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Irrigated farming moderating local environments, study shows

A recent joint study from the DNR and UW-Madison highlights the moderating effect that irrigated farms can have on local environments. 

Evers changes GOP proposals on transportation funding, vehicle fees as he signs budget

Gov. Tony Evers signed the two-year budget Wednesday after using his partial veto authority to make changes to Republican proposals on transportation...

Wood products industries offsetting carbon emissions

New research out of UW-Madison shows the world’s wood products industries offset less than 1 percent of annual global carbon emissions. But...

SpayVac to submit animal birth control vaccine for approval by years end

A startup called SpayVac-for-Wildlife plans to submit an animal birth control vaccine product to the EPA before the end of the year,...

Personal income expected to grow at slower rate than national average

Personal income in Wisconsin is expected to grow at a slower rate than the national average this year and the next, according...

Conservation efforts bringing down nutrient pollution levels

Conservation efforts last year kept out of the environment at least 215,000 pounds of phosphorous and more than 95,000 pounds of nitrogen.

Budget would remove outdated limit on certain electricity contracts

One of the items included in the Republican version of the state budget would remove a three-year limit on certain wholesale electricity...

Investment overview shows deals getting larger in Wisconsin

The latest investment overview from the Wisconsin Technology Council shows a “slight downtick” in the number of deals made last year, though...

Hogan planning to leave WEDC in fall

WEDC CEO Mark Hogan today said he will step down from his role in the coming months. Hogan confirmed...

SpayVac using vaccines to control wildlife populations

The founders of SpayVac-for-Wildlife say the answer to the growing problem of wildlife management might lie in birth control vaccines. 

Research connects reduced fertility rates to decline in manufacturing jobs

A sociology researcher at UW-Madison has found a connection between reduced fertility rates and a decline in manufacturing jobs on the national...

Wisconsin Paper Council President: ‘We’re back’

With a renewed focus on advocacy, a "massive" restructuring project in the rearview mirror and more than 21 new members, Wisconsin Paper...

Paper Council’s legislators of the year highlight differing priorities

Rep. Katrina Shankland and Sen. Tom Tiffany were both recognized by the Wisconsin Paper Council as legislators of the year, though each...

Panelist says greater health care collaboration will take changes to data management

Achieving greater collaboration between various health care providers will take more community outreach and a new approach to data management, panelists at...

Obama-era tech advisor calls on startup leaders to better equip care providers

An Obama-era tech adviser says entrepreneurs in the health space should seek to equip care providers with better decision-making tools.
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