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  • An architectural rendering of Babcock Hall as it will look when the renovation and expansion are complete. Zimmerman Architectural Studios

    A ‘Whey’ Better Babcock

    Posted on October 17, 2018

    The Babcock Hall renovation and expansion has begun! The major construction project, which broke ground in July 2018, will modernize the building’s dairy plant and […]

  • Healthy soybean plants flower in a field at the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station near Marshfield, Wis., in July 2018. Photo by Michael P. King

    Resistance Is Not Futile

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    If there’s anything that could be called the archenemy of Midwestern soybean producers, it just might be Sclerotinia stem rot. Once thought of as only […]

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    Class Act | Ciara Michel

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    Not many UW students can say they’ve led a beekeeping operation in Uganda. In fact, there may be only three, and Ciara Michel BSx’19 is […]

  • A man standing in front of a large piece of farming machinery at the edge of a field

    Mali | CALS Researcher Offers Hands-On Training at Gamou Farms

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    A native of Mali, Thierno Diallo takes great pride in his Fulani heritage. The West African ethnic group is well known for its tradition of […]

  • Adam Kuchnia stands in front of a projected 3D image of human torso muscles created from dozens of cross-sectional CT scans. Photo by Michael P. King

    The Muscle Demystifier

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    As a wrestler at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Adam Kuchnia lost a lot of pounds so he could compete in a particular weight class. […]

  • In the Field | Alumni Making Their Marks as Entrepreneurs

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    Enterprising Alumni Many CALS graduates go on to launch small businesses, patent new products, and found successful companies, among other entrepreneurial endeavors. This special “In […]

  • Andy Fisher stands by the 4,000-gallon bulk tank on his farm.

    Catch Up with … Andy Fisher, Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) ’99

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    For Andy Fisher, farming isn’t just a way to make a liv­ing. It’s a way of life. “I feel it’s one of the most honest […]

  • Farm and Industry Short Course students visit a greenhouse at Natural Beauty, a wholesale floral operation in Denmark, Wis., as part of the inaugural Agricultural Experience Tour in November 2017. An anonymous $50,000 gift will fund the tour for four more years. FISC Photo

    Farm Tour Enriches FISC Experience

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    Since 1886, the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) has been drawing students to the UW–Madison campus for certificate-level education as they pursue careers in […]

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  • Drones, Joysticks, and Data-Driven Farming

    Posted on May 14, 2018

    Brian Luck grew up on an 800-acre corn and soybean farm in western Kentucky, so he knows well the look of a planted field from […]

  • Vector Vigilance

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    When you visit the UW Arboretum, you go to take a stroll through the woodlands, prairies, and flowering trees. You go to navigate the boardwalks […]

  • An older black and white photo of two men sitting among large diagrams of molecules

    Forgotten Molecules

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    On a rainy day last fall, chemist Scott Wildman left his office on the UW– Madison campus and drove to a retirement community on the […]

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