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Corn’s Wow Factor
Posted on December 14, 2010Bill Tracy knew it was coming. But the burst of sweetness from the ear of corn he’d just bitten into was so swift that he […]
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Final Exam – Fall 2010
Posted on December 8, 2010Do you know which cucurbita species make the best pumpkin pie?
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Five things everyone should know about . . . Urban Chickens
Posted on December 6, 20101. Chickens are definitely going mainstream. Whether it’s due to the interest in locally produced foods or simply a desire for a natural hobby, a […]
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How plants tell time
Posted onPlants of the same species tend to flower, fruit and go to seed with remarkable synchronicity. How are they able to keep such rigid schedules?
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Catch up with . . . Sarah Mattison BS’05 Nutritional Sciences
Posted on November 22, 2010Sarah Mattison and husband Ryan Berndt own Hybrid Fitness and Fit Fresh Cuisine, two businesses that work in tandem to help clients get in shape. Located under the same roof in Fitchburg, Wis., Hybrid and Fit Fresh combine a workout gym with a restaurant offering locally grown, nutritionally balanced food.
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The Grow Dozen: Alumni who are making a difference in the meat industry
Posted on12 Alumni who are making a difference in the meat industry.
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Finding a Cow’s Inner Dairyness
Posted onThe dairy industry has spent a century searching for the perfect traits in a milk cow. Advances in genetics are getting us closer than ever – and changing our idea of perfect in the process.
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Gaining on the Drain
Posted onDemographers see a trend in rural Wisconsin that could begin to reverse decades of population decline. But will jobs follow?
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The Exterminator
Posted onForty years after beating malaria as a child, CALS entomologist Que Lan is still battling the disease. And she’s discovered a genetic weakness in malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may finally give us the upper hand.
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On Dairy, He’s a Bull
Posted onNew dairy policy expert Mark Stephenson says Wisconsin still earns the title of America’s Dairyland by making great milk – and listening to the consumer.
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Thriving While Thirsty
Posted on November 19, 2010Persistance pays off for drought-resisting plants.