Biochemist John Ralph and his colleagues have pioneered a technology that could revolutionize how industry produces biofuels and other value-added goods

Clear-cutting in past centuries left Wisconsin with very few old-growth forests—and fewer of the environmental benefits they provide. CALS has partnered with the DNR and other institutions on a long-term project to learn how such forests can be reestablished and sustainably used.

Few people inspire students as much as our professors. When I ask students about their most important experiences at CALS, almost invariably they talk about […]

Modern communication systems allow dairy farmers to more efficiently monitor the health, milk yield, movement and other metrics of both herds and individual cows by cell phone, says Doug Reinemann

1 It’s not a nut. Nutmeg is the seed kernel inside a yellow fruit of the nutmeg tree, an evergreen native to the Molucca Islands […]

Raising “Little Aldos”

When it comes to mosquitoes, nobody wants to be attractive

Political conflict in the Middle East is a constant source of media attention, but Samer Alatout, a CALS professor of community and environmental sociology, focuses […]

How CALS scientists help the world-renowned Whistling Straits golf course get ready for this summer’s PGA Championship

Having an applied research goal can no doubt lend focus to the discovery process. For example, since its inception the charge of the Great Lakes […]