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 […]

You never know where a conversation with Gerry Weiss will drive you. Today, it’s swerved toward fence-line weaning. Whatever that may be. Once explained, however, […]

At the edge of a remote Alaskan peninsula, 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle, lies the city of Kotzebue. Snow-covered in winter and starless […]

A software program intended to cut water pollution and soil erosion has matured into an essential production tool for farmers, says Fond du Lac County […]