Category: Food Systems
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Posted on November 17, 2025
2026 Wisconsin Ag Outlook Forum to examine agriculture and trade through the WI experience
The 2026 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum, themed “Agriculture and Trade: The Wisconsin Experience,” will take place on Tuesday, January 27, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison […]
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Posted on November 14, 2025
2026 OGRAIN Organic Grain Conference offered in January
The 2026 OGRAIN Organic Grain Conference will be held Jan. 23-24 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., with a pre-conference event focused on emerging […]
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Posted on October 17, 2025
CALS scientists further the legacy of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 100 years after its founding
Hector DeLuca left his mark on the UW–Madison campus — literally. The professor emerit and former chair of biochemistry has three buildings that bear his name, […]
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Posted on September 24, 2025
UW–Madison’s agricultural research stations help Wisconsin farmers stay on leading edge
For an enhanced multi-media experience, read this story at https://news.wisc.edu/growing-the-future/. Rodrigo Werle wonders if anybody is ever happy to see him. He is, after all, […]
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Posted on September 23, 2025
Q&A: Leslie Holland on nurturing Wisconsin’s fruit crops – and her students’ curiosity
Leslie Holland loves a moldy fruit — more so in the lab than in her lunchbox. As an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology […]
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Posted on September 16, 2025
Six facts about herbicide resistance that may seem like science fiction
Synthetic herbicides were introduced to agriculture shortly after World War II. Affordable, reliable, and effective, they rapidly became the mainstay for weed management. Today, however, […]
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Posted on September 11, 2025
Celebrate new, locally grown crops at Farm to Flavor event on Oct. 5
Food lovers are invited to help celebrate the development of tasty, local crops at the upcoming “Farm to Flavor” event set for 3:00-6:00 p.m. on […]
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Posted on July 30, 2025
UW Spooner Ag Research Station hosts Twilight Garden Tour Aug. 21
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Spooner Agricultural Research Station will host its annual Twilight Garden Tour on Thursday, August 21, from 4:00 p.m. to dusk. The […]
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Posted on July 29, 2025
AI, data science and the transformation of scientific research: A primer
Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are two closely related yet distinct fields that are driving research and innovation in the agricultural and life sciences, […]
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Posted on July 14, 2025
UW–Madison’s Potato Research Field Day showcases innovations and honors Senator Cabral-Guevara
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences hosted its annual Potato Research Field Day at the Hancock […]