Xuehua Zhong, an assistant professor of genetics, studies epigenetics, a growing area of research focused on how chemical tags on DNA can change the expression […]

With domestic demand for organic grains still outpacing supply, farmers of all scales have the opportunity to earn the higher prices associated with organic products […]

When David Spooner’s elementary school teacher assigned the class to collect leaves, she didn’t tell the students the names of the trees. That didn’t sit well with […]

A global collaboration has just released a satellite-based map of world croplands that “found” 625 million to 875 million acres that were not known to […]

Farmers markets provide many social, economic, and ecological benefits to farmers and communities. They support local producers, foster community engagement, and have a positive ripple […]

Potatoes are heaped high in the storage building at the UW–Madison Hancock Agricultural Research Station, situated in the middle of the Central Sands area of […]

Stuck where they are, plants have to adapt to their environments, responding to stresses like drought or pests by changing how they grow. On a […]

“Continuous living cover: Bridging the gaps with livestock” is the theme of the 2017 Green Lands Blue Waters conference, which will be held in Wisconsin […]

Scientists have known for years that when some fish sense predators eating members of their species, they try to depart the scene of the crime […]

For decades, phosphorous has accumulated in Wisconsin soils. Though farmers have taken steps to reduce the quantity of the agricultural nutrient applied to and running […]