Food Science
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Morels remain a tough-to-farm delicacy. Midwest cultivators are slowly figuring out how.
Farmers and scientists in the Midwest are working on finding a way to cultivate the elusive morel mushroom.
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New plant in Jefferson County will ‘brew’ egg whites by fermenting with fungus
Biotech firm Onego Bio hopes to begin producing egg whites via fermentation in Jefferson County in 2028. Wisconsin-born co-founder Christopher Landowski says that their product could help make eggs more affordable, especially during shortages.
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In pursuit of the best protein bar
UW-Madison food scientist Audrey Girard recently led a study into chemical changes that occur in protein bars over time, making them harden. The researchers found bars made with certain types of protein were more prone to hardening than others. And they flagged certain chemical changes that protein bar creators could target to keep their bars…
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Sweeter beets and purple broccoli: The latest in vegetables
Irwin Goldman recently visited WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show” to discuss new vegetable varieties.
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UW study: Mice live longer, healthier lives with less of one amino acid
A calorie is not just a calorie. That’s the lesson University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers said they demonstrated in a new study where mice lost weight while eating more. The study, […]
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Wisconsin scientists study how to keep cheese fresh and prolong the squeakiness of cheese curds
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Research, tasting cheese is serious business. “Everything is prescribed, down to what temperature we taste at, how many chews we do, how […]
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Northwoods tribal leader reflects on 40th anniversary of court protecting treaty rights
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]
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Bayfield farm launches new tree species made to clean pollution, thrive in Midwest
Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands dwell below a Bayfield hilltop orchard where, for a short time this summer, mature apple trees were accompanied by 100 potted poplars. The young […]
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Wisconsin native’s aged gouda is ‘best cheese’ in America, contest says
Eric Schmid grew up in Monticello and landed his first cheese-making job near Browntown. Now, the Wisconsin native is the year’s U.S. Cheese Champion. Schmid worked for Wisconsin cheese producers […]
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New CDC study finds only 10 percent of Wisconsinites getting daily recommended values of fruits, vegetables
Only 1 in 10 Wisconsinites were meeting the daily recommendations for incorporating fruits and vegetables into their diets two years ago, according to a federal study released earlier this month. […]
