UW-Platteville tests new tech measuring methane from cows. A specialist in chronic wasting disease provides an update valuable to deer hunters. And we talk with a Wisconsin author about the alarming loss of family farms.
Featured in this Episode
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Cow burp data collection could reduce methane emissions
Measuring the greenhouse gasses emitted by burping cows is the purpose of new technology being tested at UW-Platteville’s Pioneer Farm. Assistant professor Ryan Pralle joins us to talk about the purpose and promise of the GreenFeed machine.
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A chronic wasting disease update in advance of deer hunting season
Chronic wasting disease has been found in wild white-tailed deer inhabiting 46 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. But the deadly disease may be leveling off where it is most prevalent, DNR field wildlife biologist Michael Foy tells us.
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Wisconsin writer counts self among disappearing farmers in new book ‘Land Rich, Cash Poor’
America lost 85% of its dairy farms between the 1970s and 2017. Brian Reisinger was among those to not take over his family’s dairy farm in Wisconsin. We talk with him about his new book, “Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold Story of the Disappearing American Farmer.”
Episode Credits
- Larry Meiller Host
- Ryan Pralle Guest
- Michael Foy Guest
- Brian Reisinger Guest
- Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
- Joel Patenaude Producer
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
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