1. A2 milk comes from cows with a natural genetic variation that gives their milk a slightly different protein ratio than conventional milk. All milk contains […]

Each summer, around 40,000 people attend Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, the largest agricultural show in the state. The three-day event showcases improvements in production agriculture, […]

David Drake, Extension Wildlife Specialist Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-890-0445 ddrake2@wisc.edu Total Time: 15:34 0:12 – […]

New research finds that irrigated farms within Wisconsin’s vegetable-growing Central Sands region significantly cool the local climate compared to nearby rain-fed farms or forests. Irrigation […]

The National Association for Business Economics (NABE), the premier professional association for business economists, has announced a unique partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Students […]

The table beet is a biennial plant. That means, left to its own devices, a beet plant takes a full two growing seasons to complete […]

PJ Liesch, Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy Total Time: 5:21 0:12 Wisconsin’s pollinator situation 1:13 […]

With a new method to synthesize a popular pain-relieving medication from plants rather than fossil fuels, researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have […]

Why (and for how long) do butterflies stay in a cocoon? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Jeremy Hemberger, a graduate student in the entomology department, […]

The world’s wood products — all the paper, lumber, furniture and more — offset less than 1 percent of annual global carbon emissions by locking […]