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Pesticides Pose Challenges To Vegetable Growers As Markets Change, Insects Adapt

WisContext

Wisconsin is a national leader in growing and processing specialty crops that include sweet corn, green beans, peas, potatoes and, of course, cranberries. These plants attract plenty of pests that eat and damage the crops, making their management a primary concern of farmers.

Farmers Need To Take Time To Plan Farm Succession

Tina Kohlman

UW-Extension

It is springtime and many farmers are shifting gears from winter chores to planting. They have much work to do: developing a cropping plan, ordering seed and fertilizer, making sure equipment is in working order, and lining up enough help for the season.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Manure Irrigation Debate Arcs Over Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

In recent years, the smell, environmental impacts and human health risks of spraying liquefied manure over crop fields has raised questions and concerns among a growing number of Wisconsin residents.

Series: Voter ID In Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Voter ID Voices Go Viral

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin's April 5 election instigated two notable media blowups over the state's voter ID law.

Series: Elizabethkingia In Wisconsin

Understanding The Elizabethkingia Outbreak In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

A species of bacteria called Elizabethkingia anophelis has caused serious blood infections in dozens of Wisconsinites since November 2015. As of April 8, 2016, 18 of those patients have died, according to state health officials.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Do You Use Well Water? Learn About Radon, Arsenic, Pesticides And More

Kevin Masarik

UW-Extension

As the groundwater education specialist for the Center for Watershed Science and Education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Kevin Masarik gets a lot of questions from Wisconsin residents about their well water and how to go about testing its safety. Here are answers to several specific questions.

Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

4 Historic Presidential Primaries in Wisconsin History

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

As Wisconsin heads into a hotly contested presidential primary election for both major parties, WPR has looked back at years when the state's voters played an important role in selecting parties' nominees.

2016 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Remains Wildly Unpredictable

Scott Gordon

WisContext

As both Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates, Justice Rebecca Bradley and challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg, head toward the April 5 election, their campaigns and two outside groups are spending heavily to attract votes.

Series: Women In Wisconsin's Democracy

Women Weigh Concerns When Deciding To Run For Political Office

Victoria Solomon

UW-Extension

Jennifer Erickson

UW-Extension

Dan Hill

UW-Extension

Spring elections are here, and odds are good that the majority of the candidates on ballots are men.

Series: Elizabethkingia In Wisconsin

More Information About Elizabethkingia And The Wisconsin Outbreak

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Karen Faster

WisContext

Given the general infrequency of Elizabethkingia infections, the winter 2015-16 outbreak in Wisconsin is presenting a novel challenge for state and federal health authorities, as well as to providers working directly with patients. Despite the rarity of this health issue, multiple health organizations are providing information for the public about the bacteria. The emergent nature of these infections is also prompting coverage from a variety of regional and national media outlets.