In 2013, the $10 million Dairy Coordinated Agricultural Project, or Dairy CAP, set out to assess the greenhouse gas contributions of the dairy industry and […]

Aldo Leopold’s book A Sand County Almanac was published 70 years ago. But its message about our relationship with nature is more important now than ever. Written from […]

Noted conservation biologist and longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Stanley Temple is often asked how he remains hopeful despite rising threats to biodiversity. Temple’s answer […]

In a country with more than 5,000 potato varieties, you might not expect the arrival of another one to be a big deal. But this […]

A six-year-long, nationwide research project has concluded with solutions to help the dairy industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions while boosting profitability. The $10 million Dairy Coordinated […]

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

Additional photographs available at CALS Flickr For two weeks in late May, Kemp Natural Resources Station was home and headquarters to 24 UW–Madison students gaining […]

Summer Term isn’t just for UW–Madison students. While taking summer classes is a great way for current UW students to get ahead in their studies, […]

A new report shows how U.S. farmers—facing a surge of weather events and disease outbreaks—can increase production and revenues with innovations produced by federally funded […]