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Posted on February 25, 2020
Class Act | Vy Luong Rebuilds, Adapts, and Learns on His Path to CALS
‘Vỹ Lương’’s journey to Wisconsin from Tiền Giang province in Vietnam began with a major detour. It was the first of many challenges he faced […]
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The Soil Doctor Is In
For Jingyi Huang, it all started with a pair of orange hula hoops. At least, that’s what they looked like to him when he […]
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Final Exam Spring 2020
Welcome to the final exam for the spring 2020 issue of Grow magazine! If you answer all five questions correctly, you will be entered in […]
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Posted on October 11, 2019
Deep in the Weeds
If you were to come across a patch of thale cress poking through a crack in a parking lot, you might not think much of […]
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Science Outreach: A Versatile Training Tool
Genetics professor Xuehua Zhong is a true believer in the power of outreach to instill a love of science in young people and develop mentoring […]
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A Model Solution
When agronomy professor Chris Kucharik and his wife, Amy, moved into a subdivision in the Town of Burke in 2006, they weren’t surprised to learn […]
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Big Data Wranglers
The video clip shows some very colorful calves. It’s an overhead view of five young Holsteins, but none of them is black and white. They […]
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The Future of Dairy Relies on Research
Years of low milk prices, rising costs, and trade policy turmoil have taken their toll on our state’s dairy farmers and the dairy industry as […]
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Five things everyone should know about . . . A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold’s book A Sand County Almanac was published 70 years ago. But its message about our relationship with nature is more important now than […]
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Class Act | Upbringing, Fate Lead Nontraditional Student to Genetics
Had it not been for her father’s truck accident, Carmen Nightfall BS’x22 might never have attended college. But the unfortunate incident sparked a positive change […]
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‘Another Dimension’ of Wildlife Ecology
At the end of a dock on a placid lake, Abby Haydin taps play on her phone, sending tunes to a wireless speaker. She is […]
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The Tuber Protector
In the Dairy State, it’s easy for a humble vegetable like the potato to get lost amid all the talk of milk and cheese. Consequently, […]