CALS Newsmakers: Eileen Cullen on Insect Resistance to GM Crops
Mon, 04/16/2012 - 13:36 | emcullen
Entomologist Eileen Cullen is an expert on integrated pest management, field and forage crops, and conventional and organic agriculture.
Cullen is among a group of concerned scientists that wrote a letter to the EPA in March 2012 warning about the spread of recently discovered populations of corn rootworm that are resistant to genetically engineered corn, and urging the organization to take steps to discourage the spread of this menacing pest.
Audio Clip - Claudio Gratton talks about native bees and the landscape
Mon, 04/16/2012 - 13:32 | emcullen
Recently, Claudio Gratton was interviewed by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences about our research related to native bees. Listen to the clip here: claudio_gratton_native_bees.
Audio Courtesy of Sevie Kenyon, UW-Madison CALS
Fruit Crops in Wisconsin May Suffer Substantial Frost Injury This Spring
Thu, 03/29/2012 - 09:28 | nimda
The remarkable heat during March has brought most perennial crops out of dormancy approximately one month ahead of schedule. Apple buds are swelling, even showing green tips. Cranberries, too, have shown evidence of bud development.
Prof. Brunet Launches Redesigned Website
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 16:39 | nimda
Professor Johanne Brunet has just launched her redesigned website: http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/brunet/
Her website describes her research and lists some of her publications. The research page includes information on her three primary research areas: gene flow by distinct pollinators, hybridization between native and invasive elm species, and transgene spread.
Program Director Opportunity at Sand County Foundation in Madison Wisconsin
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 09:45 | nimda
Sand County Foundation is recruiting for a Program Director. See the attached PDF for more details.
