Category: Follow-Up
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Posted on March 5, 2025
The Seeds of Innovation Germinate
In The Seeds of Innovation (Grow, spring 2024), professor and extension specialist Julie Dawson gave readers a primer on intellectual property (IP) in the seed […]
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Posted on October 23, 2024
Carbon Capture via Pasture
In Can Farms Pull Carbon from Sky to Soil? (Grow, summer 2023), Hal Conick highlighted the early stages of an ongoing long-term study by […]
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Posted on March 8, 2024
The Fate of Microbes and Carbon in the Aftermath of Wildfires
In Controlled Burn (Grow, fall 2018), Erik Ness introduced readers to the Charcoalator, a small furnace that sustains tiny fires under controlled conditions. Associate […]
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Posted on November 2, 2023
Invasive Species Alter Mendota’s Microbes
In the fall 2017 issue of Grow, Erik Ness highlighted bacteriologist Katherine (Trina) McMahon and her quest to understand Lake Mendota through its microbial […]
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Posted on July 7, 2023
New Soil Scan Aids Farmers and the Environment
When farmers make decisions about managing their crops, it’s extremely valuable to know how much water their soils can hold. With this information, they […]
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Posted on March 9, 2023
Food Flaw Fighters
In The Promise of Safe Food for Billions (Grow, Fall 2021), Jori Skalitzky BS’22 highlighted a new food safety product called D-Tox, which was […]
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Posted on October 18, 2022
Craft Cider Resurgence Resumes
In Craft Cider’s Comeback (Grow, Fall 2018), Nicole Miller MS’06 introduced Brix Cider owners Marie MS’10 and Matt MS’10 Raboin at an apple grafting […]
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Posted on August 2, 2022
Citizen Science ‘App’-roach Has Successful Year
In “Bee-Spying Mission Seeks Operatives” (Grow, Fall 2021), Jocelyn Cao BS’21 introduced readers to WiBee: The Wisconsin Wild Bee App. It’s part of a […]
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Posted on April 29, 2022
The Quest for Self-Fertilizing Crops
In the fall 2020 issue of Grow, Eric Hamilton highlighted a team of CALS scientists and their search for alternatives to synthetic crop fertilizers. […]
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Posted on November 8, 2021
Global Health Gains Momentum
In the spring 2021 issue of Grow, writer Nicole Miller MS’06 introduced readers to the new global health major, through which students explore how […]