In 1951, milk was delivered in cans; Wisconsin cheese makers produced mostly cheddar and Babcock Hall was built at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sixty years […]

What Katie Behnke BS’08 MS’10 remembers most from a CALS trip to Mexico is the sight of cows grazing under coconut trees. It was on […]

A majority of Wisconsinites support the use of ethanol blends if it keeps dollars and jobs in the United States and reduces air pollution, according […]

Many of our state’s signature foods and industries are defined by a fragrant microbial process: fermentation. Why shouldn’t UW-Madison become a world leader in fermentation science? It’s a question that David Ryder, VP of brewing and research at MillerCoors, dares to ask – and a dream he’ll help CALS pursue.

In the 15th century, when Europeans first began moving people and goods across the Atlantic, a microscopic stowaway somehow made its way to the caves […]

By now, you may have noticed the lush vegetable garden beds outside the wrought iron fence surrounding Allen Centennial Gardens at Observatory and Babcock drives. […]

The University of Wisconsin-Madison today announced three finalists for the position of dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Following an extensive national […]

“Ag 101” course helps Wisconsin National Guard agribusiness team get set for 2012 deployment

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are part of an international consortium that has successfully sequenced and analyzed the potato genome. The consortium’s work, which is described […]

Waves of undergrads in Uganda with CALS have taken the African proverb as a call to action. Their engagement has included founding a nonprofit and choosing careers in which they serve communities at home and abroad.