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  • Posted on September 17, 2018
    Harvest of Ideas forum to explore how UW–Madison can support organic agriculture in Wisconsin and beyond

    Agricultural researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and members of Wisconsin’s agricultural community are invited to attend the upcoming Harvest of Ideas forum to explore […]

  • Posted on August 30, 2018
    Agronomy/Soils Field Day showcases UW agricultural research

    About 215 farmers, agricultural extension agents and crop consultants soaked up the latest data on crop production, pest management and soil science at the UW […]

  • Posted on August 20, 2018
    Vines taking over – Audio
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    This podcast was originally published in August 2017. Mark Renz, UW-Extension weed scientist Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mrenz@wisc.edu 608-263-7437 […]

  • Posted on August 7, 2018
    Scientists identify corn that fixes its own nitrogen, needing less fertilizer

    A public-private collaboration of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of California, Davis, and Mars Inc., have identified varieties of tropical corn from […]

  • Posted on June 12, 2018
    Heavier rains and manure mean more algae blooms

    On June 6, 2018, the Center for Limnology reported that a toxic algae bloomhad begun to spread across Lake Mendota. It quickly led to the closure […]

  • Posted on June 11, 2018
    Corn conundrum: Highly productive corn varieties have more trouble adapting to changing environmental conditions

    When in place, plants have no choice but to adapt to their environments, responding to stresses like drought or pests by changing how they grow. […]

  • Posted on May 25, 2018
    UW project asks: What happens to irrigation water in Wisconsin’s Central Sands?

    More than 14,000 years ago, receding glaciers left a broad, deep swath of sand and gravel across central Wisconsin. Today, the Central Sands region hosts […]

  • Posted on May 24, 2018
    Fine-tuning a new crop that saves soil, produces grain and forage for cows

    On a splendid May day, Valentin Picasso is visiting tests of a crop called kernza at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station north of Madison. As […]

  • Posted on April 24, 2018
    The method maker: Gerry Weiss recounts a lifetime of innovation and collaboration with CALS and UW Cooperative Extension

    Gerry Weiss BS’67 admits he knew nothing about the steep-valleyed fields of southwestern Wisconsin when, back in 1975, he bought 350 acres in Grant County and […]

  • Posted on February 22, 2018
    GreenHouse program coordinator blends sustainability, student life

    Teaching about agriculture and sustainability during semesters filled with classes and tests is hard enough. It’s even harder when most students are gone for the […]