Public land-grant universities are built on state service and ground-breaking research. The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has some of the best with twelve research stations across the state. The Arlington Research Station is located twenty miles from campus, putting it only a short distance from the faculty and students of UW-Madison. With their active roles in the research, they are able to conduct projects in almost all of the CALS disciplines at Arlington, from agronomy to dairy science to forestry.
Arlington Research Center
Michael Bertram is the superintendent of the station, overseeing all of its activities. He describes the duties of Headquarters as the place researchers get their starting point. From Headquarters, they get assigned where their projects are placed and any guidance they need in the implementation. A few projects underway are cancer research in pigs, antibodies that can be taken from eggs to lessen the need for antibiotics in beef, mold in soybeans, and runoff on soil.
Click below to Hear Bobbi Jo's interview with Michael Bertram, superintendent of ARS
The Arlington Research Station utilizes 2000 acres of land, composed of 12 livestock and crop units. Their goal is support not specific research, but a wide range of subjects. Purchased between 1955 and 1963, the Arlington Research Station replaced Madison Hill Farms. The sale of Madison Hill Farms allowed for only the purchase of 2000 acres of land when 2500 were part of the original plan. Fourteen parcels of land were bought to make up the station. 113 acres are located in Dane County, and 1,912 are located in Columbia County
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