As the new chancellor, Rebecca Blank has plenty on her plate. But on Monday, she got the scoop on a new Babcock ice cream, named […]

For nearly a decade, scientists have thought that they understood how plants produce lignin – a compound that gives plant tissues their structure and sturdiness, […]

Amy Stanton joined CALS and UW-Extension in 2012 as a dairy science professor with particular expertise in animal well-being. Prior to joining CALS she was […]

As a wicker basket containing old, faded seed packets made its way around the room, Tom Stearns asked each person to grab a packet and […]

University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural researchers will host two organic field days in the Madison area this month. The first will be held at the West […]

Part of this year’s UW Agronomy/Soils Field Day will address an issue that was all but inconceivable a year ago: dealing with too much water. […]

Jessie Potterton has been named as interim director of the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) in the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and […]

The 61st Spooner Sheep Day will be held at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station on Saturday, August 17, 2013. The Spooner Sheep Day has a […]

The humble potato requires a lot of coddling of its seed stock compared to the seeds of other food plants.  Amy Charkowski leads the oldest […]

Look for new faces when you visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Agricultural Research Stations at Hancock, Marshfield, West Madison and Lancaster and at the U.S. […]