Category: Food Systems
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Posted on September 22, 2026
High-tech eyes on fields and skies
If you closed your eyes — and maybe if David Bartling BS’13 wasn’t trying to shout over the roar of harvesting machinery — you might […]
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UW fungi researchers across disciplines create world-class supergroup to improve lives
It’s no joke. Fungus is among us. As many as 11 million fungi species exist, although only 150,000 have been identified. Some, like those that […]
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Posted on August 28, 2026
Dairy Innovation Hub Advisory Council meeting and tour highlights innovation and on-farm research
Members of the Dairy Innovation Hub Advisory Council gathered Aug. 11 at Kinnard Farms in Casco to explore how research, technology and farmer-led innovation intersect. […]
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Posted on August 11, 2026
Natasha Rayne receives new Keith and Andrea Kelling Faculty Fellow Award
Natasha Rayne, assistant professor and extension specialist in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, has been selected to receive the inaugural […]
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UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station field days for 2026 season
Summer is field day season for the agricultural research stations operated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Over the course […]
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Posted on July 7, 2026
Danyang Liu named superintendent of UW’s Spooner Ag Research Station
Danyang Liu has been named superintendent of the Spooner Agricultural Research Station, the northwestern-most station of the statewide ARS network operated by the University of […]
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Posted on June 15, 2026
UW Organic Agriculture Field Days to focus on technology and community
While rising prices can put a strain on both farmers and consumers, interest in organic products continues to remain high. In 2025, U.S. organic food […]
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Posted on June 5, 2026
Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center celebrates decade of accomplishments, looks forward to next 10 years
When the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center launched in early 2017, there were high hopes the facility would become a nationally recognized facility for plant transformation […]
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Posted on May 20, 2026
The land of milk and honey
In a state known for dairy, honey is not the first agricultural product to come to mind. But there’s more honey in the Badger State […]
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Posted on May 4, 2026
Rebecca Smith develops plants intended for more efficient biofuel production and lower methane emissions from cows
In the King Hall greenhouse on the UW campus, Rebecca Smith stands amid a potted jungle of sorghum, clipping stalk segments into a plastic bin to be […]