On Thursday, November 8th through Saturday, November 10th the UW-Madison American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) will hold its annual lawn mower, snow blower, and roto-tiller clinic. This clinic is designed to winterize …
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App helps farmers make the most of their corn harvest
A new tool developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison could save farmers time and money during the fall feed-corn harvest and make for more content, productive cows year-round. The innovation isn’t a physical farm implement, …
Doug Reinemann on the Radio
Yesterday, Doug Reinemann went on “The Morning Show” with Carrie Kaufman on The Ideas Network to discuss what stray voltage is and how it affects farmers. A jury recently awarded a Wisconsin farmer more than $13 …
BSE Helping Streamline Mint Oil Production
As you drive around a steel building at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station on Mineral Point Road, your nose informs you before your eyes do that you’ve found the outdoor laboratory of Scott Sanford, …
BSE Women’s Shop Nights!
Join us for the 2018-2019 Biological Systems Engineering Women’s Shop Nights. No experience is necessary! Last year’s shop night went great, and we made some fantastic projects and learned quite a bit. At shop nights you …
Milking Machines: The First 100 Years, from Buckets to Robot by Doug Reinemann
On July 18, BSE Professor and CALS Associate Dean Doug Reinemann gave a presentation at Wednesday Nite at the Lab (WN@TL) at the UW Biotechnology Center. He provided a brief history of the development of …
Arlington ARS hosts ag injury education event for emergency and trauma health providers
On June 27 at Arlington Agricultural Research Station, around 200 health professionals received training on agricultural injuries as part of the annual Emergency Care and Trauma Symposium sponsored by UW Health and UW Med Flight. Participants …
Drones, Joysticks, and Data-Driven Farming
Brian Luck grew up on an 800-acre corn and soybean farm in western Kentucky, so he knows well the look of a planted field from the exact height of a tractor seat. But these days, Luck …
Professor Xuejun Pan wins Vilas Award!
Professor Xuejun Pan was one of forty UW faculty to be honored with Vilas awards this year. Professor Pan received a Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award recognizing his research and teaching excellence, one of the most …
Congratulations to Pam Spahn and Zach Zopp on their CALS awards!
This spring, the CALS community honored staff and faculty in a ceremony for this year’s CALS awards. BSE was well represented by Pam Spahn, who received a University Staff Recognition Award, and Zach Zopp, who …