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Going with the Flow
Posted on March 18, 2009ON FARMS SUCH AS JOHN VRIEZE’S EMERALD DAIRY, every scrap of cow manure makes its way through a multi-stage process that plays out over the […]
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To Kill a Wolf
Posted on March 2, 2009As brushes with wolves rise, wildlife experts weigh whether the best way to preserve wolves could include hunting them.
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What’s in the Water?
Posted onWhen disease-causing microbes find their way in Wisconsin’s water supply, Sharon Long uses the tools of microbiology to spot them-and find their source.
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Senegal: Putting African Onions in the Pink
Posted onBreeders are helping Senegalese farmers produce more pink.
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Honduras: Playground Design is More than an Exercise
Posted onStudent’s vision comes to life in Honduran village.
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Wisconsin: Seeing the Forest for the Fish
Posted onWhy Wisconsin’s trees make a difference to trout.
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Catch up with…Mark Crave BS’88, Dairy Science
Posted on February 27, 2009The man behind the milk at the Crave Brothers Farm.
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The Grow Dozen: 12 Alumni who are making a difference in the dairy industry
Posted onBS’93, Agricultural Education; BS’96, Dairy Science
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Back-End Solutions
Posted onNo way around it: Dairy farming means putting up with a lot of crap. But what if dairy’s biggest headache became its most reliable asset? It’s happening on one Wisconsin farm.
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Going to Extremes
Posted onExtremeophilic microbes have learned how to deal with
near-boiling temperatures and other brutal conditions. To microbiologists, that makes
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Five things everyone should know about … Probiotics
Posted onDo probiotics really work? A former skeptic weighs in.
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Into the Wild
Posted on October 30, 2008Living closer to nature is the new American Dream, but are we loving nature to death? One CALS lab is showing just how far we’ve pushed the boundaries between us and the wilderness—and what it may cost us.