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WIS Collaborator Helps Study Irrigation in Central Sands

May 25, 2018 by CATHERINE A REILAND

Justin Isherwood, farmer and writer living in central Wisconsin, is helping UW researchers study how much water from rain and irrigation enters the crop before being transferred into the atmosphere, and how much seeps deep … Read More »

Posted in Big Lake Tour 2018, news, researchTagged agriculture, Central Sands, Justin Isherwood

First WIS Director Beats Cancer Odds

April 4, 2018 by CATHERINE A REILAND

In certain campus circles Margaret “Peg” Geisler, 82, is best known and celebrated as the founding director of the Wisconsin Idea Seminar, the UW-Madison’s signature study tour for faculty and staff. Others now know Geisler … Read More »

Posted in news, researchTagged cancer, director, Peg Geisler, research, study, Wisconsin Idea Seminar

Mystic Valley Dairy Helps UW Dairy Researchers Detect a ‘Silent Killer’

February 20, 2018 by CATHERINE A REILAND

The 2018 Wisconsin Idea Seminar is set to visit Mystic Valley Dairy in Sauk City as it begins the 5-day tour of the state. Owner Mitch Breunig will give a tour of the farm covering … Read More »

Posted in Big Lake Tour 2018, news, researchTagged dairy, farm, ketosis, Mystic Valley Dairy, News, Wisconsin
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