Category: Agriculture
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Posted on June 29, 2008
Veggies in the Sky
Growing vegetables, but not on a farm.
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Posted on June 28, 2008
Growing Season
Earlier planting-not climate-may be boosting corn yields.
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Posted on January 30, 2008
Rotten Luck
For potato growers, a good harvest doesn’t always mean a good year. Spoilage in storage claims 8 to 9 percent of the nation’s annual potato […]
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Posted on January 21, 2008
Mexico: Sustainable Farming Key to Dairy’s Growth
UW professor sees potential in Mexican dairy industry.
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Posted on January 16, 2008
Greener Pastures
Dairy science gets personal to reverse enrollment trend.
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Posted on November 17, 2007
Caitilyn Allen
Professor of Plant Pathology
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When Your Classroom Is a Cow
Dairy science students get up-close-and-personal with their studies.
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A Touch of Grass
Study finds that cheese from pasture-fed cows tastes like a winner.
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Posted on October 18, 2007
Unfolding the Prion Mystery
To help control the deadly rise of CWD among Wisconsin’s deer herd, Joel Pedersen went hunting for the source of the infection. His studies of the strange protein behind the disease are uncovering surprising answers––and new questions.
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Posted on October 17, 2007
Long Journey into Orange
More than a decade ago, CALS plant breeders set out to build a better pickle. The result is sweet, crunchy––and the color of cantaloupe. Here’s why orange may be the shade of pickles to come.
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Posted on October 14, 2007
Food Fighter
Campaigning to end world hunger, Florence Chenoweth plants seeds of hope.
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Posted on October 13, 2007
Catching up with…Pete Kappelman
BS’85 Dairy Science