PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE It is with great pleasure that I introduce Demeter’s new annual special edition newsletter dedicated to our contributions to CALS undergraduate student scholarships, internships and grants to student organizations! We heard members’ wishes to know more about the student support made possible by your generous donations. The Education Committee under the leadership of…
BADGER LANDS TOUR In August a most interesting Demeter tour of the 7,350 acre Badger Lands area, south of Devil’s Lake, began with an introduction by Verlyn Mueller in the Badger Army Ammunition Museum. Then during a bus ride, retired DNR ecologist Mike Mossman, a member of the Badger History group, gave a history of…
WHAT IS the USDFRC? In March via Zoom we heard from Dr. Alison Duff, a Research Ecologist and a member of the dairy systems research team at the US Dairy Forage Research Center (USDFRC). The DFRC has labs on the UW campus and a 400 cow dairy herd, 1300 acres of cropland and 900 acres…
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE This is a big year for Demeter with $48,000 planned in student support toward 25 student awards among which three new awards will be offered for the first time! The steady growth of the eight UW Foundation endowment funds that benefit our organization and its program of student support are a tribute to…
LAUGHING WITH BETSY Laughter: That moment when your brain leaves your body for a few seconds and your heart flutters bringing sparkles and glitter to every cell in your body. (Author unknown). If you want some of that, join Betsy Haimson, Certified Laughter Leader-Expert Level, (CLL-E) for an interactive laughter session on November 18 via…
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE As we recover from a difficult year caused by the covid-19 pandemic, we are fortunate that our members largely remained safe. Zoom meetings have allowed the board to keep functioning remotely and for us to host interesting webinars on cheese making and the new Meat and Animal Sciences facility. I am looking forward…