Articles by Scott Gordon

Brown marmorated stink bug
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Challenges Pest-Control Strategies

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am
As growers and agriculture researchers have learned during the brown marmorated stink bug's 20-year migration across the U.S., managing the pest is difficult.
Comparison of stink bug species
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Extensive Research Devoted To Understanding Brown Marmorated Stink Bug's Behavior

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am
As an invasive species in North America, the brown marmorated stink bug is the subject of ongoing scientific study, particularly by researchers in regions the species colonized.
Brown marmorated stink bug spreads in Wisconsin
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Wisconsin Might Be Due For A Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Problem

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am
Wisconsin may be at a turning point with the brown marmorated stink bug.
Apple showing brown marmorated stink bug damage
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug A Growing Agricultural Pest In U.S.

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am
The brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive species in the United States that is expanding its range as an agricultural pest around the nation.
Brown marmorated stink bug
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Has A Broad Appetite

Karen Faster
WisContext
Scott Gordon
WisContext
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am
A smelly and increasingly infamous agricultural pest that is expanding through the United States, the brown marmorated stink bug is native to East Asia, where it challenges farmers throughout the region.
Sherrie Tussler
Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Impact Of FoodShare Wisconsin Training Program Is Unclear

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 12:05pm
Wisconsin wasn't testing the limits of its relationship with the USDA in April 2015, which is when it began statewide implementation of a rule requiring "able-bodied adults without dependents" on SNAP to either spend at least 20 hours a week working (or volunteering or undergoing training), or otherwise lose their benefits after three months.
Cory Cochart
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Manure Irrigation Debate Arcs Over Wisconsin

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 10:50am
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.
Todd Allbaugh
Series: Voter ID In Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Voter ID Voices Go Viral

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, April 11, 2016 - 12:05pm
Wisconsin's April 5 election instigated two notable media blowups over the state's voter ID law.
Elizabethkingia culture
Series: Elizabethkingia In Wisconsin

Understanding The Elizabethkingia Outbreak In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, April 11, 2016 - 8:25am
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.
Charles Franklin

2016 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Remains Wildly Unpredictable

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 10:40am
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.