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  • Posted on November 20, 2013
    Gut Feeling

    Reaching in for the first time: Students at a Chicago high school got a whole new perspective on cows.

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    Growing Our Future

    As you read the feature stories in this edition of Grow, I invite you to consider how they reflect the mission, vision, guiding principles and […]

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    Will Dead Species Live Again?

    It sounds like science fiction—but it could happen in real life. Stan Temple describes “de-extinction” and its promise for conservation.

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    Making It Personal

    A CALS capstone class in genetics encourages students to explore their own genomes.

  • Posted on June 18, 2013
    Wisconsin’s “Brown Gold” Rush

    Transforming manure to energy in America’s Dairyland

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    The Value of GMOs

    A long-term study sheds light—and numbers—on benefits to farmers

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    West Africa: “Highway Robbery” Has Far-Reaching Costs

    In the busy port town of Tema, Ghana, the driver of a tanker truck of gasoline northbound for Bamako, Mali, loads a few dozen pineapples […]

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    Getting to the heart of a problem

    Research sheds light on a deadly condition

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    Class Act: Jordan Ebert and A Ringing Success

    “They called my cow’s name and the place lit up,” says dairy science major Jordan Ebert. “It was an adrenaline rush—the coolest experience I have […]

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    Moldova: Better Barns for Dairy

    Biological systems engineering professor and UW-Extension specialist Brian Holmes recently spent two weeks in Moldova under the auspices of CNFA, a nonprofit that focuses on rural economic growth in developing countries.

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    Happy Cows Everywhere

    AMY STANTON joined CALS and UW-Extension in 2012 as a dairy science professor with particular expertise in animal well-being. Prior to joining CALS she was […]

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    Five things everyone should know about … Hazelnuts

    1   They’re crazy nutritious and gluten-free. Hazelnuts are rich in vitamins (particularly vitamin E and B-complex groups of vitamins, including folates, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin) as […]