CALS’ Teri Balser makes that case that soil and soil microbes allow life on our planet to exist in this YouTube video produced by University Communications.

“The quality of water in Wisconsin is excellent. This whole exercise is about that,” said soils professor Bill Bland as he made his way to […]

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Information Sources for Wisconsin Flooding Articles What is the impact on crops? Joe Lauer (608-263-7438, jglauer@wisc.edu) is a professor of agronomy and an expert on […]

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have received a $2.4 million Department of Defense grant to study the behavior and persistence in soils of the agent believed to cause chronic wasting disease, and to determine CWD’s potential for spreading to other species.

Visitors to the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station’s June 24 field day will open the day with an update on the station’s building project.

Many people dream of spending their retirement on a golf course. Michael Lee wanted to spend a career there.

When Andrea Engebretson graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1992, she was interested in environmental science or psychology, but was unaware of the types of jobs available in these fields. After attending an advising meeting at the UW-Madison, soil science piqued her interest. Further conversations at a College picnic with Jerry Tyler and Jaya Iyer, professors in the soil science department, convinced her to pursue a major in soil science.

This year’s Agronomy/Soils Field Day will feature a “tent show” discussion of Bt corn, along with four tours that highlight current crops and soils research. The event is scheduled for Wednesday July 9 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Arlington Agricultural Research Station.