy

What Lies Beneath

Long neglected, plant roots are sprouting new interest among scientists.