Lead arm-in-arm into discoveries

Jason Maloney For Agri-View
Jun 23, 2026
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Healthy shoats look for a treat. Groundbreaking teamwork led by E.B. Hart at the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered that copper is necessary for iron to be absorbed into human and animal bodies to prevent anemia. The breakthrough was especially important to hog farmers.

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Cattle loiter and lounge on green pasture in northern Wisconsin. While head of the University of Wisconsin-College of Agriculture, E.B. Hart led teams of scientists who discovered the relationship of vitamins and minerals to animal and human health.

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Cattle enjoy lush pasture on a northern-Wisconsin farm. Research led by E.B. Hart led to feed supplements that help livestock thrive.

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Wisconsin cheese awaits hungry customers. E.B. Hart developed a test that used existing equipment present on most dairy farms of his time to test for the amount of casein, an important protein, in milk. Casein is the essential building block in making cheese.

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Edwin Bret Hart, 1874-1953, is photographed in his office at the University of Wisconsin. He was the head of the division of agricultural chemistry.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-3527

Edwin Bret 'E.B.' Hart

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Jason Maloney is an “elderly” farm boy from Marinette County, Wisconsin. He’s a retired educator, a retired soldier and a lifelong Wisconsin resident. He lives on the shore of Lake Superior with his wife, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Red, a sturdy loyal Australian Shepherd.