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  • Posted on June 19, 2014
    Of Cows and Climate

    CALS researchers are leading a far-reaching effort to gather information about greenhouse gases related to dairy—and to give farmers and other industry professionals the tools they need to reduce them.

  • Posted on March 6, 2014
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    Looking for “hotspots”

    Researchers see promise in clusters of farmers who are willing to grow crops for biofuels

  • Posted on November 20, 2013
    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.

  • Posted on June 18, 2013
    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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    Protecting our Pollinators

    Bees, so crucial to our food supply, are dying off at alarming rates. CALS researchers are taking a close look at everything from the microbes in their hives to the landscapes they live in to identify in what conditions bees thrive.

  • Posted on October 12, 2012
    Hunting for Beginners

    By presenting a fresh vision of the sport to new audiences, a program aims to stem an alarming drop in hunters

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    “Red Barns” Go Green

    Sustainable farms need sustainable buildings—and a CALS professor provides an option

  • Posted on July 21, 2010
    Stalking the Sustainable Market

    Wisconsin growers may have the greenest potato on the planet. So why can’t you get it at your supermarket? It’s complicated.

  • Posted on March 25, 2010
    Rooms with a Hue

    Veteran professor Jack Kloppenburg takes on a new role helping students figure out what it means to live green.

  • Posted on July 21, 2008
    Finding the Green

    Turf experts are aiming to make golf courses more environmentally friendly. But first golfers may need to change their course.